The 30th century of His-Story begins with the rather strange scene of a tall and robust young man hiding among the baggage of his family and the people who had come to crown him king. His name was Saul. God had sent Samuel some days earlier to anoint him king privately, and now it was […]
March 8 – He Has Dealt Bountifully With Me Read Psalm 13 You’ve likely heard the saying “Prayer changes things.” Some who use that slogan conceive of God as a genie and prayer as the rubbing of a magical lamp. Psalm 13 is a prayer of David, and it’s a prayer that does change things: […]
One warm day, the sheep lay down in a comfortable hollow in the ground. She dozed off as the rays of sun warmed her fleece. Suddenly, she felt herself rolling over. She flailed her legs, but she still tipped onto her back. The hollow in the ground held her in place, and her fleece weighed […]
In his fine essay on the providence of God, Princeton theologian B. B. Warfield mentions the frequent saying of a certain woman familiar to him. That housewife was fond of saying, “We will not be robbed of God’s providence.” That quotation and its source are instructive for the consideration of the doctrine of providence, especially […]
Doug Phillips, Doug Wilson, R. C. Sproul Jr., Steven Wilkins, Bill Gothard, the late Rousas Rushdooney and others are involved with the promotion of the ideal of Christian patriarchy. They did not dream patriarchy up by themselves. To understand their Christian patriarchy we need to look at patriarchy as the world defines it because these […]
Over the past few months we have examined our Reformed heritage. We have seen what it is. We have also seen ways it might get buried. Now we look at our calling in regard to this heritage: To develop in it, to thrive in it, to value it, and to delight in it. Let’s take […]
It is June 21, 2008, and I am at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bruinsma in South Holland, Illinois. MHH: Mr. Bruinsma, where and when were you born? RB: I was born in Highland, Indiana, October 10, 1924. MHH: And who were your parents? RB: My parents were Louis and Anna […]
“The bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:3 The church has always demanded that certain stipulations be endorsed by those who make public confession of faith. She should still seriously make it a point that these stipulations be explained to those who ask for admittance to the holy supper. Stipulations are promises. Promises are exchanged between […]
Some time ago in Schuyler’s column the subject of the patriarchy movement arose. In reaction to this, some disagreement was expressed by a reader of Beacon Lights, Brenda Hoekstra. While controversy is not the strong suit of the magazine, her argumentation was cogent and persuasive, so I printed her article. In an e-mail to me, […]
What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people? Considering when the Bible was written, it is hard to think that its authors would have taken the time to write about such petty issues. God in his eternal wisdom and providence knew that as a result of the fall, his people would struggle with […]