Once there were two shepherds who had pastures next to each other. On one side of the fence, the shepherd had a large flock, but he didn’t care for it. The grass in the pasture was dry and brown. Without a shepherd’s guidance, the sheep all wandered in the same paths every day. They wore […]
April 8 – Study to Show Yourself Approved Read 2 Timothy 2:1–15 The Holy Spirit is the person of the Trinity about whom I prepare myself to write meditations. Study—study to show myself approved unto God, a workman who rightly divides the word of truth. That was the Spirit’s instruction to Timothy, a young pastor. […]
As the college of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), Calvin holds to the position of the CRC on human sexuality, articulated in 1973 and 2002. We believe that homosexual orientation is not a sin, and we strive to love our gay, lesbian, and bisexual students as ourselves, as God expects of us. We also affirm […]
The last several editorials have been capably written by Ryan Kregel, managing editor of Beacon Lights. Now it is again my turn to write them. Our regular readers will recall that prior to Ryan’s articles, I was writing a series of articles under the title of Strangers and Sojourners. In it I began to explore […]
Just Dad: Stories of Herman Hoeksema, by Lois Kregel. Jenison, Michigan: RFPA, 2014. Paper, 144 pages, $9.95. [Reviewed by Monica Koole] Is this not true of most children? No matter what occupation their father holds, they see him as Just Dad. I love this chosen book title for it is exactly what Mrs. Kregel goes […]
[At this point I attempt to resume the previous discussion]. MHH: You’ve started to answer one of the questions that I was going to ask. That centers on the antithesis. You yourself used that word a few moments ago. Let me break my question up into two parts. It’s been said that the doctrine […]
“Justified freely.” Romans 2:24 Finally the moment came in which you could make your confession. The moment came in which you could confess before God and his holy angels, before men, and before Satan, that you had turned to Jesus and that you now acknowledge that he is the Son of the living […]
Greetings from the Fed Board. Although it is only April and many young people are probably not yet thinking about the convention, the Federation Board is looking forward to it and is busy preparing for it. We are currently working to help Southeast PRC, the host church of the 2015 convention, with many different things. […]
Beginning with this April issue, Beacon Lights presents a series of eight articles on the subject of how young people can serve in the church. We thank Rev. M. DeVries for his introductory article, which appears in this issue. It is our hope and prayer that these articles, written by various people, will be helpful […]
What is the place and calling of young people and young adults in the church? I present it as a challenge to you: Be committed to serve in the church. We have to reckon with the sad reality that many churches, including evangelical and Reformed churches, lose most of their youth in their young adult […]