Once, godly philosopher and theologian Augustine said, “Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.” That is how the story begins, without our covenant God’s drawing us with His covenant love, there will be no PRCM in this unfortunate country. It is a wonder of […]
1 Corinthians 12:12–25 Gracious salvation puts the ones being saved into a relationship—a covenant relationship. This relationship is both with the Savior and with all the others saved by the Savior. Scripture often uses the figure of the human body to describe both the relationship that every saved one has with Jesus and the relationship […]
The title of this column reflects my thoughts early last year upon receiving my copy of The Rock Whence We Are Hewn from the Reformed Free Publishing Association. Boy, was I wrong. My original (wrong) thoughts on the book were, “Do we really need another book on common grace?” Then I read the book. We […]
Greetings again from the Fed Board. Our last update informed you about what the Fed Board is, what we do, who the current members are, and what we plan to do this coming year. The purpose of this article is to give an update of our work so far and what will be happening in […]
It is March 2, 2009, and I am at the residence of Mrs. Elsie Verhey in Edgerton, Minnesota. MHH: Mrs. Verhey, where and when were you born? EV: I was born in Murray County, which is about 8 miles east of here. I was born at home. MHH: And what was your date of […]
And behold there was an earthquake God of all creation shook earth for our sake. The angel of the Lord descended The power of death was ended. He rolled back the stone See the pathway to God’s throne. Away from the door Passage open evermore! He is not here, but risen No more in death […]
Exodus 5–35 April 7 – Two Lessons Read Exodus 5 The moment of truth has arrived. Moses and Aaron appear before Pharaoh with Jehovah’s command, “Let my people go.” They a ramification to their request: “lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword” (v. 3c). Calvin suggests that “the threatening, which […]
We as young people in the Church in the year 2017 of our Lord have many temptations to flee and fight against. One major temptation is living a riotous lifestyle. As we look at the world today we see rampant riotousness, especially in the younger generations. The world loves pleasure and will do whatever it […]
This article is an adaptation of a speech given on August 17, 2016, at the Young Adults Retreat held at Lake Okoboji, IA. Psalm 8:3–4: “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the […]
Danny, his sister Becky, and their mom sat on the couch with the book of Roman armor and soldiers spread out before them. Their mom pointed at the picture of the Roman shield. “Do you remember when we were talking about the shield how the Roman soldier shoved it into his enemy to get […]