There are not very many people who are not afraid of a lion. I’m sure that we would not open the door if we were aware of the pre­sence of a vicious lion that was waiting there to devour us. And yet, from the spiritual point of view, we are in exactly that danger. There […]

For some time there has been considerable interest in our circles about the Liberated Churches in the Netherlands. Although most of this interest has been shown by our parents who are able to under­stand the situation because of their knowledge of the Dutch language, nevertheless certain events have taken place in the circles of Pro­testant […]

Next month, before another Bea­con Lights makes its appearance, the Ninth Annual Convention of our Protestant Reformed Young People will be held at Pella and Oskaloosa, Iowa. I am writing these lines with that Convention, that annual convocation of our fu­ture men and women, in mind. May our covenant God bless it and cause it […]

Los Angeles and California: Since it is the time of the year that many are taking their vaca­tions and traveling through the country it may be well to devote this space to a very important city and state of the Union. To avoid any possibility of the charge that this article is the pro­duct of […]

A “time conscious” people are we; a “time conscious” age is ours! We are surrounded with timepieces to give us information accurately as to the time—personal watches, electric clocks in the home, large clocks on buildings, in stores and stations, and the official announce­ment over telephone and radio. It is difficult to conceive of an […]

Whereas this issue of the Beacon Lights is the last one before our Convention in Pella and Oskaloosa, I am taking this opportunity to address a few words to our readers. As most of you already know, the Rev. J. De Jong and myself have been in the Netherlands for the past several weeks. The […]