In 2018, when traveling out of the country was still something people could safely do, I lived abroad in the Netherlands for a few months. While there, I attended a Dutch-speaking church with my host family every Sunday. I was blessed by the experience, a visible reminder that I was a part of “a great […]
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15 On October 14, 2020, Dave DeVries was taken to his heavenly home. He passed away due to complications of the coronavirus: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia. The virus was the means by which God brought him home, […]
And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my […]
The title of the present article ought to incite a certain reaction in the heart of the regenerated believer. Friendship with unbelievers? God forbid! Indeed, there is no such thing as friendship with unbelievers. Why is this so? In this article, I call your attention to three points related to the topic of the title. […]
Covenantal Protestant Reformed young people, the precious doctrine of the covenant is one of the first things that should come to our minds when we speak of friendship. God in his infinite love has established and maintains a relationship of friendship, fellowship, and communion with his people. “And I will make an everlasting covenant with […]
The Call to the Ministry Rev. Stephan Regnerus Our churches need more ministers. Synod 2019 expressed an urgent need for more seminary students; pastors regularly pray for more ministers; godly fathers encourage their sons to consider whether God has called them to become a preacher. The need for more ministers has been well documented, […]
The text of a speech given to several hundred young people at the annual mass meeting of Protestant Reformed Young People’s Societies in Grandville, Michigan on November 27, 2011. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God…Let mount Zion rejoice…Walk about Zion…Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well […]
VIII. Objections Answered Weighty objections have been laid against the idea of a Christian education in Singapore. While it may be true that circumstances in this land make it more difficult to give our children a covenant education, it only means that we as covenant parents must be willing to make greater sacrifices for this […]
Rev. Ronald Hanko properly defines Christian education: Christian education is education that is completely and consistently Christian. It is education that is Christ-centered and Bible-based. It is education that is controlled not by the civil government but by Christian parents (Christian Education, article). Because covenant parents have the high calling to raise up children for […]
A Chinese proverb says it well that every parent desires his child to become a dragon. The meaning of this proverb is that parents naturally wish their children to succeed in life. This is naturally true of believers too. In a fiercely competitive society like Singapore, it is conceivable that covenant parents are greatly concerned […]