It is Right to Give Thanks..................................................3Rev. Wm. Austin offers a Thanksgiving meditation.Thanksgiving In Believing Israel and Idolatrous China............5Mr. David Linden contrasts two types of worship.The Virgin Mary (I).........................................................10Rev. Johan Tangelder writes about the Roman Catholic Church’s viewof the virgin Mary.Looking Above ................................................................................. 14Rev. Brian Vos continues his study of the...
Christmas - Glory and Shame........................................................3Rev. Jagt offers a Meditation on the focus of Christmas.We Confess..........................................................................................5Rev. Hyde looks at Article 28 of the Belgic Confession.Grace to You and Peace......................................................9Rev. Brown writes about the peace that is ours because of Christ.Looking Above ............................................................................ 10Rev. Brian Vos continues his study of the Book...
Bearing the Cross................................................................................3Rev. Dykstra offers a meditation about the difficulty of followingChrist.We Confess.........................................................................................5Rev. Hyde looks at Article 29 of the Belgic Confession, which speaksof the marks of the true church.What We should Learn From Hurricane Katrina 10Rev. J. Wesley White writes about lessons we must learn in the face ofdisasters...
Law or Love 3Rev. Pontier considers two important elements in the Christian life.We Confess 5Rev. Hyde looks at Article 30 of the Belgic Confession, which speaksof the marks of the true church.Press Release of the Joint Song Book Committees 9True Enlightenment 11Dr. Larson writes about the way in which we...
A Divinely Appointed Judge Saves a Devastated People 3Seminarian Andre Holsleg offers a meditation about how quickly onegeneration can fall away.We Confess 8Rev. Daniel Hyde looks at Article 31 of the Belgic Confession, whichspeaks of the calling of ministers in the church.Looking Out and About 11Looking Above 12Rev. Brian Vos...
A Victorious Message 3Rev. Oord writes a meditation about an incredible message that beganone Sunday morning in Jerusalem.Why Crucify, Why Not Stone? 4Dr. David H. Linden writes about why the Jews would not stoneJesus, and how that worked right into the plans of God.We Confess 8Rev. Hyde looks at Article...
The Way, the Truth, and the Life 3Rev. Garrelt Wieske considers the glorious truth in these words ofJesus Christ.Baptism: The Debate Behind the Debate 6In this first part of a series on baptism, Rev. Stromberg explains thebackground of two opposing views.We Confess 10Rev. Hyde looks at Article 33 of the...
City of Love 3Rev. Wieske considers the calling of the church in this world.Preaching the Saints 5Mr. Miller writes about the proper way to preach the example of the saints.Baptism (III) 9Rev. Stromberg asks if children should be baptized.We Confess 12Rev. Hyde explains Article 35 of the Belgic Confession.Looking Above...
God Binds His Covenant 3Mr. Boekestein writes about the responsibility of being in the covenant.Baptism (IV) 6Rev. Stromberg concludes his series on baptism by explaining it as a signand seal instituted by Christ.Looking Above 9Rev. B. Vos explains the meaning of the 144,000.Bible Studies on Jacob 13Rev. Vander Hart begins...
Psalm 46 and A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 3Mr. Holtslag writes about the Psalm behind Luther’s great hymn.Tension in Medieval Expositions 5Mr. Miller takes note of the way the Reformation was influenced bymedieval thought.Classis Report URCNA - Classis Central US 8Reformed Education: A Glorious Heritage 9Mr. Kloosterman looks at...
2Breadwinner Blessings.............................................................. 3As the United States celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday, Rev. KevinHossink offers a meditation of praise to God.Can We Welcome Muslims as Fellow Believers in the One God? 5Rev. Johan Tangelder responds to a question that is often asked in an ageof religious pluralism.Reformed Education: A Doubtful Future 8In...
Prepare the Way 3Rev. W. Oord offers a meditation that focuses upon the message ansmethod of John the Baptist.Joseph, The Husband of Mary 5Mr. Paul Flodquist presents an interesting article on the life of Joseph,the earthly father of Jesus.On Angels: A Flaw in Reformed Practice 7First Prize in the High...
Habakkuk’s Challenge 3Rev. Oord presents a challenge for the year 2007.The Ten Plagues: An Introduction to the Conflict 5Rev. Stromberg introduces what will prove to be an excellent series ofarticles on the ten plagues of Exodus.Looking Above 8Rev. B. Vos looks at Chapter 7 of Revelation to that glorious promisegiven...
An Old Testament Romance 3Rev. Oord examines a tender love story that pictures God’s great lovefor His people.The First Plague: A Foreshadowing of What is to Come 6Rev. Stromberg delves into the first plague to strike Egypt and themeaning it had for the Egyptians.Looking Above 8Rev. B. Vos begins his...
The Command to Cross 3Rev. Oord presents a meditation about the Israelites as they are giventhe command to cross the Jordan River and enter the Promised Land.The Second Plague: Jehovah Destroys the Egyptian Fertility Goddess 6Rev. Stromberg examines the significance of the second plague andthe meaning it had for the...
Refusing the Cup 3Jesus is offered a cup of wine and myrrh just before the soldiers drivethe nails into His body. Rev. Oord explains why He refuses to drink it.The God Who Keeps His Promises 5Rev. D. Linden compares the covenant Jehovah established withAbraham with the covenant Jesus established with...
The Ministry: from Jesus With Love 3Rev. White writes about one of the gifts Jesus gives the church through the Holy Spirit.What is Reformed Worship (1) 5Rev. Hyde begins a series on Reformed worship by showing, first of all, that it is biblical.The Fourth Plague: A People of the Kingdom...
Rahab and the Spies 3Rev. Oord provides a meditation based upon the confession of Rahab.What is Reformed Worship (II) 6Rev. Hyde continues his series on Reformed worship, tracing the rootsof the Reformed worship style back to the early church.The Fifth and Sixth Plague: God Opposes Egypt-Pharaoh 10Rev. Stromberg looks at...
Everything is Achan 3What lead to the sin of Achan? In this meditation, Rev. Oord writesabout the sin of one of the first to enter in to the Promised Land.What is Reformed Worship (III) 5Rev. Hyde continues his series on Reformed worship, focusing uponthe covenental aspect of our meeting with...
The Man on the Right 3In this meditation, Rev. Oord writes about the benefits given to thechurch because our King and Ruler is Jesus Christ.What is Reformed Worship (IV) 4Rev. Hyde continues his series on Reformed worship, focusing uponthe evangelical aspect of our meeting with God.This, The Rhythm of My...
I Have Found the Book 3In this meditation, Rev. W. Oord compares the need for reformationtoday with two reformations of the past.What is Reformed Worship (V) 5Rev. D. Hyde continues his series on Reformed worship, focusingupon the reverential aspect of our meeting with God.The Ninth Plague: Judgment Through Darkness 9Rev....
A Fruit of the Spirit 3In this meditation, Rev. Oord addresses a need within each individualthat can only properly take place through the Holy Spirit.What is Reformed Worship (VI) 5Rev. Hyde continues his series on Reformed worship, focusing uponthe joyful aspect of our meeting with God.The Atonement and Jehovah’s Witnesses...
Why a King Failed 3In this meditation, Rev. Oord looks at an ancient prophecy given to aking and how that prophecy changed the world.Looking Out and About 5What is Reformed Worship (VII) 6Rev. Hyde continues his series on Reformed worship, focusing uponthe liturgical aspect of our meeting with God. Bible...
Heaven: Does It Exist? 3Beginning a new series of meditations on a very interesting topic,Rev. D. Hyde asks a very intriguing question.The Passover: A Memorial, a Feast, and a Lasting Ordinance 6 Rev. M. Stromberg continues to look at the grand events of theexodus. This month, he considers the Passover.Bible Studies...
Heaven: What Is It? 3Ever wonder about the place called heaven? In his continuing seriesof meditations on this topic, Rev. D. Hyde describes the place called heaven.The Christian Life in a Prayer From Paul 5What is Paul’s desire for the readers of his epistles? Dr. Mark Larson looks at a...
Three Speeches from Three Crosses 3Mr. Bill Boekestein writes about the significance of the conversationJesus had with the two men who died with Him.The Fullness of Our Salvation 7Rev. Mark Stromberg points out the relationship between thesalvation of the firstborn in Old Testament and salvation through the firstborn in the...
The Bronze Altar 3Moving through the outer curtains into the Tabernacle, this month’smeditation by Rev. Wybren Oord looks at the first piece of furniture theIsraelites would encounter in their place of worship.Bavinck the Dogmatician (I) 6After giving us a brief history of Dr. Bavinck’s life, Dr. CornelisVenema writes about Dr....
Our Song of Return 3Mr. Matt Nuiver offers as a meditation a look at Psalm 126.The Bronze Laver 6Rev. Wybren H. Oord examines another article of furniture found in thetabernacle in the wilderness.Bavinck the Dogmatician (II) 8Dr. Cornelis Venema continues to write about Dr. Bavinck’s approachto dogmatics.Bible Studies on Joseph...
Christ the Builder 3Rev. Shane Lems looks at the words Jesus speaks to Paul in Acts 18 asencouragement for the church.The Table of Showbread 6In his series on the furniture in the tabernacle, Rev. Wybren H. Oordexamines the significance of the bread upon the Table of Showbread.Earthquakes: Signs of the...