One of the discouraging signs of our times is the prevailing tendency on the part of many diplomats toward appeasement. In a world which is actually at war the peoples of democratic mind hesitate to face the reality that they are up against a subtle, resourceful, and utterly heartless foe. That cessation of hostilities is […]
As we begin our adventure in that interesting land of personality health and pastoral counseling we face several possible choices as to the road along which we might proceed. We could, for example, come to grips immediately with the question, What is mental health? The relation between so-called normalcy and so-called abnormality could be our first […]
(Note: This is the first of a series of articles on common contemporary viewpoints which are contrary to orthodox Christianity.) It is a common saying that “there is some good in everybody.” This common saying has become the slogan of a popular view of human nature which is contrary to the teaching of the Bible […]
How many stars are there? Why did God create so many of them? What relation do they have to our little earth? In which direction are they traveling and why? Why are some of them hot and others cold? Questions such as these have fascinated man for several centuries. The most ancient of documents, irrespective […]
Reformed Christians accept among their creeds a statement called The Belgic Confession or, simply, The Confession of Faith. In the foreword to this creed we are told that a man in Belgium, Guido de Bres, died a martyr’s death because he wrote this creedal statement. It is, therefore, a thing to be taken seriously. In […]
Walter Lippman, just a year before the outbreak of World War II, accurately described the modern trend toward centralization of authority. He said: “So universal is the dominion of this dogma (that is, of collectivism and centralization of power) over the minds of contemporary men that no one is taken seriously as a statesman or […]
In the first article of this series the contention was made that one who holds to the Reformed Faith in theology should, to be consistent, also hold to a Reformed method in Apologetics. In practice this means that we should try to win Mr. Black, the non-Christian, to an acceptance of Christianity as it is […]
Last time we made mention of the fact that our Reformed people should read what is best in Reformed literature. In that connection we mentioned Herman Bavinck, Abraham Kuyper, and B.B. Warfield. Warfield wrote in English. His published articles, some of which were gathered in book form, are little masterpieces. Though one need not agree […]
“Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and […]
Is the proverb still true? “All roads lead to Rome.” It had meaning when Caesar headed the Roman Empire. He thought himself worthy of worship as a god. In those days all roads connected themselves with Rome. At Caesar’s command the armies marched to preserve the Roman peace. The Caesar’s are dead. But their ideal of […]