STEWARDSHIP OF MEMBERSHIP The parable of the talents embodies high principles, such as: God’s divine ownership of all, his gracious entrustment of talents, and our solemn accountability. The talents represent all that with which we may serve God in life: a wide diversity amidst complexity. There is a simple guiding rule: “It is required in […]

The words of the above heading are taken from the explanation in our Heidelberg Catechism of the second petition of the Lord’s Prayer: “Thy Kingdom Come.” They teach us that we should not only pray but also work -for the preservation as well as the increase of the church through missionary endeavor. God must do both; he […]

In introducing the papers in the three-volume work on evolution stemming from the 1959 Darwinian Centennial Convention in Chicago, Sir Julian Huxley eulogizes Darwin as follows: Charles Darwin has rightly been described as the “Newton of biology”: he did more than any single individual before or since to change man’s attitude to the phenomena of […]

One of the most crucial of all theological discussions of modern times concerns the nature, authority, and trustworthiness of Scripture. Historically this discussion arose as a result of modern critical studies of the Bible, most of which have been undertaken out of a spirit of skepticism toward all traditions, under the impulse of philosophies of history which […]

QUESTION: I am concerned about my 17 year old brother. He is a talented boy, especially in the fine arts. He has a real gift for sketching and painting. But he is neglecting the gift. He spends his spare time reading comic books and watching television. How can I reason with him and show him […]

Places, Dates and Persons It is said that there are 888,803,000 Christians in the world, of which 537,533,000 are Roman Catholics, 214–133,000 are Protestants, and 137,137,000 are Eastern Orthodox. In the United States 62,543,000 are listed as Protestants, 42,105,000 as Roman Catholics, and 2,820,000 as Eastern Orthodox. It is estimated that there are more than 270 […]

This is the first of a series of three articles that deal with a very important theory of education. The second and third articles will appear in the February and March issues respectively. Ed. It is now thought possible that one can teach objectively and still be loyal to his religious allegiances and ideals. Upon the […]

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose […]

That they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me. John 17:21 The beast out of the earth represents the false prophet or false religion. This false prophet has been […]

Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him; To the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is […]