“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?” James 4:5 (AV) Let us sit quietly for a few moments to ponder this profound and wonderful text from God’s Word! Apparently it, too, belongs to a long series of well-nigh forgotten and neglected passages. It seems to us as […]

When a structure begins to crumble, we must look to its foundations for the source of its weakness. One of the foundations on which our society was built was the sanctity of marriage and the home. Today we witness the erosion of this foundation. The divorce courts are filled. Marriage has become an experiment in the […]

Scripture tells us of Satan that he “abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it” (John 8:44). He hates the truth and constantly wars against it. While he plays a part, no doubt, in […]

It is to be expected that earnest Christians would devote much time at the present day to a study of the first chapter of Genesis. We are living in a time when “science” has much to say about our earth and the solar system. It is a time, so we are told, in which old opinions and […]

In considering the meaning of the word individualism, it is important to remember that words change their meaning. The word farmer, from before Chaucer’s day to Shakespeare’s time, meant tax-collector. The word parasite, in its original Greek, meant one who partook of the sacramental feast. And, not too long ago, if a man spoke of his […]

In our previous article we reviewed the three main streams of theological opinion which are found in the Reformed Church of Hungary. These are the fundamentalists, the Calvinists and the Barthians. Now we shall investigate how these various groups worked within the church through their several organizations. This will enable us to understand better how […]

Though only twenty-eight years of age when he co-authored the Heidelberg Catechism, Ursinus was by no means no means a novice in the Reformation movement. In the language of our day we would say he “had been around,” and was well acquainted with the several streams of thought within Protestantism. Zacharias Ursinus was born in the year 1534 […]

Proponents of the American and Canadian trade union movement, for the most part affiliated with the American Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO ) and the Canadian Labour Congress (C.L.C.), ardently proclaim that their unions are religiously neutral and therefore non-discriminatory. Trade union leaders never tire of pointing out that their organizations are open to everyone, […]

Park the wagon in the drive While together we contrive To assemble all the essentials And a host of preferentiols That we’ll be needing one by one As we pursue our vacation fun. Take all the swimming things Water skis and water wings, Charcoal briquets and the grill For that added zest and thrill For those hamburgers […]

Dear Editors: In May-June issue of TORCH AND TRUMPET, Edwin H. Palmer writes in favor of the organization called Citizens for Educational Freedom. He states that, at present, the Christian Reformed Church is undergoing a marked change in its thinking, but fails to mention two other national organizations working especially among college students to combat […]