To find any item in this index note the numbers following the item, such as 6:2. Thismeans that you will find what you are looking for in the June issue (6) on page 2. In the index of book reviews the name in the parenthesis identifies the reviewer. AUTHORS BAKER, HENRY Alarming trend  5:13, […]

John Flavel, in his The Fountain of Life, wrote: Salvation, as to the actual dispensation of it, is revealed by Christ as a Prophet, procured by him as a Priest, applied by him as a King. In vain it is revealed, if not purchased; in vain it is revealed and purchased, if not applied (p. […]

So, you are an elder now. Congratulations to you on this truly high honor and the sacred trust to which our Lord has called you! But sympathy to you also in this difficult assignment. If faithful, you will find it exhilerating but also traumatic. Like the ministers’s task, there is no work that affords greater […]

Dr. Boer’s attack on traditional Reformed exegesis finds its special application in t he area of predestination, particularly as far as reprobation is concerned. He claims to agree wholeheartedly with the doctrine of election. As he writes: “Excluded from the gravamen are any objections to the doctrine of election. I stand wholly committed to the […]

The True or False Distinction A striking feature of our Belgic Confession’s doctrine of the church (Article XXIX) is its sharp distinction between the true church and the false church. Especially in our time of church confusion we need such clear explanation of differences in principle between the true and the false. At the same […]

“. . . the mature . . . by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” Hebrews 5:14 (NIV) One of the most telling indications of the moral degeneration of our society is the way in which even the meanings of words become reversed-in the church as well as in the world. […]

Pottery–making is one of the oldest human crafts, one which has remained basically unchanged in procedure throughout the centuries. The potter takes soft clay which will yield to his molding and “throws” it on a wheel which he can turn by means of a foot pedal. Slowly and carefully he pushes here and presses there […]

In a women’s study group in the midwest, the “question came up as to whether it is proper to have auctions of handmade articles and baked goods in church basements or fellows hip halls for the purpose of fund raising for the church. Would it not be better to just give without getting something in […]

Two little items in the local paper caught my eye the other day. Inwardly I thought, How can people be so stupid? Why don’t they smarten up? The first item dealt with new modern “stylish” shoes, and what they are doing to our feet and backs. People, says the author, “will put up with a […]

It has become very obvious to many people that the confessionally conservative point of view does not do well at Christian Reformed synods in recent years. Dr. Lester De Koster, editor-in-chief of THE BANNER (the CRC’s “official” publication, still read by most members of the church) has signalized this in a series of recent editorials. […]