On a tour of the provincial parliament building at Victoria, British Columbia, the guide called our attention to two large stone statues at the front entrance. One was of James Douglas, the Scotsman who first (in 1843) established a Hudson’s Bay Company post at the island site of this picturesque city and later was appointed […]

And when the Lord your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, to give you, with great and goodly cities, which you did not build, and houses full of all good things, which you did not build, and cisterns hewn out, which you […]

THE MARRIAGE OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE Lesson 7 Psalm 45 There are some commentators who do not believe that this Psalm is a Messianic Psalm, but, that it is a song singing the praises of one of the kings of Israel or Judah. However, the language of this Psalm clearly points in a different […]

Dispensationalism, the second form of Premillennialism, is the view of Christ’s return usually held by those Churches which advertise as “Premillennial.” It is by far the most popular view of Christ’s return, and also the most complex and even confusing. Dispensationalism has been popularized in America in recent years through the writings of Hal Lindsey […]

This address was de livered at the first Convocation of Mid-America Reformed Seminary at Orange City, Iowa by Dr. Peter Y. DeJong, Administrative Dean for the year 1981–82. The gathering was held in Dordt College Chapel, Sioux Center, IA, on September 1 at 8 p.m. Mr. Chairman, members of the Board of Trustees, esteemed quests, […]

  In the August 23 Banner Clayton C. Libolt, whom the 1981 Christian Reformed Church Synod rejected as candidate for the ministry after he had refused in his examination to say that he believed the events mentioned in Genesis were real in the sense that his questioners intended, attempts to correct misinformation concerning himself and […]

MRS. O’HAIR TAKES AIM. From time to time there are reports about the activities of this archatheist that later prove to be exaggerated or untrue, but Moody Monthly (September, 1982) reports she is still active in combatting religion in our national life. She has targeted the chaplaincy programs of the military services for her latest […]

Giving thanks is a very vital part of the Christian’s response to God for all that He has given. We are often urged to be thankful today but often the focus is on the items for which to be thankful instead of the Giver of these blessings. Our Thanksgiving always must be to some person.  […]

Merely a Question of Ethics? Dear Rev. De Jong, If all goes according to plans, the twin children of a lesbian couple will have been baptized on August 22, 1982 in the Reformed Church of Rotterdam-Delfshaven (one of the churches of the ‘GKN’). That this was not an impulsive decision is evidenced by the fact that […]

STUDY HELPS ON THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM, by Rev. Norman L. Jones. Published by the Publications Committee of the Eureka Classis, Reformed Church in the U.S., P.O. Box 486, Eureka, SD 57437, 1981, Paper, 284 pages. Price $4.50 including postage. May be obtained from Rev. Norman L. Jones, 317 So. Garfield, Pierre, SD 57501. BIBLE DOCTRINE […]