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Equal Rights: A Christian Perspective

June 30 marked the end of a ten–year-old battle to have an Equal Rights Amendment added to the Constitution of the United States. It was a hard–fought battle which pitted American women against each other. On the side of those pressing for the ratification of the Amendment were women’s groups such as the National Organization […]

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What is required is a clear recognition of the distinctiveness of Reformed theology. More needs doing than restating what has been said and done in the past. The challenges of speaking persuasively to the issues and in the language of today must be met. At the same time theology must look to the future, always […]

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Mary, the Mother ofJesus

“But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” The Bible does not give us Mary’s life story. (The Bible doesn’t give any biographies.) But it does give us a brief account of some of her experiences. We are given a golden chain of unusual incidents and miraculous happenings that began […]

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CHRIST’S GLORIOUS ASCENSION FORETOLD Lesson 9 Psalm 47:5 and Psalm 68:18 It is rather amazing that the event of the ascension of our Lord and Savior, which seems to receive so little attention in the church of the present day, is referred to so often in the Psalms. As we have seen earlier, Psalm 24 […]

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Annual Meeting of the Fellowship

This year’s annual meeting of the Reformed Fellowship was held at the Kelloggsville Christian Reformed Church on October 14. The afternoon session featured an address by Mr. Paul Ingeneri, Director of Education and Evangelism at the Seymour C.R. Church, student at Calvin Seminary and a Fellowship board member, on “The Crucial Role of the Eldership […]

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Christ and Church Architecture

A church sanctuary is not “just another auditorium!” Congregations which have had to worship in school gymnasiums and public auditoriums will vouch for that. But what should a Christian place of worship look like? What does the Bible have to say about church architecture?     When Moses met with the Lord on the mountain, […]

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Reflections of a Trustee

The Mid–America Reformed Seminary is “open for business” and by this time the first of many tests has been given by the professors and responded to by the students. The students will be measured as to their abilities and the professors as to their effectiveness in teaching. The students have also been assigned to co-operating […]

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View Point

The Lord Gave His Supper to the Church I have growing reservations about a practice which is becoming more frequent in Chr. Ref. circles. I am referring to the practice of having “Communion” (the Lord’s Supper) at gatherings which are not ecclesiastical in nature. It may be a Youth Rally, a weekend Conference of some […]

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