Even now, declares the Lord, return to Me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your heart and not your garments, return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate. Joel 2:12, 13. It was exceptionally hot and dry in mid-western America, the “bread-basket” of the nation. In […]
However bold the following statement may seem, I believe it is an accurate reflection of the history of interpretation—the book of Jonah continues to perplex and bewilder the church, much as the prophet himself who seems so unnerved by his commission. Interpreters of this little jewel have often left their hearers (and readers) with questions […]
Increasing morale problems of ministers, departures from the ministry and the beginning of a new independent Reformed seminary in Iowa are some of the factors which have focussed the attention of our churches on the question of what kind of training should be given to prepare for service in the gospel ministry. Should It Be […]
The following material is based on a lecture given by Dr. Monsma in Zeeland, Michigan, on April 29, 1982. The board of Mid-America felt that his lecture should have a wider audience, and that is why it now comes to you in the form of an article, which is to appear in two issues of […]
A recent article in a Christian publication about a film entitled Chariots of Fire, raised again the age-old question about the responsibility of Christians toward one another and toward the non-Christian world. The article itself gives support to the age-old truth that “the farther away we are from the source of the stream, the dirtier […]
Smoking. Is it a sin? Do you smoke cigarettes? If yes, read on; you may need a “light.” If no, continue reading as well; you may be able to “enlighten” someone else. Is smoking really as bad for your health as they say? And if my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, should […]
Puncturing the Inflated Self A highlight of the Evangelical Press Association’s annual meeting, this year held in Grand Rapids, Mich., was the May 12 address of David Myers entitled, “The Inflated Self: A New Look at Pride.” The Hope College psychology professor observed that we have long been sold the idea (promoted by many […]
“Headship in the home, O.K. . . . headship in the church, no way!” That used to be the line that many CRC feminists pacified conservatives with. “At least they acknowledge headship in the home,” or so we thought. Since they have gained in numbers however, and in terms of control of many of our […]
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON BIBLICAL INERRANCY. Under the sponsorship of this organization a Congress On The Bible was held in San Diego, California in March. The report on this meeting in the April9, 1982, Christianity Today informs us that some 2,500 attended. The “event was designed to infuse the evangelical movement with renewed enthusiasm for the […]
THE CHRIST OF THE COVENANTS, by O. Palmer Robertson, Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., Phillipsburg, N.J., 1980, 308 pp., paper, $9.95. ISRAEL AND THE NEW COVENANT, by Roderick Campbell, Presbyterian and Reformed, Phillipsburg, N.J., 1954, 350 pp., hardcover, $12.95. WISDOM FOR TODAY’S ISSUES, A Topical Arrangement of the Proverbs, by Steven Voorwinde, Presbyterian and Reformed, […]