One point made by the two delegates of the Gereformeerde Kerken (Bakker & Schippers) on their tour through North America is that their church is concerned about keeping the youth. And that is supposed to explain some of the deviations in that church communion: If we don’t accommodate a bit, we’ll lose the youth. I […]
There were some who subtly came unto the Bride of Adam II and said. “Yea, hath God said the Bible is literally the inerrant Word of God? Did God really say women should not have authority over a man? Do you think He truly meant it when He said that homosexuality is an abomination? Nay, […]
The Vatican’s long–awaited report on “Liberation Theology” will make many clap for joy. Others will hide in shame and, very likely, attempt to modify their views. It’s not easy for members of the church hierarchy openly to oppose the clear statements of the Pope. An editorial page of The Wall Street Journal reflects most of […]
Is the synod of the Chr. Ref. Church going to make room for “conscientious objectors”? That is the question that must be asked in connection with the decision of the synod of ‘84 regarding women office-bearers. It is easy to say (as synod did) that each church is free to implement or not to implement […]
Pastor Paula Irik is a minister of the combined congregation of the Nassau and Prinsesse churches (Reformed, GKN and “state,” HK) in Amsterdam. Nederlands Dagblad, a Dutch periodical , relayed from the Waarheidsvrie1ul the report of an interview with the minister which appeared in her church’s monthly bulletin, which we translate . The occasion […]
Not so long ago my wife and I and our three teenage children attended the evening worship service of a church in a neighboring community. We were disappointed as we walked into the church building to notice that there were scarcely fifty worshipers seated in an auditorium built to accommodate several hundred. I became uneasy […]
In a recent issue of this magazine, the editor pointed out that our major assemblies (classis & synod) are often not representative of the local churches. And yet the representational character of these assemblies lies at the heart of Reformed church policy. Well, there is yet another body where we have a similar problem. The […]
I want to thank You, Lord, For friends both far and near; For fellowship with loved ones So precious and so dear. I want to thank You, Lord, For saving me from sin; So many live in darkness You chose to let me in. I want to thank You, Lord, For guiding me each […]
Lesson 11 TESTING GOD IN PRAYER Gen. 28:18–22, Judges 6:36–40 Who is able to say how often we test our God in our prayers? We do so again and again. We often pray when there is real need, promising that, if the Lord will help us out of this need, we will do this and […]
He sometimes expressed the wish that he had known hi s father better and yet no one was ever more influenced by his father. Dr. Louis Praamsma left us with some biographical notes. Some of the reading is deeply moving. We see the death room of a 39-year-old teacher, Riemer Praamsma; standing beside him is […]