“But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared” (Ps. 130:4). In the month of October we recall especially the great event of the Reformation in western Europe. It is important that we remember this great work of the Lord. Some people may wonder why we should do this. Of what interest or benefit […]
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court made the infamous decision which made abortion–on-demand a legal national policy. On the basis of several grounds this policy has been judged to be wrong. Putting aside al l other considerations, what can we say, from a biological point of view, about human life before birth that […]
Canadian-U.S. Differences The July 15, 1985 Banner featured a remarkably illuminating article by Robert S. Fortner dealing with the differences between Canadian and U.S. policies regarding television. These differences reflect, in part, a difference between the ways in which the two countries deal with their ethnic groups. Unlike the U.S. “Canada wants to provide a […]
A strange organization is presently taking root in the land. It is called CAUSA. Almost every minister and priest in the country has been or probably shall be contacted in some way by CAUSA, usually by a representative of the movement. (Many of these CAUSA representatives are young people from foreign countries, such as Germany, […]
“Then the LORD reached out His hand and touched my mouth and said to me, Now I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant” (Jeremiah 1:9, 10). Among men who were called to […]
I am the commander of the Roman troops of Jerusalem. My primary job is to keep law and order among the troublesome Jews. Suddenly, one day there was a commotion as people came running from all directions. The city was aroused, in an uproar—a riot. As a man of action, I took some officers and […]
CURRENT ISSUES IN FOREIGN MISSIONS, by Richard L. Heldenbrand, MINISTRY: TO MUSLIMS PROJECT, Rt. 6, Box 227, Warsaw, lndiana 46580, 1985, 56pp. paper, $1.75. This little booklet is a survey of missionary thinking in the last 40 years. Although it obviously entailed a great deal of study, it is clearly written and a masterpiece of […]
The rise of Shiite Islam in the modern world has surprised many people today. This is due to the average American’s unfamiliarity with the whole subject of Islam. Furthermore, the problem is complicated by our secular culture’s refusal to seriously consider the religious emphasis ofIslam. Christians have also been so preoccupied with many other issues […]
THE MOOD OF THE CRC – “What is the mood of the Christian Reformed Church these days?” This question came to me from a representative of a different Christian tradition recently. I answered with what must have seemed rather ambiguous vagueness. It is always hard to know just what the mood of a sizeable group […]
Lesson 3 THE EARLY RESULTS OF PENTECOST Acts 3:1–4:31 The miracle of Pentecost made itself felt immediately, but it would take some time before the recipients of the Pentecostal power really understood all the implications of this event. Such a change had been wrought that no one could estimate its influence. The change was evident […]