Have you ever had an “Aha! Moment”? I do not mean one of those times where something you had been struggling to understand suddenly became clear. That is sometimes what we mean when we say “Aha! Moment.” No, I mean when you thought you knew something quite well, but all of a sudden it takes […]

The religion of Israel was very different from its neighbors. The other nations had gods they could see. God’s people were often tempted to follow the gods of their neighbors. They could be drawn into the ways of false worship and away from the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. The temptation to show a […]

In our secular age, with its opposition to anything Christian, contemporary evangelicals and churches of the Reformation have much in common with the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). We often find ourselves on the same side of the debates that take place in broader North American culture. Some prominent American evangelical and RC leaders even undertook […]

In his ground-breaking book, With A Shepherd’s Heart, John Sittema writes the following concerning the state of elders in the church: “Elders today are usually committee members who attend meetings, vote the mind of their constituency, write reports on behalf of subcommittees, and long to finish out a brief but seemingly interminable stint in office […]

In my introductory article on the subject of paedocommunion, I noted that there are four typical arguments that are advanced for this practice. The first of these arguments is an appeal to the historic practice of the church. According to those who advocate the practice of admitting children of believing parents to the Table of […]

On a beautiful September evening, they came from far and near to Hamilton, Ontario, to celebrate the College Evening, which includes the annual convocation for the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches. The auditorium of Redeemer University College provided a fitting venue for the pomp and circumstance associated with such an event. After the […]

From the Director The “Show Me” state was the site of the fifth annual Reformed Youth Services national youth convention held July 25–29 at Evangel University in Springfield. With gratitude to God, the RYS Board is pleased to announce that approximately 485 young people, sponsors, speakers and staff attended the weeklong event, which had as […]

This is a brief history of another representative of the Nadere Reformatie. Jacobus Koelman was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands in 1632. He became a student at the University of Utrecht, which was founded only four years after his birth. He studied under Andreas Essenius and Gijsbertus Voetius. The latter of these two professors had […]

Hanko, Ronald. Doctrine According to Godliness: A Primer of Reformed Doctrine. Grandville, MI: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2004. xiii, 338 pp., including index. $28.95, hardback. This is a book for every home! It is a book of answers for the questions that often come up in family discussions, or in our meditation on God’s amazing […]