Calvin on Scripture and Divine Sovereignty By John Murray Baker Book House, 1960; reprint, Solid Ground Christian Books, 2009. 84 pages. Available from Reformed Fellowship, Inc. Reviewed by Mr. Myron Rau This little book contains three of the four lectures given by Professor John Murray in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in May 1959, under the auspices […]
God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653. Chad Van Dixhoorn. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2017. xxv + 215 pages. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome M. Julien This volume, part of a series called Studies on the Westminster Assembly, is valuable for every minister and lover of church history. […]
One of the instructive features of the Heidelberg Catechism is that it often includes the benefit of one’s belief. For example, in Lord’s Day 10, after explaining the meaning of the providence of God it goes on to ask “how this knowledge can help us” (Q. 28). We find the same approaches elsewhere in the […]
Evangelism—it’s important. In fact, it’s to be part of the warp and woof of any healthy church. As Reformed Christians, we’re right to ask if there’s a distinctly Reformed way to evangelize. The answer is yes, although that doesn’t make it more complicated or burdensome, but less so. What makes Reformed evangelism uniquely Reformed is […]
When I was attending college I remember coming home over Christmas break and constantly hearing stories from my family about things they were doing to build God’s kingdom. I started asking myself what I was doing to help. I wasn’t attending a Bible study, sharing the gospel on campus, volunteering at a soup kitchen—nothing. Was […]
Step 6: Provide Hope We are now ready to complete our series of discussions on IRBC’s counseling philosophy and methodology. While focusing our attention on the latter, last time we looked at counseling steps 4 and 5. In this article we look at the final two steps of Reformed biblical counseling. In the context of […]
Scripture: Esther 7:7–8:17 Background Reading: I Samuel 15:1–9, 32–33 At the conclusion of our last lesson we saw Haman terrified before the king and queen. He has just been identified by Esther as the villain, the enemy, and the foe. As we reflect on this scene, two factors become obvious: there has again been much […]
The Persian palace at Susa is quiet. Queen Esther had graciously hosted a feast for the two most important men in the empire. Attendance was tightly controlled. No great issues had been explored, but wine was in abundance. Tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow is another feast. Again, the attendees are limited to the king and […]
On my commute to school, I pass a sign that reads: “We believe: Black lives matter. No human is illegal. Love is love. Women’s rights are human rights. Science is real. Water is life. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” For a culture that scorns institutional religion, this series of statements sounds surprisingly […]
My wife and I were nearly in shock. We had just exited the train that had taken us from Milan to Venice, Italy. As we stepped out of the station we were nearly swept away by the churning stream of tourists. We hadn’t prepared for Venice. We didn’t know where our hotel was or how […]