Those who are already ordained ministers within the federation may be called to another congregation in a manner consistent with the above rules, without the examination or the laying on of hands. Any minister receiving a call shall consult with his current council regarding that call. He may accept the call only with their consent. […]
This article is about the Dutch Reformed Protestants who emigrated to North America and took their faith and churches with them. They came in three waves: the first was during the 1840s after the Secession of 1834; the second was during the 1890s, after a second break with the Dutch state church took place; and […]
Most of us probably know someone who is involved in a local Christian parachurch ministry. These ministries are in just about every North American community. People might volunteer at a pregnancy resource center, food pantry, rescue mission, or another ministry that provides some type of service. Many of us support independent, Reformed parachurch ministries like […]
To review briefly, James means by that pregnant phrase “the perfect law of liberty” the law of the Spirit and of life as opposed to the law of sin and death. The law of the Spirit and of life is the law, the only law, that grants liberty. To the extent that this kind of […]
Have you ever wanted someone dead? Scripture tells us of a man who not only wanted someone dead but did everything he could to see that it happened. This man was Haman. Many of you are familiar with the story of Esther, the queen who risked her own life to save her people. Many of […]
Most of life’s conflicts have an outer front and an inner front. The outer front is the storm that people can see, the circumstances that rattle us. The inner front is the hidden storm, the violent movements of the soul. Jonah certainly faced an external conflict. At his own request the sailors, whom he first […]
Our Worship, Chapters 14, 24–29 Worship is a holy conversation between God and his people. The previous installment of this series on Abraham Kuyper’s book Our Worship considered several elements of worship in which the congregation speaks to God: through prayers, songs, and offerings. Meanwhile, God speaks to the congregation primarily through the reading of […]
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The Word of God begins with profound simplicity: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1, English Standard Version). It states with the same profound simplicity, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Gen. 1:27). Yet, […]
“Are you afraid of the coronavirus?” My four-year-old asked his Sunday school teacher that question on March 8, 2020. Since then, I daresay that there has not been one person on our planet who is unaffected by the pandemic. As I watched events unfold, questions echoed in my mind. There were a variety of reactions […]