William Boekestein and Rob Ventura write, “We are not a meditative generation. Frantic busyness is often seen as a virtue…. But those who are close with God discipline their minds to turn to him and his ever-present help” (89). For that reason, Boekestein and Ventura offer contemporary Christians a gift in their book, God is […]

Imagine a child designed exactly how you wanted. Every aspect and detail about this child is according to your liking. This child will be designed without a single disease or mutation coded into its DNA. On top of that, this child could be designed to be very athletic and intelligent. Finally, as the cherry on […]

“The spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound…” —Isaiah 61:1     Life, liberty, and […]

  In an old edition of the authorized Dutch Bible [Statenbijbel] there is a picture ofAdam and Eve in paradise. Adam is busy teaching his sons Cain and Abel from a little book. Bold letters on the cover of the book read: Heidelberg Catechism. Is that not a bit far-fetched? Above all, is that not […]

I am a Danite who lives in the town of Zorah. My wife and I were childless, but the angel of the LORD came to my wife and told her that she would conceive and have a son. She was forbidden to drink wine or other fermented drink or to eat anything unclean, or to […]