Pottery–making is one of the oldest human crafts, one which has remained basically unchanged in procedure throughout the centuries. The potter takes soft clay which will yield to his molding and “throws” it on a wheel which he can turn by means of a foot pedal. Slowly and carefully he pushes here and presses there […]

As a child I often drifted off to sleep to the sounds of a pounding hammer and a purring sewing machine. Days later, we children would stand in amazement at the transformation done by Dad in a remodeling job or a dress or suit made by Mother. Many evening hours had been invested by the […]

When we lived in California my family and I would spend many summer afternoons at the oceanside. Often I would scoop up a handful of sand and let it slowly dribble through my fingers. I often thought of that promise God made to Abraham, “I will make your descendants as numerous as the . . […]

Family planning has become an American “way of life.” Doctors urge it in post-delivery visits. Marriage license forms are accompanied by inserts from the Family Planning Commission instructing future husbands and wives on ways and means of restricting and spacing their families. Sterilization procedures are urged for both sexes should the progeny from a marriage […]

Several months ago, in the aftermath of the Guyana carnage, a cartoon appeared in the Los Angeles Times. It featured a large human monster named cults. The monster held the Bible in one hand, the other hand clutching a number of strings attached to human puppets. The caption said, “Give me your rootless souls.”   […]

This is the season of Christmas. Many of you are sending and receiving Christmas cards. Perhaps the most recurring theme on these cards is “Peace on earth.” This is a popular phrase with believers and unbelievers alike for a reason. “Peace” is something all human beings crave even though they may differ substantially on their definition of […]

In our last article we saw that what some see as “progress” in the CRC, others label as alarming “regress.” We noted that a basic incompatibility on the doctrine of the authority of Scripture was responsible for disturbing decisions and positions taken by the CRC in recent days. The focus of controversy at this year’s Synod […]

“Progress” can be defined as the process of advancing toward a specific goal. There have been sharp differences of opinion on what constitutes progress in various areas of human endeavor. In the area of environment control, some view progress as the development of new shopping plazas and housing developments. Conservationists see these projects not as […]

Recently a missionary said: “Violence against Christians is on the increase in every part of the world, the West included. God is removing His restraints, with the result that political oppression, polarization of peoples and ideas and harsh raw violence are surfacing everywhere, and as it was in the days of the early church, men […]

Laurie Vanden Heuvel (Mrs. Thomas Vanden Heuvel) has consented to replace Miss Johanna Timmer as editor of “Reformed Women Speak.” We welcome her as new editor of this department. With a mixture of sadness and joy we learned of the passing of Miss Johanna Timmer. We were sad because the church had lost a spiritual […]