“Bright as is the manifestation which God gives both of Himself and His immortal kingdom in the mirror of His works, so great is our stupidity, so dull are we in regard to these bright manifestations, that we derive no benefit from them. For in regard to the fabric and admirable arrangement of the universe, […]
A Movement Toward Doctrinal Obscurity Psalm 78:1–8 has long been a potent passage of Scripture for making and maintaining friends for Christian Day Schools. In forthright terms the Psalmist declares as the spokesman of God the tragic outcome of an education that denies God His rightful place: “a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts (are) […]
Recently a special Sunday was observed throughout the denomination. Christian Schools International provided bulletin covers, the BANNER had a complete issue devoted to Christian Education and the OUTLOOK carried a couple of articles concerning the Reformed emphasis of Christian education. I’m sure that most of us appreciate a special emphasis on Christian education. It is […]
Old and New Books I was recently asked to make a critical comparison of an older and a newer series of textbooks to be used for teaching Bible in the Christian schools. Some of the observations in that study may interest many Christian parents as well as a few board members who must decide which […]
Our attention was called to this excellent speech on the subject of Christian education given by Rev. David Engelsma of South Holland, Illinois, at the October, 1977, Protestant Reformed Teachers Institute and later printed in their March, 1978, Perspective magazine. We reprint it with their permission. This semi-annual publication, of which Miss Agatha Lubbers is […]
For two years now, some Christian Schools have been using the “Revelation-Response” series of Bible manuals, copyrighted in 1971, published and distributed by the National Union of Christian Schools, written and organized under the general supervision of Sheri Haan, Project Director. Why an evaluation of the work at this time? The December, 1973 (Vol. VII, […]
In this article Laurie Vanden Heuvel aims to portray Christian Education against the background of American education in the public school as well as the struggles going on among the eRe constituency. The author is the wife of Rev. Thomas C. Vanden Heuvel, pastor of the Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Holland. Michigan. Mrs. […]
In Deuteronomy 6 Moses instructs the people of Israel to occupy themselves and their children with the “statutes and commandments” of the Lord “all the days” of their life (vs. 2). In verse 7 he requests that parents leach their children “diligently,” whether they are at home or travel, from early morning till late at […]
To Prod the “Slumbering Giant,” the collection of 1971–72 “Discovery Lectures” sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship (AACS) was designed, as the book cover informs us, to be “A Christian Response to the Crisis in the Classroom.” Its analysis of the current educational problem is virtually dominated by the influential and […]
Rev. John B. Hulst is Campus Minister and Instructor of Bible at Dordt College. His article was originally delivered as an address at a Reformed Fellowship meeting held in Sioux Center, Iowa, The topic is timely in view of the approach of the opening of school and the message is urgent. I’m confident that all […]