Slowly and steadily, imperceptibly, piece by piece, a rock is reduced to sand and soil. Waves pound incessantly, water seeps into cracks and splits the rock; acids eat away at the molecules and the rocks dissolve. The winds blow soil away, and heavy rain washes it into the rivers and sea leaving once rich soil […]
Kelly is a member of Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Standale, Michigan. She wrote this article as a Senior Writing assignment at Covenant Christian High School. With all of the challenges and difficult decisions that Christian young people face today, it is hard for us to have an optimistic outlook on life at all times. […]
Dear Rev. Laning What is the difference, if there is any at all, between one’s holding to false doctrine and one’s living in sin? Michael J. Vermeer Dear Michael A person who is holding to false doctrine is sinning by doing so. But such a person may or may not be impenitently walking in […]
In the big, busy office building of the daily newspaper, The New Observer, in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, an energetic Christian journalist, Leo Eermans, sat behind his modern steel desk, and sighed with relief. He had again written his column about all that was going on in Europe, just in time for the printer. […]
Dear Father, as I kneel in prayer to Thee Grant that my sin I may more clearly see; That I may be appalled by its immensity The very best accomplishment of mine Stands not alone; but sin does e’er entwine; It chokes out righteousness as tendrils from a vine. With Paul I must in humbleness […]
November 1 Read Genesis 1:1-8 In the beginning…! What a powerful three words! In this book of the Bible we can find many beginnings. To name a few there are creation, marriage, sin, redemption, the covenant and there are many more. As we go throughout the Bible we can find many references that take us […]
Rev. Stewart is a missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches to the Covenant Protestant Reformed Fellowship of Northern Ireland. This series is being reprinted with permission from the Covenant Protestant Reformed Fellowship website, http://www.cprf.co.uk/. “What think ye of Christ?” (Matt. 22:42) is an oft-quoted and penetrating biblical question. We could make a second, similar inquiry: […]
Alicia is a member of Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Standale, Michigan. She wrote this essay for the Protestant Reformed Scholarship. A sexy body, skimpy clothes, and tons of makeup cover magazines, television shows, advertisements, and almost every other area where we look. The idea of appearing good is a very popular concept in the […]
The following essay was written in response to a scholarship offer made by the History Department of Grand Valley State University in Ottawa County, Allendale, Michigan. The scholarship demanded that in 2000 words or less, the student must explain what his or her favorite history book is. Owing to the fact that I did not […]
Aaron burnt the incense, A special blend of spice, Offering for Israel A sincere sacrifice. Tabernacle, temples, In heaven and on earth, Closets, caves, and castles— In all these I have birth. I am made in secret And sometimes openly. Either way is proper In deep humility. Not a drunken cantor, A womb would fill […]