This is it. This is the class of 2015’s last year at high school. It is our last year with all the people we have grown up with, and now we each have to prepare for what comes next as we go our separate ways. This decision is our own; no one can make it […]
The young sheep trudged up the dark valley. The other sheep told him they were going toward a mountain pasture with lush, green grass, but his hooves ached so much that he wanted to stop right there and never move again. Why did the journey have to be so long? It was a nice enough […]
June 8 – Answered Prayer Read Psalm 21 Psalm 21, like Psalm 20, was written by David and again refers to “the king” in the third person. In Psalm 20 the people prayed, “The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble…and…grant thee according to thine own heart.” In Psalm 21 they exclaim, “Thou hast […]
How can a young person support the causes of God’s kingdom by way of giving? As children and young people in the church, we do not commonly have much money at our disposal. Does that also mean we don’t have much responsibility to support the kingdom by giving? What is our calling here as young […]
It may be one’s lot in life to live in the midst of a patriarchal society. Many converts in the New Testament did. Does patriarchy exist today? The roots of Christian patriarchy follow out of the world’s patriarchy, so it is good to trace its path. Last time we saw that Aristotle’s ideas dominated society […]
It is March 20, 2008, and I am at the home of Eleanore Bol. MHH: Can you tell me, Mrs. Bol, where and when you born? EB: I was born August 23, 1924. My parents lived on Baxter or Bemis, right near Eastern Avenue [Christian Reformed] Church. MHH: Where did you grow up? EB: […]
“Now hath God set the members each of them in the body” 1 Corinthians 12:18 Many organizations make a distinction between active members and members who merely give their financial support. The active members participate in the activities of the organization; the others are mere hangers-on. The active members are actual members because […]
June 21 is Father’s Day. While it is a Hallmark holiday, it is appropriate to note its occurrence in a Christian context. In this issue Beacon Lights does this with a twist, celebrating not fathers, but fathers-in-law. From the fertile and practical mind of Ray Ezinga, life-long member and often officebearer in Loveland Protestant Reformed […]
Dear Dad, I was sitting here thinking about our trip back to Michigan, and got to thinking of the visit we had with you at your house in New Amsterdam. Sorry you were under the impression that we had already left and were gone without stopping in to see you. This could never be, you […]