After the minister says amen and the service ends, I usually pick up my purse, shuffle up the aisle to shake an elder’s hand, and then work my way out of the crowded narthex until I can reach the spot where I normally stand and catch up with my friends. A few weeks ago, something […]
Deborah was Israel’s only female judge recorded in Scripture. Her only family recorded in the text surrounding Judges 4–5 is her husband, Lapidoth. Deborah gave advice to the people of Israel at a palm tree between Ramah and Bethel. It was near Mount Ephraim. She is known for her courage and her song to the […]
MHH: Nick, do you have comments on all of this? NK: Well, back in 1975, Prof. Hoeksema and Rev. [Cornelius] Hanko came over. And they came to Winnaleah where we actually lived. We lived in LaPort, just only a few minutes out of Winnaleah, and we have to be to the airport at five o’clock. […]
As Christians we are called to be witnesses to the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. That isn’t a minor calling, or one calling among many, but the central calling and mission of the church. It’s a calling that takes on increasing urgency as the day of Christ’s return draws near. The calling to […]
Once a man huddled in a dark cell, shaking. He had killed someone, and now he deserved to die. He was waiting to die with a whole group of other murderers. The man shook harder. He was scared, but he knew he deserved death. He and all the men around him did. There would be […]
The seventh book of the Bible (Judges) received its name from the men who delivered Israel during the time from Joshua to Samuel. This was a period of about 450 years. This time period showed that the prophets were necessary for the life of the elect. These people are called judges because they delivered the […]
Prior to the late eighteenth century, a majority of those involved in the rise of the natural sciences were individuals with sincere religious convictions.[1] Their new approaches to science were underpinned in various ways to religious assumptions, particularly grounded in a Christian understanding of an ordered universe. As such, religion had a significant positive role […]
September 8- Joshua 21 What we see in this chapter with the Levites can be applied to our ministers (and teachers) today. The Levites were not given their own section in Canaan. Instead, the other tribes were commanded to provide cities for them, much as our ministers today are provided for by the church. I […]
How did Samuel show his godly life even before he was born? What did he do to guide Israel in the fear of the Lord? Samuel was known as not only the judge but also the prophet and military leader of the country. Samuel did many things as judge, prophet, and military leader, and showed […]
As our regular readers know, Beacon Lights has recently sponsored a writing contest. The intent was to encourage our readers to think, as well as to develop their writing skills. The entries have been received and judged, and the winning essays are published in this issue. We received disappointingly few entries in three of the […]