There are tons—and that’s a lot—of questions I never was asked. Some of them might be labeled frivolous: Do you like sushi? Or, what is your fourth favorite color? Others might be considered meaningful: Who is the most important U.S. President and why? Or, how important is the U.S. Constitution to you? Then there are […]

This is the conclusion of the speech Mr. Kalsbeek give at the 1995 Young Peoples Convention.   Young People, be not deceived! In Daniel, God provided a powerful example for us to follow. Daniel understood that if in the beginning of his sojourn in Babylon he joined the activities of Babylon, in the end his […]

So, he had to go. It didn’t matter that he didn’t want to go. It didn’t matter that he was a godly man. It didn’t matter either that his parents didn’t want him to go. It didn’t matter that he was only a very young teenager. Nor did it matter that he was of the […]

“Here I go again.  Looks like another Monday night with no sleep.  Why is this happening to me?  If I could just get out of going to catechism.  I’m sure everything would be alright. “Everything was going just fine earlier in the year.  It almost seemed too good to be true.  Being totally depraved by […]

After he wrote his name on the top of his test, Howie’s eyes fell upon question number one: “Name the judge who vowed to offer up as a burnt offering, ‘Whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me,’ if the Lord would give him the victory over the Ammonites.’’ Howie cringed! […]

No, Christmas math isn’t another numerical system. It is rather our old base ten system being used to examine various attitudes toward Christmas. But, it will analyze more than that for we cannot really distinguish between our celebration of Christmas and our whole world and life view. They are one. How we celebrate Christmas is […]