A young mother and her five year old son were busy one morning making their beds. After the mother had finished straightening up her room, she went to see how her son was doing in his room. She arrived in time to find him struggling violently to get a clean pillowcase over a large feather […]
Traffic accidents, homicides, and suicides are the main causes of teen-age death in the United States today. And not necessarily in the above order. Many in the medical and psychiatric fields believe suicide is the #1 killer—that a lot of accidents and homicides among the young are really suicides in disguise. According to a Grand […]
As the day of the Lord draws nearer there appears to be an obvious increase in wickedness and sin in the world. Sins once committed in secret are now blatantly committed in the open. Sins which once were openly and forcefully disapproved of and condemned by governments and churches are now legalized and promoted by […]
In 1932, Aldous Huxley published a novel called Brave New World. In the early chapters of the bock he describes the baby hatchery of this brave new world. “Next to the Liners stood the Matriculators. The procession advanced; one by one the eggs were transferred from their test tubes to the larger containers, deftly the […]
“Thou shalt not kill.” Ex. 20:13 “Whoso sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” Gen. 9:6 “And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.” Lev. 24:17 “Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the […]
It seems that my article on “Our Calling to Give as We are Blessed” has generated some negative reactions. In the hopes that we can arrive at a better understanding of this important matter, I will do my best to clarify my position and answer the objections raised. The first item that is of concern […]
Last month we considered the importance of personal giving. We emphasized the idea that proper giving is rooted in the love of God. When that love is in our hearts we then feel the desire to give liberally as we have been blessed. The burden of this present article is to consider the methods used […]
John Kalsbeek is a member of Hope Protestant Reformed Church, Redlands, California. He will deal with the subject of Christian giving in two articles. The first treating the importance of personal giving and the second will deal with the methods used in our churches. Some time ago when I was asked to write an […]
At this time of the year it is customary throughout our country to observe a National Thanksgiving Day. Since 1941, Thanksgiving Day has been set by an act of Congress as the fourth Thursday of November. It’s a day in which we are to give thanks for National Prosperity, for the “perfect union” of our […]
It is evident wherever one looks today that there is a blatant disregard and lack of the most elementary forms of courtesy and good manners in the world around us. Teenagers sass their parents, disrespect lawful authority, exhibit filthy language and hand-signs to passers-by. Only yesterday my little ones saw some of this crude behavior […]