Summary by Alice Reitsma “When we speak of fellowship with Christ, we do not speak of communion with a fellowman, but with the Son of God, the Eternal One, the Creator of heaven and earth.  We cannot have fellowship with Him merely as He is the Son of God, but also as the Son of […]

The imperative expression which constitutes the title of this article is a very common one.  Yet, in connection with the purpose we have in mind for writing these lines, it is a very important and necessary one.  For we would emphasize that the great need among Christians today is that there be more exercise of […]

I must confess of the title of this article, as the man did of the axe head which fell into the stream (II Kings 6:5) that it was borrowed.  Perhaps, I might better say, the title was suggested by a member of my congregation in connection with a comparison drawn in a recent sermon. In […]

Each year, forty days after the celebration of Easter, the church celebrates Ascension Day commemorating the event of Jesus’ departure from this earth to His abode in heaven. As nation, each year, on May 30 we celebrate Memorial Day to remember the soldiers who have given their lives in battles of the past. This year, […]

The word which forms the title of this editorial is a familiar one.  It is a word of Latin derivation (from progredior) meaning; to go forward, go on, advance, proceed.  The term itself is a very common one in our present day modern life, but also Scripture indirectly makes mention of progress in more than […]

It is not the “ALL-IOWA” issue of Beacon Lights, but the month of February that reminds us of birthdays.  According to my calendar, in our country this month, we celebrate the birth of Thomas E. Edison, the inventor, on the 11th, that of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of our United States and liberator of […]

Priority—again and again we, who live in the world of today hear this term expressed, or see it appearing on the printed page. The present priorities which the government has laid on countless articles limits me on every hand. They even make it difficult for me to procure lumber to use for a temporary platform […]