In a time of controversy, the church of Jesus Christ often becomes immersed in something we call polemics. This might be a new word for some readers, so it’s worth defining and explaining in some detail before we discuss how it fits into the Christian life. A polemic is a strong verbal or written attack […]
Note: Recommended reading: Belgic Confession Articles 21 and 22 We as God’s children have been given a most wondrous gift that at times we all overlook. That gift is faith (Phil. 3:8, “I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.”) So many in today’s world […]
The end times are described in scripture as perilous times (2 Tim. 3:1). These perilous times will be characterized by men and women who reject God and his sovereignty and who are “lovers of their own selves” (v. 2). Rejecting God, man will live a self-centered life, believing himself to be worthy of all the […]
Between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four months is when a child has the most critical brain development. The experiences that an infant has during these six months are pivotal for future functioning. If these six months are full of time glued to a television or mobile device, the child will lack experiences that will […]
With innovation at every turn, this world is becoming increasingly governed by technology. Since there are new and exciting tech advances each year, society has completely changed from what it was decades ago. Technology is all over the place, resting on our desks, clipped around our wrists, and buried in our pockets. Although there are […]
Five years ago, I didn’t know what the word ‘evangelism’ meant. I only knew we had a committee at our church that took care of it. We all have our excuses for not doing evangelism, and personally, my flesh loves them. What I’ve learned to love more, though, is the satisfaction of obeying my Lord, […]
We reprint this exposition of scripture in connection with the May 21 devotional. In grateful awareness that in warfare with the heathen his victories were the Lord’s, David vowed that he would give thanks unto the Lord among the heathen. The lines read: Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, Lord, among the heathen, […]
The fifth psalm is a morning meditation. Many years later we find a quotation taken from this psalm and quoted in the New Testament (Rom. 3:13). I cannot help but think: how few people will today meditate like the saint in this psalm. Today there is a very different tenor in the meditations of those […]