In head 1, article 17 of the Canons of Dordt, we confess that “godly parents have no reason to doubt of the election and salvation of their children whom it pleaseth God to call out of their life in their infancy.” The question that arises from this statement is, “What does this mean?” Do we […]
“God’s Vine” is a sermon by the late Rev. Marinus Schipper preached in 1978.* He preached it with special thought for “our covenant young people.” The message is timeless, the homiletics masterful, and the doctrine distinctively Protestant Reformed. Every reader would do well to listen to it. The sermon takes as its text John 15:1-2. […]
The last time we discussed this subject we looked at the meaning of holding fast our heritage and applied it to our use of the summer months in our social life in general and the Young People’s Convention in particular. At that time we learned that a heritage is a precious possession which has been […]
Summer is here, school is out, vacations are beginning, and we seem to set a different pace in our daily living. For the most part, societies have recessed until the fall along with catechism classes and similar means of instruction. Many of you young people will take on summer jobs in order to pay for […]
Dear Young People, I was asked to write an article on how life in general was for a young person in the church of my day. I am thankful that the Lord, in His eternal counsel, had my parents included in that little mission station that met in River Bend, Hope, some sixty years ago. […]
Have you ever traveled, possibly through the western states viewing the beautiful mountains and bountiful plains, or toured the north-eastern states with their autumn colors and beauty as God alone can make them? Upon a safe return, did you relive all the pleasant memories and experiences over and over again? I think we all have. […]
I was asked to write an article on how we came into the Protestant Reformed Churches, and this I will try to do. I was born into the Lutheran Church, and grew to young manhood within that church. My wife was born and raised in the German Reformed Church. Although you have two different denominations […]
