Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. – Proverbs 6:6-8 For school-age children, you are now going back to school this month after the summer break. Adults are going […]
Every four months in the Protestant Reformed Churches, we celebrate the Lord’s Supper. All the confessing members of the church—both men and women—participate by eating the bread and drinking the wine. As children, you might not think too much about the Lord’s Supper since you haven’t made confession of faith yet. But this is an […]
In the Old Testament, fathers were instructed to circumcise their sons eight days after the baby boy had been born. It was a sign of the covenant that involved blood. It reminded the parents that blood needed to be shed to save their children from sin. Back then in the Old Testament, they were still […]
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. – Psalm 103:13 In the United States, we celebrate Father’s Day in June, a day to celebrate fathers and grandfathers. In the Bible, fatherhood is used as a picture of God’s fatherhood of us, His adopted children. This is a […]
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. – Proverbs 31:28 In the United States, we celebrate Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate mothers and grandmothers. As Christians, we especially celebrate our Godly mothers and grandmothers. The Bible tells the story of many faithful covenant mothers: Eve, the […]
In the spring, we watch eagerly as the snow melts and the flowers grow from the ground. One of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring is the tulip. While we often associate tulips with the Netherlands, they were originally from southern Europe and Central Asia. The bulb was introduced to western Europe in […]
The 1912 Psalter was the product of nine denominations working together to provide a single Psalter for use in their congregations. The times have been few when God has given so many Reformed denominations to work together. Yet, even then, three of the nine denominations were already moving toward hymn-singing along with psalm-singing in church. […]
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. – Prov. 3:13-14 By now, it is March in a long school year. It has been months since Christmas break, and it […]
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: the way of a man with a maid. – Prov. 30:18-19 At this time of year, the stores are filled with pink decorations. The center aisle is filled with candy with red and pink wrappers and shaped like […]
“Away in the Manger” is one of the first Christmas hymns many of us learn. It is simple to sing, and the words are easy to remember. The first two verses of the song first appeared in print in a magazine in the United States in 1882 with the claim that the song was written […]