As Reformed Christians, we give thanks to God that we stand in the line of the great 16th century Reformation.  But when we trace our spiritual heritage back to the Reformation, we recognize that there are a number of intervening links in the chain.  Not only did Christ reform his church in the 16th century, […]

So far we have seen God’s work of grace in the lives of five young church fathers: Timothy, Athanasius, John Calvin, Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus. Now, there is one more tale that must be told. And this tale might very well be the most outstanding of all. This is the story of the Afscheiding, […]

Editor’s note: The following story was previously published in November, 2000 and the following chapters can be found online under the Beacon Lights link at the PRCA website http://www.prca.org/. This story gives the background to the story of the book reviewed in this issue. PREFACE The articles which will appear in subsequent issues of Beacon Lights are translations of a […]