In 2006 it is apparent that man truly is a lover of the flesh and revels in that which is unseemly. As Christians we antithetically strive to remove ourselves from the lusts of the world only to have it shoved down our throats by every mass media enterprise. The latest and “greatest” that is being […]
Ever since Betsy Ross penned the Star Spangled Banner and the twelve original colonies drafted our Bill of Rights, Americans have demanded that their popularly elected leader(s) uphold the religious freedoms that this great country was founded upon. Are you one of them? Hopefully you were able to recognize the errors in the above paragraph readily. If […]
Imagine you as a parent are beginning a new school year and once again it is time to pay your child’s expensive tuition. You are flipping through the pile of daily mail with all of its bills, flyers, and letters. Suddenly you see it – a tuition voucher made out for your personal use towards […]
Amy is a member of South Holland Protestant Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. 2000 Protestant Reformed Scholarship essay. In society today, there is an increasing pressure upon parents to enable their children to receive the best education possible. They feel that the voucher system would help them, and maybe it would. But, as Christians, […]
The following is the text of a lecture given in the First Protestant Reformed Church, Holland, MI, November 6, 1998. Last month we ended with the following paragraph: “This then is the threefold calling of the Christian with regard to the civil government. We must be subject to the superior authorities, not resist, but obey […]
The following is the text of a lecture given in the First Protestant Reformed Church, Holland, MI, November 6, 1998. The question before us tonight is occasioned by the scandalous behavior of our nation’s president. For the second time in a little over twenty years the House of Representatives is considering whether to impeach our […]
Once upon a time in a far away land called Utopia lived King More. He was a rich king. His palace spanned an enormous area and was graced with plush carpets, polished marble, and glittering gold. Every night King More feasted on delicacies from all around the world brought to him by his ships. On […]
Are politicians and those in authority over us, worthy of our prayers? Look at the way they run the country, wasting the tax money we send in, with their stand on abortion, their calling homosexuality just a life style; the list goes on. We should not reason because of their wrongful doings, therefore, that we […]
We live in a country whose beauty is great; The mountains, lakes, rivers, with grandeur abound; The flowers, trees, grasses, which God did create, And the deserts and fields us with splendor surround. We are thankful that we who inhabit this land May have freedom to worship, to speak, and to write, And we […]
Parents are responsible for the education of their children. This basic principle and truth is being called into question today. Many people and groups would like to seize this responsibility of educating the child. What is even worse than this is the compliant parents who almost willingly let someone take over the duty that they […]