It is January 6, 2009, and I am at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schipper in Holland, Michigan. MHH: Mr. Schipper, where and when were you born? HS: I was born in Holland, Michigan, on 236 East 11th Street. MHH: And when was this? HS: January 14, 1926. MHH: Who were your […]
Time/Infinity In the beginning God created time. Before that, there was GOD… Always—in eternity, stretching out forever— Our finite minds cannot really grasp infinity. In time the first six days Our God created all things by His all-powerful Word. God did not use a million years… He spoke and it came forth. The Triune God […]
The calling of the Christian school teacher is to bring God and his Word into the teaching of the liberal arts. This is an extremely important calling, if not the chief calling of the Christian School teacher. It is what sets the Christian School apart from any other type of school; it is rooted in […]
For several centuries there have been people in high places who speak about “making a new world.” All of them abandoned God’s Word first of all. They joined a conspiracy, or they started one. A well-known example in history occurred in 44 B.C.—the plot of 60 senators to murder the head of state, Julius Caesar. […]
This article was written as a 1998 Scholarship essay. If our Christian education is not Scripturally based in every aspect, would we want this kind of education for our covenant children? Isn’t it true that Christian education is preparation for life for the covenant child? What, then, must be my duty as a future teacher […]
The challenging but rewarding task of the college student is to take what is taught in one’s classes and test the validity of the material by comparing it to biblical truth. By making this statement, I do not mean to exclude those who are not college students. All of God’s children, whatever their position, are […]
Imagine that you are sitting in school, not just in any school, but in the school of God Himself. Imagine your teacher is the Holy Spirit, and that in front of you on the desk is your textbook, the Bible. The classes are truly inspiring as your teacher leads you from page to page, and […]
An alarming but also understandable statement appears in an article entitled “Repeating History’’ (National Review, September 16, 1977.) “At every level of schooling in America, the study of history has been declining,” says Russell Kirk. For those of us who have been busy in a workshop sponsored by the Federation of Protestant Reformed Christian Schools […]
It was while reading a newsletter from the Sub Committee of the 50th anniversary of God’s covenant faithfulness to the Protestant Reformed Churches, that I began to wonder. Is it really true that there are 1200 people planning to attend a field day to celebrate that occasion? What a coincidence that while thinking about this, […]
The conclusion of our last article on this subject in the August-September issue of the Beacon Lights found us making a few preliminary evaluative comments about the theories and the philosophy of this highly imaginative and controversial thinker. Because of the immensity of his theories we are not finished with our consideration. We have made […]