
Yeddie’s First and Last Communion
Author Unknown A poor simple boy, who was supported by his parish in the Highlands of Scodand, passed his time in wandering from house to house. He was silent and peaceful and won the pity of all kind hearts. He had little power to converse ...

A Portion of an Application
Augustus Toplady (1740-1778) And yet, before this holy Lord God, every soul must one day stand. “We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ,” says the apostle, “that every one may receive according to the things he hath done in th ...

Curatorium Announcement
It is again time to announce the annual meeting of the Curatorium of our theological school. The meeting this year is scheduled to be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Rev. J. den Hoed hopes to preach a prayer service the preceding evening at the Be ...

Understanding Each Other (38)
Rev. P. Van Ruitenburg, Chilliwack, BC “When thou sittest in thine house” “And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkes ...

De Man der smarten
Waarlijk Hij heeft...! Het is als een openbaring over Jesaja gekomen. Christus heeft eens gezegd: “Die Geest zal het uit het Mijne nemen en u verkundigen.” Ja, het is de Heilige Geest, Die de lijdende en stervende Zaligmaker in het hart verklaart van zondaren en zondar-essen ...

Baptism and Rebaptism (1)
Rev. J.M.D. de Heer, Middleburg, the Netherlands Translated from De SaambinderWith great anticipation she had looked forward to it. Melinda could hardly wait for the fourth of September. Her parents had no prob ...

Two Fathers (4)
A true story retold by B.J. Bennink, originally translated from the Dutch Twee vaders gezocht engevonden by J. Banning With strangers When Frederick awoke the following morning, he was quite far from home. How bitterly he cried for his parents. Even though he ...

Jesus Walks on the Sea (Based on Matthew 14)
When the people had finished eating, Jesus told His disciples to get into a ship and go to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Then He sent away the multitude and went up to a mountain alone; there He spent many hours in prayer.Where were the disciples? They were in the ship in the middl ...

Letters to My Young Readers
LYDIA BLEEKER — If you look at our letters for this month, you can see that we have quite a few birthdays among us during the month of January, don’t we, Lydia? I hope you had a good birthday and that it made you pause a moment and ask the Lord to bless you in this coming year. Everything we have ...

The Suffering Savior in Gethsemane
Rev. J. den Hoed, Franklin Lakes, NJ The place mentioned in this text is well known. Each year as we pass through the Passion weeks, our attention is directed to the Garden of Gethsemane. It is at this place that the words are repeated which ...