
Even to Hoary Hairs Will I Carry You
Dear Lord, regard Thy aged worm,
Whose glass is near run out;
O shine into his needy soul,
And scatter every doubt.This poor frail tenement of clay,
Must soon be taken down.
Lord, hast Thou, through
Thy bounteous grace, Laid up for me a crown?I find I never c ...

Letters to My Young Readers
ADRIENNE & BEREKET ENGELSMA — Thank you very much for your pictures, Adrienne and Bereket. It is nice to he able to put a face to a name, and I was so happy to receive them. Thanks for your answers, as well; I hope you will enjoy this month’s quiz.CORINNA STUBBE — Thanks for your two l ...

Going to Church (43)
Rev. P. Van Ruitenburg, Chilliwack, BC Proper Clothing When Attending Church The Jews started the preparation for the Sabbath at 3 P.M. on Friday. At that time special lamps were lit, they began the preparatio ...

Faith and Assurance (4)
Rev. J.J. van Eckeveld, Zeist, the Netherlands In the previous article we saw that the men of the Second Reformation differentiated between the essence and quintessence of faith. In the essence of faith we already find assurance. At the mome ...

News & Announcements
Church News MINISTERIAL CALLS Accepted: Rev. G.J. Baan of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to the congregation of Vlissingen, the Netherlands.Rev. A. Brugge of Ede, the Netherlands, to th ...

The Remarkable and Wondrous Leadings of the Lord in the Life of the Late Rev. G. Van Reenen (2)
Translated from “Leven en werk van Ds. G. van Reenen”, A. Bel, Den Hertog, Houten, the Netherlands, 1987 As I wrote, I had a blessed day in that simple little church and among those plain people. I did not have the faintest idea that in a mere t ...

Jonah (6)
Rev. C. Vogelaar, Covell Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI Jonah was spared, and this was a wonder of God’s grace and faithfulness. Jonah has spoken of this wonder, the wonder of free grace and undeserved mercy. Salvation is of the Lord, the faithful ...

De kornende Verlosser
Rev. R. Bogaard (1921-2013) De profeet Jesaja leefde in een donkere tijd. Het volk bevindt zich in nood. Want, zo zegt Jesaja, “Zie, de hand des Heeren is niet verkort, dat zij niet zou kunnen verlossen; en Zijn oor is niet zwaar geworden da ...

Do Not Cut It Down Yet
Rev. P. Van Ruitenburg, Chilliwack, BC In a vineyard We note a fig tree in a vineyard. That may seem strange, but it is not. It means that the fig tree is receiving all the care which is needed, that it was pl ...

The Twin Brothers (6)
Translated from De vriend van oud en jong (The Friend of Old and Young)“When the captain had entered my cell, he asked me what the reason was that there had been such a change in my life, where before I had been known as such a wild and uncou ...