
The Song of a New Heart (3)
“And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD.” There is no doubt that this refers to all that has gone before. There the prophet said, “I will praise Thee: though Thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away…Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the ...

Current Events
How Are the Churches in Ukraine and Russia Responding to the War?75% of Russians and 60% of Ukrainians profess to be Orthodox Christians. The war is driving a wedge into the Orthodox Church. The patriarch, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has been silent ...

The Confession of Faith (29)
In Article 28 it is written that every one is bound to join himself to the true church. The church is the holy congregation of true Christian believers, but which is the true church? This important question is answered in the article which we now consider. It begins: “We believe that w ...

God Uses Two Women to Save Israel
Again, the country of Israel had been invaded by enemies!Ehud had saved the Israelites from the Moabites, and then a man named Shamgar had saved them from the Philistines, but it was not long before the Israelites again had forgotten the God of their fathers. So once ...

Take Heed
Dear Boys and Girls,My son came skidding down the snowy hill, gaining momentum quickly. I ran to intercept him. “You’re going to end up off the rocks and into the woods!”My little boy only giggled.“You have to roll off the sled befo ...

Letters to My Young Readers
Welcome to our new members: Melissa VanDerWeerd, Allison Ekema, Trig Kelderman, Lane Harris, Adriel Groeneweg, Jaron Dejager, Gerard VanDeuveren, Amara Dekker, John Wynia, and Adalyn & Sophia Vande Waerdt. ...

Ministerial Calls
Extended:To Rev. A.T. Huijser of Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, by the congregation of Kalamazoo, Michigan.To Rev M.T. Al-Chalabi of Brakel, the Netherlands, by the congregation of Lethbridge, Alberta.To Rev. A.H. Verhoef of ...

Obituaries
KOEDAM, Josephine (Josie, nee Vanden Brink) – Age 89, March 10, 2022; Rock Valley, Iowa; Husband – Everett (deceased); Children – Howard & Wanita, Paul & Jackie, Denise & Tim Koenen; 10 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; In-laws – Henrietta ...

New from Bible Truth Books
Great is Thy Faithfulness—The History of the Lansing, IL Congregation—Many histories of congregations are in print today. A congregation may have been preserved for fifty, or one hundred fifty years, but the value of a church is not the size of the building, the ...

Young Adult/Post High School Youth Camp, Northern Michigan
August 18-20, 2022A three-day/two-night trip to northern Michigan is being planned, the Lord willing, by a Grand Rapids’ committee under the oversight of the Beckwith consistory. We are planning to stay in a beautiful lodge located in Boyne Falls, Michigan. ...