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Public Library Pitfalls
Growing up forty years ago, my brothers, sisters, and I would often visit our local public library—especially during the summer months when we were not attending school. Usually, our parents were not with us during these visits as we lived within biking distance of the library. At that ...
The Life of Moses (8)
The Lord had spoken loudly to the king of Egypt, but the severe plagues had not brought him on his knees. The hail, the locusts, and the thick darkness that came upon the land had not caused him to surrender unto the Lord. Yes, it seemed for a little while, after the plague of the locu ...
Current Events
Needs in Ukraine (A Barnabas Fund Report)Words of thanks came from Ukraine after the quick and generous response of our supporters to our appeals on behalf those suffering. We are thrilled, grateful to God, and thankful for your donations of money and suppli ...
The Confession of Faith (31)
Last month we published something about the marks of the true church. In the churches around us, we found so much lacking that we must say of many of these that they have departed from the Word of God. This is a very serious offense, for the Lord Himself has said, “And if any man shall ...
Thirst
Dear Boys and Girls,Kadin pulled his hat further down over his ears and braced himself against the stinging wind. He peered over the fence into the water buckets. Each one was filled with a hard chunk of ice. Not a drop of water was to be seen anywhere. In the pen, th ...
Minutes of Classis Midwest Spring 2022 Meeting
An Office Bearers’ Conference was held on April 5 at 3:30 P.M. in the sanctuary of the Grand Rapids–Covell Avenue Church. The meeting was opened by Rev. H. Hofman with the singing of Psalter 348:4,5,6. He then read 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 and opened with prayer. The topic was by request ...
The Man Born Blind (4)
The means that are spoken of here are such as we would bypass for healing blind eyes. The eye, where this clay is applied, is the most sensitive part of the body. The clay has no nice smell like the anointing oil prescribed in Exodus 30:23-25. Yet, if we notice the hands that the clay ...
Grace Reigning in Election
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.” Accordingly, he finds fault with election as a mere system of arbitrary partiality and favoritism and tells us that if there be such a thing as total helplessness in man and sovereign election in God, then man is n ...
Paul’s Encouragement
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea” (Psalm 68:22). It is evident that Paul feared greatly on the way to Rome. The depths of the sea stared him in the face. Ah, who would not fear when all the Lord’s waves and billows g ...
What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?
It would be, I thought, a very good, indeed, a very necessary thing to place in our church paper this article that appeared in De Saambinder, the weekly church paper of the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands and North America. It was sent to the governmen ...
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