Continual Conversion
Recently I heard a sermon of the late Prof. B Holwerda on Lord’s Day 33 of the Heidelberg Catechism, a sermon about conversion or repentance....
Immediately with Christ in Paradise
One can be full of life one minute and dead the next. A traffic accident, a terrorist attack, heart failure, etc., can snuff out...
True liberty
...so that you do not do the things that you wish (Galatians 5:17c).When I am big I can do what I want. That’s what...
Rejoice Always
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4.4)
At a recent funeral service of a brother in the Lord, Rev A...
Of Offenses and Woes
“Woe to the world because of offenses!” (Matthew 18:7)
An ordinary day. The sun shining. A little child standing nearby. Jesus talking about the kingdom...
Christ’s Seven Letters for Office Bearers (Revelation 2-3)
This week the Free Reformed Church in Kelmscott hosted a conference for “past, present and future” office bearers of Free Reformed Churches in Kelmscott...
CanRC synod – Rev Batteau’s address and Rev Janssen’s response
The General Synod of our Canadian sister churches (CanRC) is presently being held in Dunnville, Ontario. As is common practice, one of the delegates...
Misusing Matthew 18
“Have you followed the way of Matthew 18?” That question has stopped a number of people in their tracks. Someone approaches a person in...
Ascension
The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty... The floods lift up their waves. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters... (Psalm...
Two Types of Reformed?
It is a wonderful privilege, by God’s grace, to be reformed. But can there be two types of reformed people, the one faithful to...
In Search of a Label
Recently a Dutch friend sent me a news article showing that the bond of reformed schools of our Dutch sister churches (RCN/GKv) is in...
Preserving a Family Tradition[i]
“When I was a boy in my father’s house … he taught me and said, ‘Lay hold of my words with all your heart,...
Obadiah’s encouragement for us today
Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament but continues to encourage God’s people in the ongoing warfare Satan and his followers wage...
Resurrection – Christ’s and ours
“But each one in his own order: Christ the first-fruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming” (1 Corinthians 15:23).
Rev C Bouwman began...