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...
“Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”
"Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then many...
Sport and Play
We live in a country wherein, as in so many other countries, sport plays a prominent part. Its appeal is reflected in the broad...
‘Safe Schools’ program anything but safe
A few years ago the federal Labor government of Australia agreed to commit $8 million dollars to a ‘Safe Schools’ program aimed at preventing bullying...
Rev C Stam and Covenantal Education
When I read recently that Rev C Stam had been taken up out of this earthly life by the Father, I was reminded not...
Evangelical and Reformed Worship: What’s the Difference?
As evangelical services continue to attract young and even older members from Reformed congregations in which they were raised, it is well to ask,...
Sharia Law and Church Closures in Indonesia
Australia’s nearest neighbour, Indonesia, has a population more than ten times that of Australia, and almost 90% of it is Muslim. Is this a...
Sola Scriptura (7)
Sola Scriptura – Scripture alone – was the central struggle of the great sixteenth century Reformation when the Roman Catholic Church made Scripture dependent...
Competent to Counsel – a Response
In response to the book review on Jay E Adams' book Competent to Counsel (17/2/ 2016), I would like to make some comments.It is indeed...
Competent to Counsel
Recently I read Competent to Counsel by Jay E Adams. (It’s been around since the 1970s, so maybe you have a copy on your...
Never satisfied
In Australia we know how insatiable land and fire are. The land seldom seems to have enough water and the fire devours vegetation and...
Islam and Deception
The following article by Dr C van Dam shows how Muslims can tell blatant lies and do other things that appear to be contrary to...
Why Christians can’t trust psychology
We consist of a body and a soul, and belong with both, as we confess in LD 1, to our faithful savior Jesus Christ....