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....
Forbidden Friendship
Is every person a child of God? Yes, say many ‘Christians’ and also, apparently, Pope Francis. In a recent message released January 6th, he...
Hermeneutical developments within the RCN
Lately we’ve been hearing a fair bit about the so-called ‘new hermeneutics’ in our Dutch sister churches, the RCN (GKv). Basically it’s a different...
Our times are in God’s hands
As we enter a new year we reminisce about the past and, in a world of increasing unbelief and revolution, wonder what the future holds....
“To reform or to wait – it’s a matter of faith” by Rev S de Marie
There are members of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (GKv - churches liberated in 1944) who continue to be concerned about the decline within...