If the foundations are destroyed … (Psalm 11:3)
There are times when, confronted with news of antichristian hate and oppression, we are greatly dismayed and inclined to echo the despair David’s friends...
“The Politics of Sex Education” by Dr C Van Dam
The Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne, is imposing a revised sex education course on the province’s schools. Happily there has been a groundswell of opposition....
“The Heart of the Gospel – rediscovered, or lost?” by S de Marie
In 2012 the well-known Anglican theologian NT (Tom) Wright wrote a book titled How God became King with as subtitle ‘The core of the gospel...
“Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin” by J Numan
I recently heard a sermon by Rev M Retief on Daniel 5 which is very pertinent to the time in which we live. Daniel...
“The Mosque and Terror” by Dr Cornelis Van Dam
The instances when a Muslim murders non-Muslims are adding up. Most recently at the time of writing, four American marines were killed in Chattanooga,...
“Two Decisions” by T L Bruinius
General Synod of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) met at Baldivis from 22 June to 1 July 2015. For our churches ...
“North Korea’s Christians Continue to Suffer” by Dr Cornelis Van Dam
The suffering North Korean Christians endure defies one’s imagination. We are simply unable to fully comprehend what these believers go through. The All Party...
The push for ‘gay marriage’ and the role of government
‘Gay marriage’ has received prime space in much of Australian secular media lately. That will no doubt please the pro-homosexual lobbyists who reason that...
FRCA’s 2015 Synod decision on the RCNZ
Synod Baldivis 2015 of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) decided to offer a sister church relationship to the Reformed Churches of New...
Sola Scriptura (4) by Rev R M Retief
The Bible is God’s WordThere are still many theologians who will acknowledge, at least in a first encounter, that the Bible is God’s Word. ...
The President Killed My Son (or How Spanking Saved Him) by Rev Ken Wieske
Under Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff children now have a “right to be educated without the use of corporal punishment.” That means no spanking. Our...
Sola Scriptura 3
Hermeneutics and epistemologyThere is such a thing as Reformed epistemology (study of knowledge). We believe that God, who is the truth, has revealed the...
Observations on FRCA Synod Baldivis in Coming to a Decision on the RCN
In their report to Synod Baldivis 2015, Deputies for Sister Relations submitted two alternative recommendations in relation to the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands...
“In Loco Parentis – Covenantal Schools in Action” by Russel Dijkstra
Parents who send their children to schools providing reformed education have, over the decades, understood that teachers at these schools operate “in loco parentis”...
“Covenantal Education” by Rev Clarence Stam
What follows is a speech Rev Clarence Stam held on Professional Development Day to Canadian Reformed principals in Burlington, Canada, 26th January 1979. It...