Plants & Pillars

May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace.

PSALM 144:12

MEET PLANTS & PILLARS

Hey there, welcome to Plants & Pillars! This website is a place where we invite young people to come and visit, read, watch, learn, discuss and engage with us about God and life.

It’s also a place where you will be able read daily devotionals for yourself, find Bible Studies for your youth group, and see a calendar of youth events for all the Free Reformed Churches of North America (FRC).

We hope also that this will be a place where you will not only hear from us, but where you also put questions to us. Questions that maybe you don’t know who to ask, or that you are too embarrassed/shy/scared to ask, or maybe just a question about something that you just would like an answer to. You can anonymously post your question and we will send it to a minister in the FRC to answer, and we’ll post it back to this website.

We are excited to bring you Christian articles and videos from a Reformed perspective and worldview that are Bible-centered and God-glorifying.

JUMP INTO SOME ARTICLES!

Feb132019

Ask A Pastor: Why Do We Gather As A Church Twice For Worship On Sunday?

Ask a PastorBy Rev. Bartel Elshout Leave a comment

The Questions: I was talking to a friend about why I go to church twice a week, and why not once. My question is why go twice, why not once? Or even three times? I think we should WANT to go to church and learn so why not go more often? And why do some…

Feb62019

Ask A Pastor: Suicide and the Church?

Ask a PastorBy Rev. Jan Neels Leave a comment

Question #1: “What resources does the church have for those contemplating suicide?” Answer: If you turn to the dictionary the definition of suicide is: intentional killing of oneself. As Christians let’s biblically define the term ‘suicide.’ The 6th commandment is, “You shall not murder.” In the Heidelberg Catechism’s explanation we confess that included in this,…

Jan302019

Ask A Pastor: How Do I Know There Is A God?

Ask a PastorBy Rev. David Vanbrugge Leave a comment

Question: “How Do I Know There is a God?” Answer: As it is stated, this could be a question about the existence of God, or a question about human knowledge. Either way, these ideas have been discussed and debated throughout history, and a long description of religious and philosophical positions could be a possible response.…

Jan232019

Ask A Pastor: What About Christians and Tinder?

Ask a PastorBy Rev. Johnny Serafini Leave a comment

The Question “What about Christians and Tinder?” The Answer Tinder is an app that connects people for possible future relationships in a game-like fashion. In summary, you swipe through profiles, either to the right (in approval) or to the left (in disapproval), and immediately find out if anyone has approved you. It is often used…

Jan172019

Ask A Pastor: How Do I Find Joy in the Word of God?

Ask a PastorBy Rev. Tim Bergsma Leave a comment

Questions How do I find joy in the Word of God when reading it for school or morning devotions? I know it’s a habit I should develop by the Lords strength but how can I find JOY in His word and not count it as something I have to do. Hi there, I need to…

Jan92019

FRC Uniqueness?

ArticleBy Rev. Lawrence W. Bilkes Leave a comment

Question: “What makes the FRC unique among Reformed churches?” There is nothing, really, that makes us unique—if you mean that the FRC have some corner on the truth. Allow me to explain. 1. We do not have any unique privileges. We have the Scriptures and the Reformed confessions. We share this privilege with many. We…