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Why Not Trust?
One of the questions we ask a lot as humans is why. There are so many different things we think to ask why about. What we should be...

Shawn Oudshoorn
May 15, 20192 min read


Worship! What Is It Really?
Definition of Worship What is worship? It is essentially doxology—a giving of glory, praise, honour, and homage to God. Worship is the...

Rev. Lawrence W. Bilkes
Apr 10, 20196 min read


Communication!
The prophet Amos speaks some striking words: “Can two walk together except they be agreed?” (Am. 3:3). You get the picture: in order for...

Rev. Lawrence J. Bilkes
Mar 6, 20195 min read


FRC Uniqueness?
Question: “What makes the FRC unique among Reformed churches?” There is nothing, really, that makes us unique—if you mean that the FRC...

Rev. Lawrence W. Bilkes
Jan 9, 20194 min read


What Is The Bible?
It is of great momentum that God speaks. Let that sink into our minds and hearts: God is a God who speaks. He spoke this world into...

Dr. Gerald Bilkes
Dec 20, 20186 min read


A Quick Modesty Checklist
All Christians are agreed that the Bible calls us to modesty. It’s hard though to find two who agree about what modesty means. Based on...

Dr. David Murray
Dec 12, 20181 min read


Young Love: What Are You Waiting For?
Editor’s note: In response to comments and feedback, the fifth point below has been edited by the author since the original posting. If...

Rev Jerrold Lewis
Nov 29, 20188 min read


Remembering the Basics
The front desk sends off a chorus of call bells noisily as a handful of nurses sit down to get report and research the patients assigned...

Phil Kenyon
Nov 15, 20183 min read


The End
Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “I’m pre-mil, or post-mil, or a-mil.” You shrug it off and think, “That’s all Greek to me!” It actually...

Rev. Maarten Kuivenhoven
Oct 10, 20183 min read


Why Give Thanks?
Psalm 100:4-5: “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the...

Rev. Tim Bergsma
Oct 4, 20184 min read


Are You Listening? (A Poem)
Matthew 13:9, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!“ Did you hear the angels sing? Of Christ the Lord the newborn king? My Saviour gave...

Art Burggraaf
Sep 1, 20181 min read


Change and What it Says About God
I strongly dislike change. I am most happy when things stay the same, and I can stay in my comfort zone. When things change in my life, I...

Abby Tolsma
Aug 29, 20183 min read


How is Your Vision?
This week I made the yearly trip to the optometrist to get my eye health checked out. Unfortunately, I needed to increase the power of my...

Scott Dekorte
Jul 13, 20183 min read


Pray!
Let’s face it, we have been going through life and it all seems to be going pretty well. Then something happens; whether a friend tells...

Shawn Oudshoorn
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Christian Philosophy? (6)
HOW SHOULD I LIVE? Does it matter how I live? This is the philosophical question of ethics, which is said to be “the search for the...

Rev. David Vanbrugge
Jun 27, 20183 min read


Christian Philosophy? (5)
WHAT AM I? Am I purely biological? Am I body and mind? Am I a soul captured by some dust? Am I the same person as I was ten years ago,...

Rev. David Vanbrugge
Jun 25, 20184 min read


Christian Philosophy? (4)
UNDERSTANDING THE CHRIST-CENTERED METAPHYSICS OF COLOSSIANS What is real? Nothing? Perceptions? Material things? The eternal? The...

Rev. David Vanbrugge
Jun 20, 20184 min read


A Call to Modesty in Dress
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published a couple of years ago in our FRC denominational magazine, “The Messenger.” It was...

Joni Bouma & Corrie Nevin
Jun 18, 20187 min read


A Father’s Love
My daughter in love Life covered in roses Sweet fluttering heart fooled By this one who proposes No Genuine spirit To be found in the lad...

Art Burggraaf
Jun 15, 20181 min read


Christian Philosophy? (3)
UNDERSTANDING THE CHRIST-CENTERED EPISTEMOLOGY OF COLOSSIANS “How do I know?” is usually called the epistemological question....

Rev. David Vanbrugge
Jun 13, 20184 min read
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