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Mr. Hilton is principal/teacher in the Free Christian School of Edgerton, MN.

Mr. Hilton is principal and a teacher at the Free Christian School of Edgerton, Minnesota. This article was originally intended by the author for the “Letters” column. Because of its length and worth, we publish it as a contribution. For the benefit of all our readers, we give the “form” referred to by Mr. Hilton, the questions asked at the ceremony of public confession of faith in the Protestant Reformed Churches, in full. Public Confession of Faith   (Before or after the sermon, the minister requests those who intend to make public confession of their faith to arise and to...

I wish to express my viewpoint concerning your recent editorial “Sanctified Sarcasm” (April 1, 2010, p. 293). First, though, please know I treasure the Standard Bearer. Also please know I highly commend Rev. Koole for his many fine articles, in which he displays his sanctified desire, dedication, and courage to “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints (Jude 3). My dictionary describes sarcasm as “a taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark.” Being sarcastic is described as “using, or fond of using, sarcasm.” The dictionary says, “‘sarcastic’ implies intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled...