Volu 102 Issue 07

…Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain—Proverbs 30:8, 9 Agur asks the Lord for food that will be convenient for him. What does that mean? An answer to this question is possible, provided we are willing to be led by God’s evaluation of things and relationships. And certainly this is not unseemly, if we remember that this God is our GOD, who created us. Therefore...

INTRODUCTION Last time we focused on John Calvin’s important sermon on Deuteronomy 22:5 (the Bible’s condemnation of cross-dressing). In that sermon Calvin had important things to say that apply to transgender behavior and transgender activism in the church. Among many other important points Calvin made, one was that the ninth commandment demands honesty in clothing. Therefore, a person must not use his clothing to lie to others about the sex and gender he has been created by God to be. Does that same ninth commandment have anything to say to the rest of us about how we dress? What does...

Previous article in this series: October 1, 2025, p. 10   Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will see thee as a gazingstock. And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?— Nahum 3:5-7 Nahum 3:5-7...

Steam blasts from his flared nostrils in the early morning cool. Hooves scrape dirt as he paws the ground impatiently. Thunder rolls as heavily muscled bodies rush across the field, fletched arrows rattling at their sides, riders holding fast to spear and shield. Trumpets blast amid the clash of battle noises, yet the horse “mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword…. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting” (Job 39:19-25). The heaviness and sheer power of the horse...

INTRODUCTION Significant amounts of time, sweat, thought, finances, and patient work has been and continues to be expended by many Protestant and evangelical churches in foreign missions. Much effort is devoted, for example, to the area of Bible translations throughout the world into many languages that still do not have faithful translations. Along with that, much work is done to bring the Word to those who have not heard the gospel in their recent generations and who dwell in the bondage of idolatry, a cult, the occult, or a world religion. What is of concern in this article are the...

Let’s begin with a question: how much have you carefully thought about being a good asker of questions? This is a worthwhile matter to ponder, considering that being a good question asker is evidence of wisdom and spiritual strength. The Lord makes it very clear that the wise young man or woman is “quick to hear, slow to speak” (Jam. 1:19). What encourages both attentive listening and wise communication is being conscious of asking thoughtful questions. Why do we ask questions? On the surface, the purpose may seem obvious: to gain information that is unknown. In our everyday lives, this...

A mark of a healthy church is when members care well for one another in the love of Christ. In such a church the members build genuine, God-honoring relationships to provoke one another unto love and good works (Heb. 10:24) and to comfort one another by the comfort wherewith they have been comforted of God (2 Cor. 1:4). They do this because they love God and love the other members of the church. They want to use their experiences of God’s grace in their lives to encourage and help others in their suffering and sin struggles. If you are a...

U.S. Supreme Court poised to strike down the laws of 27 states prohibiting Christian counselors from advising gender transitioning minor patients to instead affirm their biological sex in accordance with biblical perspectives of sex and gender   member of Cornerstone PRC in Dyer, Indiana, is a practicing attorney   STATUTORY PROHIBITION OF CONVERSION THERAPY In the last two decades there has existed an ideological warfare over counseling goals for children who express so-called gender confusion or gender dysphoria, which has been defined as the alleged unease, discomfort, or distress some children feel about their biological sex, leading them to supposedly...

members of Faith PRC in Jenison, Michigan Previous article in this series: February 2026, p. 186.   INTRODUCTION In our first article, we described a biblical approach to engaging with artificial intelligence (AI) based on the three-fold theme of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Together these concepts provide a helpful framework for thinking about any new technology we might encounter in our world. We also covered the knowledge component of this framework by defining what AI is, how it came into existence, and how it works functionally. In this article, we will cover the themes of understanding and wisdom in relation...