Mr. Wigger is a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of Hudsonville, Michigan. Mission Activities Rev. J. Mahtani, our churches’ missionary to Pittsburgh, PA, and the Fellowship there was scheduled to be heard on radio station WORD FM 101.5 in Pittsburgh on March 20 & 27. These two prerecorded interviews,…
Rev. Mahtani is eastern home missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches. Introduction In order that we might take seriously our calling to equip the saints, and thus explore areas where officebearers might help to equip God’s people to be busy in personal evangelism, I believe that we ourselves must be…
Mr. Minderhoud is a teacher in Covenant Christian High School and a member of Hope Protestant Reformed Church, Walker, Michigan. Thy spirit, O Lord, makes life to abound; The earth is renewed, and fruitful the ground; To God ascribe glory and wisdom and might, Let God in His creatures forever…
Rev. Dick is pastor of Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Standale, Michigan. Previous article in this series: March 1, 2005, p. 252. In the elegant books of creation we read, through the spectacles of Scripture, of sin and grace. We read some tsunami books in our last Grace Life article.…
Rev. VanBaren is a minister emeritus in the Protestant Reformed Churches. Sad events in the Reformed church world During the past number of years much has been made of the “right” of homosexuals to “marry” and receive the legal benefits of such union. One can understand why those…
For many years, the writings of Rev. C. Hanko appeared in the pages—countless pages—of the Standard Bearer. Rev. Hanko was appoined as a regular writer in 1935, and retained that post until 1990. In the years before the split of 1953, he was one of but a handful of ministers…
Prof. Decker is professor of Practical Theology in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. *Latin abbreviation of Verbi Dei Minister, “Minister of the Word of God” The Rev. Cornelius Hanko was born to Herman and Jennie (nee Burmania) Hanko on May 19, 1907 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received his heartfelt desire…
Tilting at Windmills? I fear that Herman Hanko’s article (“Charles Darwin and Evolutionism,” March 1, 2005) did not help to advance the cause of creationism. As he informs us, The fact of the matter is that we who believe in creation have an ironclad case that is unassailable. We…
The Protestant Reformed Churches need (indeed, all churches need) preachers. They need preachers soon. The need is till the end of time. For the pulpits in the congregations—one-fifth of them now vacant—and the mission fields, the churches pray to the Lord Christ, “Send pastors!” In the previous editorial (April 1,…
Rev. Miersma is a missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches, currently serving in Ghana, West Africa. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:32 Sir, we would see Jesus. This was the request of certain Greeks in the preceding context.…