They asked for colostomy bags.”“What?”“Colostomy bags. They have two cancer patients that need them, and she says there are none anywhere in Havana.” The “she” was Claudia, a young nurse, member of the Reformed Church in Cuba, and President of the Cuban Chapter of the Christian Nurses Association. City Seminary Board Member Jose Fabila was …
Remembering our Forefathers in the Faith Dear Friends,18 November is fast approaching as I write this newsletter in the midst of another outburst of international turmoil, the global consequences of which are not clear yet. The situation is threatening enough to bring us to a renewed focus on our ultimate hope, which is the coming …
The Northern Plains Classis rejoices with great thanksgiving over the installation of two ministers to our body.On Sunday evening, September 10th the Rev. Jimmy John Hall was installed as the pastor of Eureka, SD Reformed Church after the Rev. James Grossmann had left in March to assume the charge in Manitowoc, WI. Jimmy John returns …
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Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Ephesians 5:20). “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off …
Throughout His ministry, Jesus told the people to take up their crosses and to follow Him. In connection with this command, He also told the hearer to “deny himself.” What does this mean? How do we live this today? First of all, for Jesus to speak about crosses would have been very real to His …
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.’” (Psalm 91:1-2). Suffering, sickness, trials, tribulation, tears, and death are all part of this fallen world …
We are grateful to be part of a denomination which holds to covenantal inclusion of our children. We find assurance from the many texts of scripture revealing the care of our ever-faithful covenant God for our sons. In the fall of 2020, God chose to test our faith in a way that could be described …
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The Bible is many things, but people who read it seriously could not call it boring. Some chapters are repetitive or lists of names, but as a whole the Bible is quite dramatic. In the history it tells and the characters it portrays there’s a lot of excitement. But it also reveals the drama in …
Complaining has a very long history. Adam complained to God about giving Him Eve who gave Him of the forbidden tree (Gen 3:12). Complaining was characteristic of the children of Israel even though their covenant Lord God had delivered them out of bondage to their Egyptian slave masters as promised: I will take you as …
When Elner Streyle took Hulda Ziegler to the movie theater in Tripp back in 1947, who could have guessed what was to come? Now, 75 years later, the Menno couple is observing not one, not two, but three milestones, and — most importantly — a life that has been blessed. How do you measure a …
