These two articles are about Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood, jihad, militant Islam, Sayyid Qutb and human freedom.

This article is about Islamic law and the terrifying global implications of Islamic law.

This article is about the Insider movement, and mission approach to the Islam.

These articles are about the common ground between Islam and Christianity. It also discusses the Open Letter 2007 and Islam's view of freedom of religion.

What characterizes a reformed teacher? His love for God, His word, reformed confessions, children and learning. This is the love a reformed teacher brings in Reformed education. 

What role did the church play in the colonialism of Africa? This article explains the fight for freedom from colonial power, the rise of nationalism and the role of the church.

Were missionaries colonizers of Africa? This article looks at the impact of colonialism in Africa and the role of mission work. 

It is not getting any easier for us to live as Christians in the midst of a world that is no friend to grace. In the workaday world sin surrounds us and temptations bombard us from every direction. The challenges seemingly become stronger each day as we seek to take up our tasks in society as Christians. In the church, whether we be street-smart veterans with years of experience, or wet-behind-the-ears novices looking to the future wondering which path to take in the service of God, we must continually place ourselves before the question: How should we then live?

What is a "classis" really? Briefly summarized, "In Reformed church polity a classis is an official assembly of those delegated by neighboring churches to discharge ecclesiastical affairs which could not be properly and effectively settled in the local congre­gation." And now for every thoughtful Reformed believer the questions soon begin to multiply.

The purpose of the sermon is not a devotional or inspirational pep talk; nor is it a course in theology or an autobiographical account of the preacher's life and times. It is not a moral lesson in how to be good, nor is it a practical seminar on how to have a happy life. The purpose of the sermon is neither personal self-improvement nor national salvation, but to preach Christ and him crucified. But will that be perceived as relevant, with so many practical problems in our troubled world? Won't they consider such a message impractical and even foolish?

What role should the church play in the development of Africa? This article explains the African worldview and the impact it has for Christian development.

How should the moral law be preached? This article looks at the view of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and the Puritans on preaching the moral law. 

What are Genevan Tunes? What is their origin and purpose? 

Colossians 1:26-28 is a relevant text for explain what preaching is. It explains the content, purpose, method, and audience of preaching.

Adoption is an act of God’s grace in making you His child. This article explains that adoption comes with privileges rooted in the work of the Trinity. There are six privileges of adoption explained together with obligations and duties of adoption. 

When a ball gets involved in anything, emotions easily run high. Some Christian parents get fired up on behalf of their Little Leaguers, while oth­ers get spiritually stressed out at the very thought of competition. Is athletic competition right or wrong in itself? We must never forget that the Bible alone determines the boundaries of sin. Not once in Scripture is there a hint that athletic competition should be considered as immoral or sinful.

What happens when sin is turned into a disease? This article answers this question by looking at what happened to the seven deadly sins – lust, gluttony, anger, envy, sloth, and pride. 

All of us need to cultivate the discipline of limiting our assertions of what we "really know" to that which God's word — both his written word and the word which he reveals through his creation clearly expresses. I know even that doesn't settle every debate. But it does get us headed toward clarity, and away from false assumptions

Expository preaching must be faithful to scripture, fine-tuned, focuses, fixed and filled. What does it mean? 

Sermon-listening is something which every believer must not lose. Has the visual age we live in affected how we listen to sermons? This article evaluates how listening to preaching is affected by TV-watching and what the church can do about it.

What is forgiveness? How should we view it? God did not tell us about forgiveness He demonstrated forgiveness. This article looks at biblical stories that demonstrates forgiveness. Here focus is on Genesis 50:15-21 about Joseph and his brothers. 

Did the Old Testament speak about the resurrection of Jesus Christ? This article traces footprints of Christ’s resurrection in the Old Testament.

Which bible translation to use? Looking at different English bible translations, this article evaluates their strength and weaknesses and shows how one can find a better way in using bible translations. 

Christians are called to exercise stewardship in all areas of life, including time. How do you become a steward of time? The article explains that the problem is not time management but self-management. 

Should the language of old English hymns be change? Should the church today in her hymnal language use Thee and Thou? This article gives seven reasons for keeping these personal pronouns

What is Islam? What does a Muslim believe? How do we evangelise Muslims? 

What should the church’s answer be to the call to embrace homosexuality. The church has only one answer. No! The article explains why the church should say now and how she should minister to those struggling with homosexual temptations. 

The lyrics of the hymn "By Grace Alone"

Of what size ought a classis to be, in order that its assigned responsibility may be discharged effi­ciently and fruitfully for the welfare of one and all? No Reformed church, to the best of my knowledge, has ever decided on this. Always it was left to a classis to determine if, when and how it should be "divided" into two or more such assemblies, with synodical approval ordinarily given. After all, area congregations know their own needs best.

The start of a college year, much like the Christian life itself, always presents the college community with an opportunity and a challenge: an opportunity to make a fresh start in a new endeavour (which is especially true of new students); and a challenge to pursue the path which leads to the high calling we have in our Lord Jesus Christ. In short, our Lord calls us to pursue the path of excellence

In what can best be described as the gift of prophecy operating within the Reformed faith, Herman Bavinck, writing in (of all places!) the Methodist Review of November, 1901, "prophesied":

The topic of premarital sex is too often a taboo subject in our Christian circles because it isn't easy to speak of or read about. It also isn't spoken of enough from a practical point of view. I am hearing far more often than ever of young, unmarried Christian couples engaging in premarital sex. God is not just keeping us from having fun. He has good reasons for telling us not to have sex before marriage. I know this because I've learned the hard way.

Is the church year (or liturgical calendar) biblical? The answer to this question depends on what is meant by "liturgical calendar" and what is meant by "biblical."

In popular thinking, all of these unfortunate distinctions that easily arise from the very way our Bibles are arranged usually become — if we don't think carefully — spiritually fatal separations. Grace is separated from law, faith from works, the work of the Father from that of the Spirit, external form from internal intention. Among the earliest thinkers in church history who fell into this error was Marcion (2nd century). He taught that the OT came from the God of the Jews, who was also Creator and Lawgiver.

We hunger for sermons that throb with our Father's heartbeat. His pulsating heartbeat we have felt and heard in His very flesh-born Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Since Pentecost, their energizing Spirit now pumps divine life through the church (and thereby through individual believers); their Spirit regulates the rhythm of our own hearts, purges our impurities, strengthens weak members for the work of faith-obedience.

"How can I find a church where I will hear Christ preached from his Word, without all the fluff and distractions?" That is a question I have asked myself on many occasions. It is easy to understand the concern and even frustration that accompanies the search for the right place to worship. First, as with product labels, it is important to recognize what church labels mean and don't mean.

Divine miracles are worked in both the Old and the New Testament to accomplish healing. Some of these miracles use physical means, while others do not use any physical means at all. Some miracles are accomplished by speaking the word, a word that the LORD empowers to accomplish the restoration of body and soul. In such miracles of healing in the Bible, we are given both an insight into the marvels of the age to come as well as the experience of tasting the powers of that same age.

The words used in the Old and New Testaments to describe conversion are words that involve reorientation and redirection. They point to turning around and thinking in a new way. Conversion is like doing a 180degree reversal: a person is traveling in one direction, but then he turns around and goes in the opposite direction.

As we continue developing a biblically Reformed perspective on preaching, it may be useful to expose several common cultural expectations about preachers that surely influence Christ's church in North America. One of the most pervasive views about why we need preachers says: We'll always need preachers for their "golf course effect."

A Bible passage qualifies as a preaching text only if it is a thought unit, if it communicates a unified message. A sermon based on assorted verses throughout Scripture, strung together because they happen to share words or phrases about 'suffering' or 'mothers,' for example, generally lifts these verses out of their God-given, inspired, canonical contexts.

In the face of death, in the struggles of life, our faith still seeks understanding when we cry: "Lord if only?" Go with your questions to the passionate, powerful Saviour, resting in the fact that even when it seems He doesn't answer, He is working for our good that the Father may be glorified.

Jesus knows His sheep. We're taken back to the image of the shepherd coming into the sheepfold early in the morning to rouse his sheep and lead them out to pasture. Immediately they know his voice, and he calls them all by name. Christ knows His sheep well. He knows their weaknesses, their struggles and their fears.

So it with Christ as our door. The blessing we enjoy is not such that we are now locked up in our little cor­ners, cramped and quartered, muttering "I can't do this, I can't do that..." Through Christ, our door, we go in, and we go out and we say this is the life! The life in Christ is the life of perfect freedom, life as it was meant to be lived, in fellowship with God in Him.

Jesus uses the occasion to, confront them about what it is they're looking for, and takes the opportunity to reveal more about Himself. Jesus wasn't into the numbers game. Think about it: He had them eating out of His hand, hanging on His every word, following Him from pulpit to pulpit, and then He scares them away by preaching a sermon about the cross and election.

Is heaven real? The promise of the New Jerusalem points to the reality of the new community God is forming to inhabit the city. This speaks about the reality of heaven. H

Is heaven real? The promise of the restoration of paradise and the abolishment of sin points to the reality of heaven. 

How should Christian think about ageing in a culture that wants to remain young? This article explains the challenge of old age, the opportunities of aging and preparing for death in old age. 

What should be the Christian view of horoscopes? Following horoscopes is putting your trust in creation not in the Creator. Why do people still follow them? 

John in His gospel records the seven I am statements of Christ. These statements tell us something about the identity of Jesus. This article looks at the sixth one – I am the way the truth, and the life, based on John 14:6. 

John in His gospel records the seven I am statements of Christ. These statements tell us something about the identity of Jesus. This article looks at the seventh one – I am the true vine, based on John 15:1.

John in His gospel records the seven I am statements of Christ. These statements tell us something about the identity of Jesus. This article looks at the second one – I am the light of the world, based on John 8:12. 

How should Christians respond to the growth of neopaganism and its promotion of witchcraft? This article defines neopaganism, looks at the way it is promoted and it gives s Christian response. 

Is heaven real? The Lord’s Supper is a reminder of the reality of heaven, it gives us a foretaste of what is coming.

It is only in Christ that complete joy can be found. How? This article explains two things: Jesus is the source of joy and his joy can be shared. 

One major objective of this discussion of the congregation's role in preaching is to clarify expectations about the sermon, so that pew meets pulpit each Sunday. As stated last time, surely the pulpit's high view of preaching should be matched with the pew's high view of listening.

The sermon belongs to the church's worship. If we are unaware of what we should be hearing from the pulpit, if we are vague about what sermons are supposed to "do," then God will be robbed of sincere and glo­rifying worship. We dare not do anything in our worship out of ignorance. Ignorance in the pew about the preaching of the pulpit is nothing less than superstitious worship, an abomination to the Lord.

Listening to sermons is a topic which must be addressed in the church. Why? Because God chose preaching to be a means which He uses to administer grace. What does this mean for the church and how does this relate to personal witnessing? 

Can a revival of morals be done without the gospel? This article evaluates the Promise Keepers movement highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the movement.

Is the appeal to contemporary worship a revival of church worship? This article looks at how revivalism impacted church music. 

What does it mean to be an evangelical? This article looks at the history of the word evangelical and evangelicalism. What should you think when you hear these words? 

The times we live in present a great opportunity for being a reformed Christian. Why? There are two issues which presents the opportunity for the reformed church: lack of gospel clarity and family issues. How? The article explains…

Hell is a real and permanent place reserved for the unregenerate at enmity with God. Is this a biblical teaching? This article examines the claims of universalism and the biblical teaching about hell. 

Is heaven real? No one can imagine how heaven is like. It is totally other, and this is the strength for Christians

Is heaven real? The promise of the new earth and new heaven is a reality which points to the truth of heaven. 

Is heaven real? The church lives with a real expectation of Christ’s return. This expectation of the return of Christ attest to the reality of heaven. 

Is heaven real? The reality with which the bible speaks about our heavenly rewards, should motivate Christians to greater obedience. How? T

Is heaven real? The expectation of the resurrection speaks about the reality of heaven. 

One thing that cannot be denied about education is that there is no neutral ground in education. So, who is writing the curriculum of your child’s education? The fact that education is shaped by a worldview should make Christians think about Christian education because of it antithesis nature. 

At the tender age of eighteen, Henry, son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, became Henry VIII, king of England. The year was 1509. Henry, a rather obstinate young man, succeeded his father to the throne and married Catherine of Aragon, his dead brother's widow. Autocratic, egotistic and pleasure-seeking, Henry had been raised as a Roman Catholic and was content to remain a true son of that church — content, that is, until he bumped his self-seeking nose against that of the pope. The pope, Leo X, forbade him something you see, and that something was a divorce.

Is the third wave a revival brought by the Holy Spirit? This article evaluates the claims of the laughing revival and baptism of the Holy Spirit. 

Jonathan Edwards was used by God in bringing the great awakening which brought revival in England. This article looks at the strengths and weaknesses of this historical event and how this still has impact of the church.

How should Christians answer the call for a revival? This article explains how the church moved from revival to revivalism. Revivalism is rooted not in God but in man. How? The article explains the historical development and offers four questions to ask when thinking about a revival.

Jesus is called the firstborn of all creation. What does it mean? This article looks at the significance of firstborn in the bible and points to how this relates to Christ. 

Is heaven real? Will we recognize each other in heaven? The biblical language about heaven points to the reality that we will be able to recognize one another in heaven. 

Is heaven real? Heaven is real because it is the only place where man can be what he was created to be – to glorify and enjoy God. Therefore, Christians can look forward to it. 

Is heaven real? Every Sunday Christians are of the reality of heaven. It is a promise of the Sabbath rest. How? 

How can Christians take part in bringing cultural change? This article suggests three things that Christians can do to bring cultural transformation rooted in a worldview. 

The coming of the Holy Spirit in Pentecost brought with it the spread of the gospel. This article explains the link of Pentecost to the preaching of the gospel. It also gives a record of the apostles and areas they reached with the gospel.

What did the ascension mean to Jesus? This question if important because they ascension of Jesus meant that he going back to the Father’s house. This filled Him with joy, it ought to fill you with joy too. 

How can you describe preaching? In the bible preaching is described as heralding. It is bringing the message of the King to his people. Therefore, a preacher must always be able to read two books for preaching to be effective. 

These are the two sides of the baptismal coin: on one side the waters are invit­ing and on the other they are threatening. The former depicts the covenant promise of forgiveness; the latter demonstrates the covenant threat of judgment. In what follows, we will peer down the corridors of redemptive history to examine the Flood and the Red Sea — two Old Testament events which New Testament apostles use to present the waters of Christian baptism in the threatening sense.

Since elders are not directly involved in sermon preparation, and in most cases have not received formal theological train­ing, it can be asked whether they are able to truly supervise the preaching. The answer is a wholehearted "Yes!" if and when they themselves submit to God's Word; if and when they acquaint themselves more and more with the Scriptures; or ­as the form for their ordination says — when they train them­selves in godliness and diligently search the Scriptures. The answer is "Yes!" if and when they prayerfully rely on the promises the Lord gives them for their office.

The great commission is the call to make disciples. Based on Matthew 28:18-20 this article explains that discipleship is made by going to the nations, baptising them, and teaching them. 

It is said that today we are deep in a Culture War. But culture is nothing other than religion externalized and made explicit. What we are experiencing today is not a war of cultures, but the for­mal adoption, the outworking of a different religion, a religion that had long ago won the hearts and minds of a people. The real battle — the battle for the soul of Western Civilization, the battle between Christianity and Evolutionary, Egalitar­ian Humanism — was over and won in the 60's. The rest is formality: implementation and clean-up.

What is man? Atheism based on evolution has its answers. This article evaluates the consequences of the answer from an evolutionistic worldview. It shows that only the biblical account of man being created in God’s image is what makes sense to the reality of man’s identity, value of man and purpose of man. 

How should Christians respond towards gambling? This article explains the types of gamblers, the role of the government, gambling and the economy, gambling and development, and it gives a Christian reflection.

"God has no grandchildren." That statement, attributed to Billy Graham, was a maxim I well remember from my youth. To this day, I have a great appreciation for the Baptist emphasis on the importance of one's personal relationship to God in Christ, and now that I run in predominantly paedobaptist (infant-baptism) circles, I see the biblical wisdom in the evangelist's words.

Is infant baptism biblical? This article gives seven reasons why paedo-baptism is biblical. 

Sacraments are means of grace, therefore they are essential to your spiritual growth. How? This article explains how the Lord’s supper is related to your spiritual growth.

Sacraments are means of grace, therefore they are essential to your spiritual growth. How? This article explains how baptism is related to your spiritual growth. 

Reforming church service, how you do this? This article explains that there are seven guidelines which must shape the liturgy of the church. 

Reforming church music, is it needed? It is needed because worship of God should be shape by the content of scripture. This article looks at how the impact of the second great awakening and revivalism changed the focus of worship from God to man. 

How does the resurrection of Christ relates to first fruits? This article explains that the Old Testament first fruits pointed to Christ and finds in completion in Christ’s work. 

How can the church improve her singing? Looking at congregational singing during worship service, this article explains the role of the pastor, organist, and congregation. It makes a call that they all have a role to play in improving church singing. 

The revolution of the 60s had a great impact not only on society but also on the church. How? This article explains how the revolution impacted the church and changed how the church does ministry.

How do you know that you are saved? The ques­tion comes up in many ways and in many settings. As you study theology, you wonder if you are really among God's elect. When suffering comes, you won­der if God is really your loving Father. When prayer is a struggle and Bible reading a chore, you wonder whether your faith is genuine. And when you hear God's law, when you think about your sin, when you fall time and again into the same sin, you wonder: "Does God love me? Are my sins forgiven? How can I know for sure?"

Is heaven real? The reality of heavenly fellowship attests to the reality of heaven

Is heaven real? The reality of angels attests to the reality of heaven.