Bert Moritz & Pieter Stok. Trowel & Sword Revisited, September 5, 2023. Preamble: It has been a year since TSR’s first post, “Building A New Nation” was published on Oct. 2, last year. A month earlier we had launched our website with the article below. The original idea, conceived several years earlier, was to reviveContinue reading “A Short History”
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Dr. Billy Graham Came, Preached and Went… What Now?
Dr. K. Runia. Trowel & Sword, April 1959 Preamble: After all the hopes, doubts and even scepticism expressed by various writers in T&S in the previous months leading up to the Billy Graham Crusade, Dr. Runia’s assessment and hopes make for interesting reading. No doubt many others had varying opinions of the success or otherwiseContinue reading “Dr. Billy Graham Came, Preached and Went… What Now?”
Shall We Co-operate With Dr. Billy Graham. (Question Box)
J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword, September 1958. Preamble: Following on from last week’s article from Rev. van Groningen we have a second article, from Rev. J.W. Deenick regarding the visit by Dr. Graham. He is responding to a question from an unnamed subscriber who asks what to many would appear to be a reasonable question.Continue reading “Shall We Co-operate With Dr. Billy Graham. (Question Box)”
The Billy Graham Crusade – What Shall Our Attitude Be?
Rev. G. Van Groningen. Trowel & Sword, November 1958 Preamble: Consider the context. A mere seven years previously, Calvinist migrants from the Netherlands had established the Reformed Churches of Australia as they had not been satisfied with any of the existing denominations. Now they were faced with the prospect of an evangelist from the SouthernContinue reading “The Billy Graham Crusade – What Shall Our Attitude Be?”
The Telly: A Spiritual Health Hazard
Rev. Raymond O. Zorn. Trowel & Sword, June 1996 Preamble: Just under thirty years ago when this article was written, life was so much simpler than it is today. We only had the “evils of television” to worry about. Today we also have the internet, mobile phones and social media platforms multiplying rapidly. So whileContinue reading “The Telly: A Spiritual Health Hazard”
