Rev. Ben Aldridge. Trowel & Sword. March 1991 Preamble: When growing up I was as confused about Easter, and particularly Good Friday, as the older member of Ben’s congregation mentioned below. I think I can confidently say that we weren’t the only ones confused. It comes under the heading of: ‘Questions we don’t know theContinue reading “Good News … Bad News (Meditation)”
Category Archives: Editorial
Editorial Paragraph – March 1958
Prof K. Runia. Trowel & Sword. March 1958 Preamble: We begin this week’s edition with recent feedback received from readers of both “Trowel & Sword – Special Edition” and “Trowel & Sword Revisited“. Our reason for doing this will become evident when you read this week’s short post written way back in March 1958 byContinue reading “Editorial Paragraph – March 1958”
Catechism Classes
Rev. Prof. K. Runia. Trowel & Sword. Jan/Feb. 1965 Preamble: This is the third instalment of John Westendorp’s look back through time in 1995, “This Month in Trowel And Sword History” and he found that thirty years earlier, in the Jan/Feb. 65 edition, Prof. K. Runia wrote this article about Catechism classed. In it RuniaContinue reading “Catechism Classes”
Sheep and Shepherds
John Westendorp. Trowel & Sword. June 1999 Preamble: While he is obviously trying to make a point, John’s opening statement that, “The Lord God isn’t paying us a compliment when He calls us ‘sheep’, would seem to be rather unfair, not only to sheep, but also to His people. Yes, in the 20th/21st centuries, sheepContinue reading “Sheep and Shepherds”
A Revival Of Mysticism
Rev. J.W. Deenick. Trowel & Sword. March 1964 Preamble: As the charismatic movement was expanding in the early 1960s, Rev. Deenick wrote this article to warn Reformed members of the dangers of seeking experiences outside of the light of Scripture. He warns us that we cannot live a healthy spiritual life that is not anchoredContinue reading “A Revival Of Mysticism”
Prof. J. A. Schep Professor-Emeritus The End Of An Era.
Prof. K. Runia. Trowel & Sword. K. October 1964 Preamble: It would be fair to say that the majority of articles in Trowel and Sword were written for the purpose teaching or informing readers about Reformed faith and/or doctrine. This article does neither. It is instead a nostalgic piece written in recognition of the servicesContinue reading “Prof. J. A. Schep Professor-Emeritus The End Of An Era.”
Sowing
John Westendorp. Trowel & Sword, June 2000 Preamble: “Make disciples….” What does this mean? What is our responsibility and how should we go about it? It sounds simple – just like the Nike add used to say: “Just do it”. But what does that really mean? In this article John sets out some of theContinue reading “Sowing”
Rumour Round The College
Rev. Bill Deenick. Trowel & Sword. November 1974 Preamble: I must begin by declaring my own interest in the events described in the following article. I was a student at the RTC at the time that these events took place and was recorded in the minutes of a student meeting as the lone voice opposingContinue reading “Rumour Round The College”
The Reformed Church And The Future
John VanderBom. Trowel & Sword, April 1977 Preamble: In this article John VanderBom looks over a period of fifty years – 25 into the past and 25 into the future. In the process he asks many searching questions about the Reformed church and the people who make up its numbers. It is almost another fiftyContinue reading “The Reformed Church And The Future”
A Short History
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”
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