Dr. K. Runia. Trowel & Sword, August 1959 Preamble: Books! Ecclesiastes 12 tells us that… “of the making of books there is no end”. If that was true 3000 years ago, assuming that its traditional authorship and date are correct, how much more true is it today? With so many books to choose from, howContinue reading “Hudson Taylor”
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Reformed Church or Reformed Ghetto?
W. Vanderkolk. Trowel and Sword, December 1964 Preamble: “Ghetto • a part of a city …… occupied by a minority group or groups. • an isolated or segregated group or area.” In this hard hitting article, written a mere 3 years before his tragic death while on a holiday with his family, Rev. William Vanderkolk wrote passionately about what he saw as a Reformed Church inContinue reading “Reformed Church or Reformed Ghetto?”
“I Was Born Again Because Of Minka”
Paksu Mat, Trowel and Sword, April 1976 Preamble: “LEST WE FORGET”. Australians and New Zealanders should be familiar with these words as they are repeated around both countries every ANZAC and every Remembrance Day. The message they send is that we should never forget those who lost their lives in the defence of their countries.Continue reading ““I Was Born Again Because Of Minka””
T&S Revisited 