The Challenge of Evangelizing Mali
A Christian FM Broadcast in Timbuktu! As I write these lines (end of January 2013), the news has just reached me that the legendary town of Timbuktu, in northern Mali, has been freed by French troops after ten months of violent occupation by Jihadist groups (in particular AQIM, Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb). No doubt, the news of the liberation …
Biblical Personal Finance: Earning and Spending for God’s Glory
Rev. William Boekestein Imagine what the people of God could do if their financial houses were in order. That paraphrase of a question often asked by a popular financial advisor is meant to be an exercise in hopeful anticipation of what actually could happen. If the question doesn’t sound very “spiritual” we might have an unbiblical notion of spirituality. More …
Church News: Eureka Reformed Church, RCUS 125th Anniversary History Book
On October 14, 2012, the Eureka Reformed Church celebrated its 125th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the Ladies Aid published a history of the church, which includes some history of the RCUS and a chronology of important events. There are also many “old” pictures throughout this book, including those of people whom the Lord has used to build the …
Church News: New Home Mission Work in Omaha, Nebraska
Heritage Reformed Church is a new mission work of the RCUS serving the greater Omaha area. Heritage is under the oversight of St. John’s Reformed Church, Lincoln, and is within the bounds of the South Central Classis of the RCUS Synod. As with all RCUS congregations, Heritage is committed to historic Reformed Christianity: Christ alone, Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone, …