Commandments
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NewsSaturday Selections – Sept 5, 2026
Lost and Found with Running Home Another toe-tapper, this one based on Psalm 51. A quick guide for social media in marriage The opening story…
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In a NutshellTidbits – July 2026
How he learned he needed to preach Mark 2:28 Some years ago, on an early Sunday morning, a young Dutch pastor faced a quandary. A…
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Recent Articles#3 – The unknown Commandment
“You shall not take the Name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His Name…
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Recent ArticlesPracticing the Sabbath: on living out the 4th Commandment
It is not uncommon. Under pressure at the office or on the job, at school or right at home, vacation can’t come soon enough. “Ah,”…
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Recent ArticlesCelebrating the Sabbath
“Many people see the Sabbath or the Lord’s Day, as an infringement of their personal liberty – a day that God has taken from them,…
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Human RightsThe foundation of Human Rights? God’s prohibitions
Human rights. A noble phrase, to be sure. But in a godless world, there are no rights, because a human right, to be a right,…
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NewsA secular defense of the Sabbath, and how it falls short
Fast Company is a secular business magazine, as likely to pass on presentation tips from industry leaders as it is to pass on marketing tips…
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TheologyEnvy dressed up as equality
A few weeks ago two of my daughters were fighting over a stuffed animal, both insisting it was theirs. I wanted to stop the fight…
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EconomicsIt’s A Wonderful Loaf: why free enterprise makes bread in abundance
In the illustrated economic poem below, the author shows how the free enterprise system – with supposedly no one in control – can deliver bread…
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NewsSaturday Selections – February 29, 2020
Could giraffes fit on the ark? Answers in Genesis has made a 30-second commercial for their Ark Encounter in Kentucky. It’s based on all the…
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In a NutshellTidbits – February 2020
Lightbulb moment I was in my 4th-year neurophysiology course, learning about the brain, when the professor used a curious word: “think.” As in, this is…
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EconomicsOn Union Membership: voices from the past
On March 9, 2017 the Abbotsford Canadian Reformed Church held a forum on “Christians and Union Membership” and I was tasked with presenting a historic…
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Pro-life – AbortionCan Christians do pro-life undercover work?
Earlier this month pro-life undercover journalist David Daleiden lost a bid to get a $195,000 fine against him overturned when the Ninth Court declined to…
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AssortedIs it ever permissible to lie?
When Reformed Perspective first started, we had regular contributions from Dutch politician and journalist Piet Jongeling. In this article, from the October 1985 issue, he writes of…
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Theology#4: the forgotten commandment?
In Celebrating the Sabbath pastor Bruce Ray warns that there are two ways to fall off the horse when it comes to Sunday observance: legalism…
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Recent ArticlesGod gives rest: On the 4th Commandment
Years ago I blew my first shot at university. I goofed off, got lousy grades, and ending up with a one-year academic suspension. When I…
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News26 richest people own as much as the world’s poorest 3.75 billion
The 26 richest people on the planet hold as much wealth as the poorest 50% of the world’s population. So says the Oxfam Inequality Report…
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EconomicsThe rich get richer by making us all wealthier too
Coveting is not only a sin, it’s stupid. It’s important we’re clear on both points, because the Devil is willing to work any angle. He…
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NewsRestaurant chain won’t compromise on the 4th Commandment
The Chick-fil-A restaurant in the brand-new stadium of the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons is going to be closed on all but one of the…
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Book ReviewsHonoring God’s name in Christian fiction
“I didn’t expect the person killing me to yawn with boredom.” As opening lines go, this has to be one of the best. It’s from…