Greetings in our Lord's Name, the only Name under Heaven by which we may be saved! (Acts 4:12) As we enter 2009, the editorial laborers of the Christian Observer working under the tutelage of Rev. Dr. Edwin Elliott have inherited a wonderful legacy of service to the Reformed and Christian community. As with all inheritances, we feel the heavy weight of responsibility lest, like the Prodigal of Luke 15:11-24, we squander it. Our mission continues to be the same as 1813 - to report on the news from what we term the "self-affirming Reformed Community". Likewise our task is to minister to ...

Grateful in Danger “Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;” (Psalm 107:10) Suggested Further Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 The Spirit of God mentions many dangers in which God shows His power and grace in protecting and delivering people. The world calls these vicissitudes the sport of fortune; hardly one in a hundred people ascribe them to the superintending providence of God. But God expects a very different kind of practical wisdom from us, namely, that we should meditate on His judgments in a time of ...

God Only is Good The Law and the Gospel Romans 1.16, 17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” How do we know just how good God is? Paul says that the righteousness of God is revealed in the Gospel. This is because the Law of God is part of the Gospel, from beginning to end, and the ...

. Presbyterians Week Headlines . [1] URCNA Pioneer Peter Moen Dies [2] Free Church of Scotland History Book Available Online [3] Church of Scotland Minister Reacts to Roman Catholic Pope’s End-of-Year Address [4] Missouri Union Presbytery (PCUSA) and Hungarian Reformed Church in Partnership Twenty-Four Years [5] Hope College Professor to Speak at First Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan on 4 and 11 January 2009 [6] CRC and RCA Partner to Establish a Congregation at ...

. by Joe Renfro, Ed.D., Radio Evangelist, Retired Teacher and Pastor, Box 751, Lavonia, Georgia 30553, 706-356-4173, joerenfro@alltel.net . The Houston, Texas Police Department published “Guidelines for Raising a “Juvenile Delinquent.” Colossians 3:12-21 gives some directions in contrast to these that should stand out as positive in contrast to the negative. There were 13 rules, but for this article, I am able only to address five. Negative rule # 1 is: “Begin with infancy ...

. by J. Glenn Ferrell . H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) described Puritanism as The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. Puritanical has come to mean prudish, judgmental, anti-intellectual, regarding pleasure as sin. Many believe the Puritans came to America on the Mayflower; lived dreary, guilt-ridden lives; executed innocent people as witches; hated fun; hated sex; and worshiped a harsh and distant God, who roasted sinners over the fires of hell. ...