Category: Praamsma, L.

Document: L. Praamsma, Before the Face of God: A Study of the Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 1-24 (Jordan Station, ON.: Paideia Press, 1989). Excerpt: On the last day of May, 1567, in the city of Valenciennes, two gallows were erected in the middle of the city square. On one hung the body of a man; below … Continue reading Before the Face of God: A Study of the Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 1-24 – L. Praamsma

Document: L. Praamsma, Before the Face of God: A Study of the Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 25-52 (Jordan Station, ON.: Paideia Press, 1989). Excerpt: We will now begin to discuss the sacraments. This is a very important topic, so important in fact, that the catechism devotes no less than seven Lord's Days to it. We should, therefore, study … Continue reading Before the Face of God: A Study of the Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 25-52 – L. Praamsma

Document: L. Praamsma, Let Christ be King: Reflections on the Life & Times of Abraham Kuyper (Jordan Station, ON.: Paideia Press, 1985). Excerpt: Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), the founder of modern sociology, was convinced that a society has a "collective consciousness," which consists of the feelings and beliefs shared by the "average men," by the majority. , … Continue reading Let Christ be King: Reflections on the Life & Times of Abraham Kuyper – L. Praamsma

Document: L. Praamsma, The Church in the Twentieth Century, Vol. VII (Jordan Station, ON.: Paideia Press, 1981). Excerpt: "Show me thy ways," prays Moses at Mount Sinai, "that I may know thee" (Ex. 33:13). And in the New Testament, Christians were briefly referred to as the people of "the way" (Acts 9:2). What were—and are—the ways … Continue reading The Church in the Twentieth Century, Vol. VII – L. Praamsma