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Brady De Boer
Brady De Boer Brady De Boer is a co-pastor at First Christian Reformed Church in Barrie, Ont. He holds a B.A. from Redeemer University and an M.Div. from Calvin Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Shannon, have three daughters. Rachel Malaker Thu, 10/15/2026 - 12:45
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Satan in the Book of Job
The book of Job presents Satan as a heavenly being inside the Lord’s celestial assembly who raises questions about character and motive and instigates divine action.
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Devotion for October 15, 2026
Christ’s Saving Work Hebrews 9:25–28 So Christ [has been] offered once to bear the sins of many. Hebrews 9:28 Jesus’s offering of himself was the perfect and final sacrifice for sin. Therefore, nothing more needs to be done or can be done to reconcile sinful men and women to God. Jesus’s sacrifice of himself was a real sacrifice for sin, not a symbol that merely pointed forward to something else, as the Old Testament sacrifices did.
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Ministry on PCA’s Frontier
When it comes to the continental United States, Fargo is the Presbyterian Church in America’s final frontier.
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Devotion for October 14, 2026
Our Great High Priest Hebrews 8:1–6 We have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven. Hebrews 8:1 Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament priestly function in two ways, by offering himself up as a sacrifice for sin (which the Old Testament priests could not do) and by interceding for his people in heaven. That Jesus is himself the sacrifice for sins makes clear that his priesthood is different from and superior to the Old Testament priesthoods. There are other differences too.
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The Women Before Us: Weaving Stories in My Huipil
The Women Before Us: Weaving Stories in My Huipil Rachel Malaker Tue, 10/13/2026 - 11:00 About the Author Sonya VanderVeen Feddema is a freelance writer and a member of Covenant CRC in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Faith, Reason, and the Fine-Tuned Universe
Faith, Reason, and the Fine-Tuned Universe Rachel Malaker Tue, 10/13/2026 - 11:00 About the Author Retired CRC pastor Don Steenhoek lives at Shell Point in Fort Myers with his wife, Joni. He stays active writing, teaching, exploring AI, enjoying Sanibel, and spending time with nearby daughter Jennifer and grandsons.
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Devotion for October 13, 2026
Priest and King Hebrews 7:11–28 For it is witnessed of him, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 7:17 The author of Hebrews stresses that Jesus is a priest forever in Melchizedek’s order, as opposed to any other kind of priesthood. So we ask, What is it about Melchizedek that points to the superiority of Jesus’s priesthood? Why is it important that Jesus be a priest in Melchizedek’s order rather than in the order of Aaron (v. 11)?
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Scott Swain | The Covenant of Redemption
On this episode of What Christians Believe, host Derek Rishmawy and Scott Swain tackle one of the most foundational and misunderstood pieces of covenant theology: The Covenant of Redemption. Rather than a covenant between God and humanity, this is the pre-temporal, intra-Trinitarian arrangement between the Father and the Son as the one to be incarnate, laying the eternal groundwork for everything the series has covered so far.
Pompey Didn’t Find A “God”
Even if an authenticated portrait of Jesus had survived, it could truthfully preserve the contours of His human face. But once presented as an image of Christ for worship, it would be asked to do what pigment cannot. Christ is not merely an extraordinary man who happens to share space with God. He is one... Continue Reading
What Should You Look for in a Church?
The early church devoted itself to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42). Those priorities remain essential. Many churches today treat worship and prayer too casually, acting as though just because Jesus is a Friend to sinners, that He can be approached casually. He is a holy God, and worship... Continue Reading
How to Sleep Like Jesus
How to sleep like Jesus is not a prescription for how many hours you need to sleep each night. It is about progressively transforming into someone who can entrust both their sleeping and their waking to God. If sleep doesn’t come, this perspective of trust allows you to pray openly and honestly to the Lord.... Continue Reading
How to Make Wise Decisions (Part 1)
The Hebrew word translated “heart” (leb) covers a much wider range of intellectual, emotional, and volitional activity, including deciding, loving, longing, and sorrowing. Your heart, in other words, is the part of you that imagines what is best for your life and acts accordingly. Your heart has the capacity to envision something—whether a marriage, career,... Continue Reading
How Should We Think About Meditation and Mindfulness?
A lot of the practices that go under the heading of meditation are things that essentially try to manipulate physiology, like postures and breathing techniques, to try to push away all the distractions, clear the mind, and get to a quiet headspace. Whereas the meditation commended in Scripture—in Psalm 1 and picked up by the... Continue Reading
The Evil of Progressive Theology: The Eunuch, Scripture, and Cultural Accommodation
Nothing in the text calls the eunuch transgender, homosexual, or “queer.” A eunuch was a recognizable social and courtly category in the ancient world; it is not a synonym for contemporary claims about sexual orientation or gender identity. Scripture nowhere invites readers to convert the eunuch’s status into an identity label unknown to the passage.... Continue Reading
How to Suffer in Hope
Suffering, Scripture reminds us, is never random, because the world is not random. Rather, suffering is, as John Flavel put it, God’s “workman,” accomplishing precisely what He, the wise Physician, intends. Further still, the Bible reminds us that God has put an expiration date on mourning and crying and pain (Rev. 21:4). As astonishing as... Continue Reading
Plant the Tree Today
There is an old story about an elderly man planting a fruit tree. A friend said, ‘Surely you realise you might not live long enough to eat its fruit?’ The old man replied, ‘All my life I have eaten fruit from trees I did not plant. I am planting this one for those who come... Continue Reading
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Rev. Henry Beets, 1903-1928
Rev. Henry Beets, 1903-1928 Rachel Malaker Mon, 10/12/2026 - 11:00 About the Author Gayla Postma retired as news editor for The Banner in 2020.
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The Patina of Ordinary Faithfulness
The Lord is pleased to spend a lifetime molding and making us after the likeness of Christ, working in us what pleases him, using perhaps decades of ordinary faithfulness, in which our lives develop a patina that reflects the beauty of Christ.
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Devotion for October 12, 2026
The Throne of Grace Hebrews 4:14–18 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace. Hebrews 4:16 Because of who God is and what Jesus Christ has done in dying for us, changing the throne of judgment into a throne of grace, we who trust Christ are to draw near the throne of grace in confidence. If we came in our own merit, we could have no confidence at all. The throne of God would be a place of terror.
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