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This article from the Puritan Reformed Journal discusses the importance of a pastor and his wife working together in ministry. It emphasizes the need for mutual respect and trust between the couple, with the wife supporting her husband's endeavors. The article also highlights the historical examples of successful husband-wife ministry teams. It clarifies that while the wife plays a crucial role in supporting her husband, she is not called to the ministry in the same way he is. The article provides guidance on how pastors and their wives can minister together through teamwork, prayer, companionship, and other means. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the Puritans' perspective on the divine call to pastoral ministry. The Puritans believed that only those who were truly called by God should enter this sacred office. They emphasized the importance of a holy life and Spirit-bestowed gifts as qualifications for ministry. The article also discusses the qualities and characteristics that a minister should possess, including love, care, tenderness, prayerfulness, and compassion. The Puritans believed that the call to ministry should be motivated by love for God and a desire to serve others, rather than selfish motives. They also emphasized the importance of prayer and discernment in identifying and affirming potential ministers. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how New Testament assumes that every true disciple of Jesus will participate in a local church and be subject to its discipline. It adds how listening to audio recordings and going to conferences is good, but it is no substitute for the example of a living, breathing, godly pastor. Church members can go to an elder for wise counsel when they face a difficult issue in their family life.

The article discusses the foundation of friendship in marriage, followed by a consideration of five key ways to cultivate friendship in marriage. Man's well-being depended on having a companion who could come to his aid in time of need and unite with him in doing God's will in the world. God told the woman that the result of her sin was that her desire would be to conquer her husband, but he would continue to rule over her, resulting in conflict, anger, and bitter estrangement.

The article focuses on the enthusiasm and use of Heidelberg Catechism in Christian training and teaching in North America and non-European countries. Topics discussed include reformed character and commitment of Dutch congregations to doctrinal standards and liturgy, German Reformed Church (RCUS), and missions and translations of catechism.

In this article, the authors explore the doctrine of union with Christ with respect to various images of union which the Scriptures derive from Adam's first home, the Garden of Eden. It mentions that Paul explained that believers in Christ, regardless of whether they are Jews or Gentiles, are joined to Christ like parts of a temple are joined to its cornerstone, founded upon the truths revealed by the Spirit to the apostles and prophets.

In this article, the authors show that one of the most important aspects of Dutch theologian Wilhelmus Brakel's magnum opus is the way he joins theology and doctrine with practice and spirituality so that people may know the truth, and the truth may set them free. It is argued that the Dutch Further Reformation preachers excelled in linking biblical truth with personal experience and practical application.

The article features Laurence Chaderton, late spiritual patriarch of religious group Puritan movement from Cambridge University. Topics mentioned include his education at Christ's College, the development of the Puritan movement, and the social aspects of faith. Also mentioned are the development of Roman Catholicism and the leadership management.

The article offers the author's insights on the glory of being called to preach the Word of God which is evident in the calling of prophet Ezekiel, the Book of Ezekiel. Topics discussed include the book opens with a vision of God wherein He sent the prophet to prophesy to people and God called him to live in His Word and feed upon His Word, reading and studying of Holy Scripture, and believing in Scripture will motivate people to believe and obey in God.

The article offers the author's insights on various ways to manage time in religious aspects. Ways include redeeming the time through gospel busyness by staying rooted in gospel truth, aiming at gospel abundance in the work of the Lord, and persevering in hope. Also mentioned the practical way to redeem time including price, peace, ad planning.

The article focuses on the concept of the catechism preaching in Reformed churches. Mentioned is the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" document, along with its religious exposition and preaching. Also explored is the interpretation of catechism preaching by Protestant Reformers and Zwinglian Reformation.

The article focuses on the perspicuity of Scripture from the Bible. Discussed is the argument by German priest and theologist Martin Luther on the distinction between figurative language and the figurative interpretation of Scripture. Also explored are doctrinal and spiritual matters within the contents of the Scripture.

The article presents the text of an address given by Joel R. Beeke to Korean pastors in May 2014 in California on how to battle hostility and secularism in Korean churches. Topics include how the biblical word for hostility, enmity, was first heard from the mouth of God during the Fall of Adam and Eve, the several kinds of enmity at work in the world, and why Christians should learn how to expect and respond to it. It describes how secularism is rooted in the hostility of fallen man toward God.