As a response to the unique challenges facing the twenty-first-century American church, church planting has become a popular topic. But at a time when churches that spread the seed of the Word through preaching, the sacraments, and prayer are greatly needed, much of the focus has been on planting churches that adapt pop culture to meet “consumer demand.” In Planting, Watering,Growing, the authors of this collection of essays weave together theological wisdom, personal experiences, and practical suggestions, guiding readers through the foundations and methods of planting confessional churches that uphold the Word of God.

May I but speak my own experience, and from that tell you the difficulty of praying to God as I ought; it is enough to make you poor, blind, carnal men, to entertain strange thoughts of me. For, as for my heart, when I go to pray, I find it so loath to go to God, and when it is with him, so loath to stay with him, that many times I am forced in my prayers; first to beg of God that he would take mine heart, and set it on himself in Christ, and when it is there, that he would keep it there (Psalm 86:11). Nay, many times I know not what to pray for, I am so blind, nor how to pray, I am so ignorant; only (blessed be grace) the Spirit helps our infirmities [Rom. 8:26] (cited in p. 116).    

Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin, commenting on this quote, notes, “From personal experience, Bunyan well knew the allergic reaction of the old nature to the presence of God. So were it not for the Spirit, none would be able to persevere in prayer” (p. 117). Since my indwelling sin makes me unfriendly and even ignorant towards the necessity of prayer, I need the assistance of the Spirit. Why? Because in the words of Bunyan, a “man without the help of the Spirit cannot so much as pray once; much less, continue…in a sweet praying frame” (cited in p. 118). O my blessed Holy Spirit give me more grace to pray!

2.    What caused you to choose the religious leaders you did? (i.e., not ancient writers like Augustine or modern like Donald S. Whitney)

It was not until I came to Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (PRTS), Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006 that I really noticed my own prayerlessness. Coming to this seminary, the first thing I observed was its godly atmosphere. I was particularly impressed by the prayerful life of its staff. I remember one day after hearing Dr. Joel R. Beeke pray, I felt I had not prayed before, and I also became curious about his prayer life. I, of course, found out that the Reformers and the Puritans had greatly influenced this man’s prayer life. I then began to investigate the teachings of these Reformers and Puritans on prayer with a desire to learn more how to pray. In fact, most of the papers I wrote for my Th.M. program were about prayer. The chapters I contributed to the co-edited book were originally papers written for this program. My thesis itself was about prayer—“‘The Very Heart of Prayer’: Reclaiming John Bunyan’s Spirituality” (2009).

Nevertheless, my interest in Reformed and Puritan perspectives on prayer does not mean that we cannot learn from other writers such as the church fathers, medieval theologians, Evangelicals, and modern authors like Donald S. Whitney. We can also learn from these godly men.

3.    Which one of these godly men has influenced your prayers the most?

Allow me to give you two: Martin Luther (one from the Reformers) and John Bunyan (one from the Puritans). These two men have profoundly shaped my spirituality, particularly my prayer life. For example, they taught me to maintain the priority of prayer. Luther once said, “I have so much scheduled for tomorrow I must pray for that I must arise an hour earlier to have an extra hour alone with God” (cited in p. 224). Similarly, Bunyan wrote, “You can do more than pray, after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed” (cited in p. 231). How often we do the opposite and only set apart a little time to pray because we are too busy in our work. May we capture the prayer life of Luther who “Even in the busiest periods of the Reformation,” says Andrew W. Kosten, “averaged two hours of prayer daily” (p. 24). And how true that we accomplish little because we do not pray to God for help. This is basically the point of James: “You do not have, because you do not ask” (James 4:2). I am more and more convinced that behind the effectiveness of these men in the ministry was their powerful prayer life.

4.    When you pray do you always pray “to the Father” in the “name of the Son?”

While I normally offer my prayer to the Father, in the name of Jesus, with the help of the Holy Spirit, sometimes I address my prayer to the Spirit and sometimes to the Son. Luther said when we pray to Jesus, we “need not worry that the Father and the Holy Spirit will be angry on this account. They know that no matter which Person [we] call upon, [we] call upon all three Persons and upon the One God at the same time. For [we] cannot call upon one Person without calling upon the others, because the one, undivided divine Essence exists in all and in each Person.” John Owen (1616-1683) in his treatise Communion with God (1657) encouraged us to fellowship with each person of the triune God. Our prayer should be trinitarian. In our prayer, we can say with Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) “I don’t know which Person of the Trinity I love the most, but this I know, I love each of them, and I need them all.”

5.    I noticed that the overwhelming theme throughout the book was argumentations on how to pray and the immense blessings prayer brings without focusing on the spiritual consequences of a weak prayer life. Was this intentional, and if so why?

You bring up a very good observation here. Dr. Joel Beeke and I, along with other contributors, probably gave little attention to what the sin of prayerlessness can do to our Christian life. Dr. Beeke was, of course, aware of this. Hence, he included one chapter called “Prayerful Praying Today” where he tackled the issue of prayerlessness and the damage that this sin can do to a believer. In that chapter Dr. Beeke writes, “When our prayer life is boarded up, everything else begins to shut down…. Prayerless praying freezes before reaching heaven, while prayerful praying pierces heaven and warms the soul” (p. 226). We should take the sin of prayerlessness seriously! Dr. Beeke even dares to say, “If you are prayerless in your prayer, you are still dead in your sins. You must cry out to God in repentance, begging Him to make you alive in Christ” (pp. 226-27).

6.    When you began the book, did you immediately know which Reformers/Puritans you would write about?

Yes, when I contributed two chapters to the book, I did know on which Reformers I would focus. As I said earlier, my contributed chapters were originally written as part of my requirements for the Th.M. program.

7.    Throughout the book it is mentioned or often mentioned that Christians would get up early in order to pray. Could you elaborate on the schedule Christians should keep concerning going to bed early in order to get up early?

I feel unqualified to answer this question. I confess that I am not for example like Joseph Alleine (1634-1668) who would wake up very early in the morning to pray. Let me quote here what his wife said of him:

At the time of his health, he did rise constantly at or before four of the clock, and on the Sabbath sooner, if he did wake. He would be much troubled if he heard smiths, or shoemak­ers, or such tradesmen, at work at their trades before he was in his duties with God; saying to me often, “O how this noise shames me! Doth not my Master deserve more than theirs?” From four till eight he spent in prayer, holy contemplation, and singing of psalms, which he much delighted in, and did daily practice alone, as well as in his family (cited in p. 225).

I do not rise up that early to do my devotion, nor do I spend four hours straight in prayer a day. I admit that this is one area in my life that I need to improve. I need to discipline myself to be able to spend more time with God and sing with William Walford (1772-1850) “Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!” I know it will take grace and self-control for me to break the pattern that I have been used to. O may the Lord help me grow more in my prayer life!

However, going to bed late and waking up late does not mean that we cannot have quality time to pray. Each of us knows which time works best for us. For Alleine, 4 o’clock in the morning worked best for him, but this time may be too early for others. So, I would say that we should know when we can best have quality time with God. Also, we need to remember that to be prayerful does not necessarily mean spending four hours straight in prayer a day, or spending seven hours a day, as in the case of John Welsh (1568-1622), pious son-in-law of John Knox (1483-1546). If we try to imitate these men, we will be disappointed. Why? Because we are simply not like them. But, I am not suggesting that we should be content with where we are right now insofar as our prayer life is concerned. We must always strive to grow more and more in our prayers. Actually, we co-edited this book to encourage and at the same time to challenge us to take our own prayer life to a higher level.

8.    Was there any event in your life, in particular, that goaded you into writing this book or that gave you a sense that a book like this is needed in our day?

Like what I mentioned earlier, after hearing Dr. Joel Beeke pray, I felt I had never prayed before. This led me to become curious about his prayer life. I found out that the Reformers and the Puritans had tremendously impacted his prayer life. So, I started studying the teaching of these Reformers and Puritans on prayer with a desire to go deeper into my own communion with God. Actually, my original plan was to publish a book on prayer in the Philippines. What I was planning to do was publish all the papers I wrote on prayer for the Th.M. program. In addition to these papers, I was going to ask permission from Dr. Beeke to include his article on Calvin on prayer. When Dr. Beeke learned about my plan, he asked me if I was going to publish them in my language. I said, no. I intended to publish them in English. Dr. Beeke then said why not publish them here in the U.S. I obviously did not hesitate to take Dr. Beeke’s suggestion. The book grew with the contributions of Dr. J. Stephen Yuille, Dr. Haykin, Rev. Johnny C. Serafini (who did his M.Div. thesis on prayer) and Dr. Peter Beck (who wrote his dissertation on Jonathan Edwards’s theology of prayer). Again, it was my personal desire to learn to pray more that motivated me to co-edit a book like this.

9.    What modern men have influenced your prayer life?

Without a shadow of doubt, Dr. Joel Beeke has been one. My dear friend Kushal Rai, whom I first met at PRTS in 2008, has also had an impact on my prayer life. Rai, who hailed from India, came to PRTS for his Th.M. degree. He is now back in his native land faithfully serving the Lord. Rai is one of the few godly young men that I have ever known. I am often jealous of the piety of this man. When he prays, his personal holiness vibrates in his prayer. Indeed, he has modeled to me a godly prayer life. O may the Lord raise more godly men and women like Beeke and Rai! Soli Deo Gloria!

Interview with Simonetta Carr on her series Christian Biographies for Young Readers

From a young age, I have always loved both history and writing. I had shelves full of books, and many of them were biographies or encyclopedias about important people. I was fascinated about other people’s lives and loved to try to understand their decisions and feelings. Then I married, had lots of kids (eight) and homeschooled them for several years, so I naturally passed on my passions to them. We used history as the main thread of our curriculum and focused on all the aspects of each time period, including theology. At the same time, especially as the children became a little older, I kept my writing skills alive by doing some freelance writing for magazines about subjects that interested me. I think the experience of investigative writing influenced my style and helped me in the research for these books.

2. How did the idea for your biographies come about? When was it that you saw the need for making young reader’s aware of some of the key figures in church history?

The idea came when I was homeschooling. As I said, I wanted to include theology in our study of history and I found that the material available was insufficient. Most biographies were directed to older children and the few written for young children were often too limited for our studies. Also, many of them were written a long time ago, when there was a notion that biographies had to be fictionalized or children would not read them. As in most fiction, accuracy was often sacrificed in order to make the stories compelling. I realized that I needed something different – biographies comparable to those you normally find in libraries about presidents, scientists, artists, etc. I started to formulate some ideas, and tried to convince a seminary student at my church who was majoring in church history to take up the task. I even made an outline and sample chapter to help him to understand what I meant, but he never agreed to do it. Finally, I realized I had done most of the work and should just finish it. I talked to my children and we undertook this as a family project. They gave me ideas. We discussed everything – the contents, the format, the illustrations, the style… They showed me their favorite secular biographies. I observed their reactions when we read them together and noticed what caught their attention. Then we practically wrote the first book together.

3. What is the purpose behind this series and the focus that it is trying to get across to such a young audience?

The main purpose of the series has always been what the magazine Modern Reformation expresses in its motto, “Know What You Believe and Why You Believe It.” I tried to get a similar motto for my books, but I could not come up with anything better.
In other words, I try to explain to the children how some of the beliefs we hold dear today were shaped in history. For example, children might just gloss over my section in the Augustine book about his answer to Pelagius (or they might take careful notice, depending on their age and how the parents use the books). In any case, my hope is that, one day, when they hear a pelagian statement or entertain a pelagian thought in their minds, they will recognize it and connect it to that story.

4. Are you working on the biographies in a certain order for any reason? What volumes have been written thus far?

I started with John Calvin because it was his 500th anniversary. RHB indicated that they didn’t necessarily want me to follow a certain order, so I didn’t make it a priority. Augustine and John Owen are just two of my favorite characters. These are the three titles that have been published so far.

5. What volumes are you working on at the moment? Also, what volumes are plan for future publication?

The next title, which is completed but is waiting for illustrations, is Athanasius. I chose Athanasius while watching our children recite the Nicene Creed in church. I felt that they needed to know the story behind it so they could fully appreciate what they are saying. I have also signed the contract for the fifth book in the series, which will be on Lady Jane Grey, because it’s definitely time to include a young woman! After that, I am not sure. Some projected titles are John Knox, Jonathan Edwards, John Newton, Tyndale, and B.B. Warfield, but sometimes other ideas come to mind that seem particularly important.

6. What are some of the challenges you face in writing these books?

Each book has presented its own challenge. At first, the challenges were mostly practical – finding a good illustrator or quality photos and obtain permission to use them. With Athanasius and Lady Jane, the challenge has been to wade through the vast amount of myths and contradicting biographies (historical accuracy was not a priority in those days). It’s also a challenge to write about a character in a factual and objective way while retaining a compelling style. The key, in my opinion, is to reveal the character’s motives and feelings so that children will be drawn into the story. My absolutely favorite review of my book on John Calvin was written for New Horizons by Katharine Olinger, a (then 12 year old) baptized member of Calvary OPC in Glenside, PA. She wrote, “I found myself happy to have him (Calvin) find love and sad to watch him die. … This book isn’t just a list of dry facts you can get from searching the Internet. Carr addresses covenant children directly. She tells you not only what John Calvin did, but also what it means to you as a young Reformed student or child.” Actually, I could take her whole review and tell you, “Here, this is my aim for my books.” If I have come any way near that goal it has only been by the grace of God.

7. Who helps you with illustration for each book?

I have changed illustrators for each of my first three books. Emanuele Taglietti is a good friend of mine who helped me with the first book but was not willing to continue the series. I used Wes Lowe, an experienced children’s book illustrator, for the second book, but later found that Matt Abraxas, my pastor’s brother, has a style and a quality that complements perfectly my books. God willing, he will continue to illustrate the series.

8. What do you want children to walk away from one of your books learning?

As I said, I want the children to know these important men and women of church history in their historical context, understanding their basic theology and how we are retaining it today. In each book, I include some small portions of their writings to help the children to connect with the character and hopefully to inspire them to read more. My questions whenever I face a new title are, “Why is this character important to us, not just as a sample to follow? How did he or she impact church history?” I am also hoping to equip the children to answer some of the difficult questions that inevitably rise when we talk about church history. As I wrote my book on Athanasius, I kept in mind the next Dan Brown who will most probably show up when our children are older and tried to give preventive answers to the usual fallacies about the divinity of Jesus as a human invention, the Council of Nicaea being solely motivated by Constantine’s political concerns, and the books of the New Testament put together arbitrarily by some church leader who wanted to hide the truth.

9. In what way would you like to see the church using these titles?

These books were intended as a help to parents as they introduce church history to their children. My hope is that they are used as part of a wider study. Hopefully, the whole series will give a clear picture of the development of events, but other books that describe the progress of church history are also a great complement. This wider picture is very important to me. I am very consciously structuring my books in the hope that the main characters will not be seen as Lone Ranger heroes shining apart from the church. For homeschooling families, I am working right now on study guides that will help the parents to use the books in a curriculum, incorporating subjects such as geography, history, reading comprehension, and art. Each chapter of the study guides will also include more samples of the character’s writings, so these portions could also be read in family devotions. The scope of this series has also, in some cases, exceeded my expectations. I was told that in Indonesia, for example, where the books have been published in the local language, this series is popular with adults as well as children, as many are new to the Christian faith and appreciate some short and readable accounts of the lives of great men and women of church history.

10. Many of the men you write about left a legacy, and a number of their own writings that are still read, studied and used within the church today. In what way would you like to see your own series of children books be used throughout the years to come within the church? And how they would/will influence children for the ages to come?

Thinking of generations of children reading my books seems quite presumptuous, but RHB has definitely set up these volumes to be valuable keepsakes. The investments they have made in the quality and the aesthetic value of these books have inspired me to aim for equal standards in the text and illustrations. It’s difficult, however, to project how these books will be used. I hope, as I said, that they will continue to be useful to families. I pray that God will continue to help me in my research and to raise, as he has done, scholars willing to review the text and correct it as needed, so that the information I provide will be as accurate as possible.

You can order all three of Simonetta Carr’s Christian Biographies for Young Readers here.

Author: William Boekestein (M.Div., Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary) is Pastor of Covenant Reformed Church in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. He previously taught in a Christian School for several years. He and his wife have three children. He blogs regularly at Life Reformation.

When did you decide that you wanted to write a children’s biography? And then, with all the more notable options, why did you choose someone such as Guido de Bres?

The short answer to this is, I have young children, I love church history and our denomination (the URCNA) uses Guido de Bres’ Belgic Confession as a secondary standard of doctrine. From my vantage point the choice made a lot of sense. On the other hand, De Bres’ lived such a fascinating life that even without those three criterion he’d be worth writing about. In addition to this, it can be rewarding to “unearth,” so to speak, the history of an obscure personality from the past.

How has the story of Guido de Bres influenced your own life? What in particular stood out to you about his life that brought to light something, that maybe you did not see as importance in the Christian walk before?

I have been convicted and encouraged by de Bres’ bold commitment to Christ in the face of persecution. I am often easily intimidated by conflict. De Bres consistently preached the gospel knowing that a hangman’s noose was waiting for him if he was caught (and he eventually was). That has been a powerful testimony for me.

Can you give me a few reasons why you think children, of all people, need to know and read the story of Guido de Bres?

That’s a great question since de Bres’ story is a bit graphic. We geared the language toward young children and modified some of the images so they wouldn’t be too scary. That said, some of the themes of the book might seem to be too mature for young children. I address that concern in a note to parents on the last page:

The life of Guido De Bres is not exactly a pleasant read. The story is sad, and, in our age of tolerance, at times it is uncomfortable. Yet we believe his story is important because it really happened. In fact, it happened a lot! In other words, De Bres was not all that extraordinary. He was one of countless Christians who spent their lives in devotion to the Lord and in commitment to His Word.

We should say a few things about the graphic details and references to historical religious conflict in this book. First, the reader should know that every reasonable attempt has been made to avoid gratuitous, unsavory detail. It would be impossible, however, to tell the story of De Bres apart from the theme of suffering. We have also tried carefully to avoid unnecessarily inflammatory religious rhetoric. However, the fact remains that right up to the present, strongly held convictions will produce conflict. Even young children experience this.

Second, we don’t believe it is necessary to shield even young children from the ugliness of life as long as we also provide a context in which this life can be lived victoriously. Guido de Bres thrived in tragedy because he was hoping in the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel (or good news) of Jesus is this: because of His perfect life and sacrificial death, those who repent of their sins and trust in Him have God’s promise of forgiveness and eternal life (John 3:16). As this promise is realized in our lives, we too will approach life with the same hope that De Bres had. We will be equipped and motivated to spend our lives for God’s glory as we look to an eternal reward of grace.

This is the value we see in teaching our children about Guido de Bres—not to glorify him, but to be drawn by his example to live to the glory of God.

Many American-Evangelicals are not aware of the Belgic Confession, let alone who wrote it. Maybe you could give us a brief summary of each of these?

Guido de Bres was an evangelical Protestant who lived from 1522-1567. He was directly, or indirectly influenced by many of the great Reformed thinkers of his day including Calvin and Beza. He was less of a “professional theologian” and more of a pastor, spending much of his life preaching to refugee and underground congregations due to the intense religious/political persecution that Protestants of the lowlands (modern Netherlands and Belgium) and elsewhere were enduring. It was his concern for his parishioners that eventually led him to write the Belgic Confession. It is a simple explanation of Protestant Christian doctrine touching on each of the six traditional headings of theology. De Bres’ hope was that the authorities would understand that Reformed people were sincere Bible-believing Christians, even if their theology diverged from that of Rome at several key points. A digital copy of the Belgic Confession is available at http://www.puritanseminary.org/media/BelgicConfession.pdf

Of what importance do you see the need for children to be made aware of their protestant history of the church? How does Faithfulness Under Fire do that?

One answer to that question is that we should be honest with our children about the difficulties associated with being disciples. The Christian life can be very hard. As our children begin to follow Jesus they will experience this. When they do, I believe it will be helpful for them to be able to relate the conflicts (and victories) that they encounter to those of real-life people who have gone before them. Folks like de Bres are part of the great cloud of witnesses written about in Hebrews 12:1. I agree with Dr. Beeke  who says, “They are teammates who have reached the goal, but they will not be crowned until we join their ranks and share in their victory. They are eagerly waiting for that day, and urge us onward and forward by their own examples of endurance” (from Walking as He Walked).

In a simple, yet hopefully colorful and memorable way, I hope Faithfulness under Fire provides our children with a “living” example of the great cloud of witnesses that surround us. I would love to see this book (and other similar books) used, not only to introduce children to the God that Guido served, but also to introduce this exciting character from church history into their minds and lives at a young age.

What advice would you give to parents in buying books for their children?

In our family we appreciate a broad-spectrum of books. My wife is an elementary educator and has collected hundreds of beautiful, well-told stories for children. But over the years we have become increasingly selective about which books we purchase. Since the books our children read are formative we want to provide them with the best. For our money, the best books for children are those that will help them to lead a creative, God-centered, faithful life. Getting practical, this means that the message of the books should be consistent with the message of the Bible as it portrays the reality of sin, the glories of salvation and the privileges of serving God in ways that honor him. In order to accomplish this goal children’s books should also be interesting and attractive.

Different from your own advice to parents, what kind of focus should the parents be concerned with when purchasing books for their children to read?

For my children, books are not simply something to be read and then set aside. They live out the books they read. My wife and I are constantly hearing our four-year-old son say to his sister things like, “Eva, you be Lady de Winter and I’ll be Dartagnon” as they play out a scene from The Three Musketeers. Or, “I’ll be Henry and you be Bessie” as they reenact a chapter from Elizabeth Prentiss’ Henry and Bessie. I think this example illustrates the significance of choosing the best books for our children. I would love to have a young generation of kids wanting to “be Guido.”

If you had two to three minutes to give me a few reasons that parents should buy this book for their children, what are they?

1. It’s affordable. ($7.50 through RHB)

2. It’s beautiful and well-made. (Evan Hughes has done a great job bringing the story to life with period-appropriate art. The hardcover, stitched binding should provide years of reading)

3. It’s an encouraging book for children and adults who desire to live courageous, gospel-centered lives.

4. It’s a great way to remember the 450^th anniversary of the Belgic Confession (1561-2011)!

This week, we will have on the program Dr. Joel Beeke, and we will discuss the book he co-authored titled “Meet the Puritans.” Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as President and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, as well as Academic Dean for students from the Heritage Reformed Congregations. He is also pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has been for the past 20 years. He is also editor of the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. He has written, co-authored, or edited fifty books and contributed over fifteen hundred articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. His Ph.D. (1988) from Westminster Theological Seminary is in Reformation and Post-Reformation Theology.

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“The holiday gift giving season is a special time of the year. However, it also has its pitfalls, mainly in the form of occult and paranormal themed children’s books and movies that can end up under the Christmas tree. On the flip side of that scenario, we as Christians also have the opportunity to present young people with books that can introduce, bless, encourage, and motivate them to live for Christ. With that thought in mind, Ingrid interviewed Steve Renkema, the manager of Reformation Heritage Books and Rick Bach, manager of the VCY Bookstore in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Steve and Rick covered the gamut of great Christian literature for youth. Offerings discussed were wide ranging and included Christian biographies, adventure series books, books on Creation, as well as CD’s and DVD’s, many that guarantee they will not contain occult or other objectionable material.”

J. Stephen Yuille (Ph.D., London School of Theology) Yuille now lives in Glen Rose, Texas, and is pastor of Grace Community Church.

George Swinnock (1627–1673) was a gifted English Puritan, known for his vivid illustrations of biblical truth. In “Trading and Thriving in Godliness”, J. Stephen Yuille highlights Swinnock’s conviction that godliness is the primary employment of every Christian. Yuille’s introductory essay analyzes the influences on, groundwork for, and expressions of piety in Swinnock’s life and thought. The book also contains fifty selections from Swinnock’s writings, exemplify his teaching on the foundation, door, value, pursuit, nature, means, and motives to godliness.

This is the third book from the Profiles in Reformed Spirituality series that Covenant Radio has featured. Future programs will cover the other works in the series, including works on Horatius Bonar, Jonathan Edwards, Alexander Whyte, and others. To stay abreast of our upcoming programs, check out the Covenant Radio blog.

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