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Book Review - Ten Commandments for Children

The following review was written by Amanda DeBoer on the book The Ten Commandments for Children by Prof. Ron Cammenga (Jenison, MI: Reformed Free Publishing, 2023). This review will be published in the Clarion, a biweekly magazine of the Canadian/American Reformed Church federation, Vol. 72 No. 14, in November 2023.

Cammenga not only teaches the commandments, but also explores their depth and practicality in an age appropriate way. He has a kind, yet unwavering, manner of writing that is very appropriate for the topic. The Ten Commandments for Children will undoubtedly be a blessing for many families.

His Friends and Servants is almost here! (plus preview a new chapter)

 Click pdf for sample chapter from His Friends and Servants. David and Goliath Saul wondered how David could defeat Goliath. Saul gave David his armor, helmet, and sword. David put them on, but he could not even move. “I cannot go in this armor because I am not used to it,” he said. David removed the armor and instead took his shepherd’s staff, bag, and sling. He stopped by a little stream and chose five stones, put them in his bag, and...

'His Friends and Servants' Bible story book – sneak preview!

Tell His Wonders, Book 2 His Friends and Servants Written by Nathan J. Langerak Illustrated by Michael Welply By the wonder of salvation in Jesus Christ, Jehovah establishes a covenant with us his children and makes us his friends and servants. This book tells the stories of some of these friends and servants from the Old Testament, including Job and the patriarchs, Joseph and his brothers, several judges, King David, and Daniel and his friends. Coming this fall!

Letters from Katie Luther preview - Chapter 18: The Plague

August 10, 1527

Dear Ave,

The Black Plague has come to Wittenberg. The professors and students have moved the university to Jena, hoping they would not become ill there. Sir Doctor said he must stay so he will be here for the people who need him. “A shepherd,” he said, “may not leave his flock.” I told him if he stays, so will I, but I did not tell him how frightened I am. What of the baby I carry? What if we become sick and die? And who would take care of our little Hans? I must put my trust in God and live one day at a time. People are terrified. They run from each other and abandon even family members.

Coming soon: Letters from Katie Luther—preorder today!

The story of Katherine Luther, told through her letters and the memories of her best friend, Ave.

As the wife of Martin Luther and mother to six children, Katie learns that Jehovah holds the hand of the believing child of God in the trials of faith and comforts her in every affliction. 

Retail: $14.95  |  Book club: $12.71

***NOTE: This book will NOT be automatically sent to book club members. You must order the book to receive it. Our Gold Star members will automatically receive a copy of this book.

Call to action for book club members

We have 84 Gold Star book club members so far. We are looking for just 16 more book club members to upgrade their membership to Gold Star to reach 100 Gold Star members. Are you one of those 16?

Upgrading to Gold Star membership means you will automatically receive all of the children’s books we publish in addition to your 4 yearly book club titles. If you appreciate the children’s books the RFPA has published in the past, please consider becoming a Gold Star member so that we can continue to produce edifying Reformed books for children and young people.

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2019 RFPA Annual Meeting Video

2019 RFPA Annual Meeting   "Training Our Children in the Discipline of Reading"Rev. Justin Smidstra Date given: 09-26-2019 Location: Zion Protestant Reformed Church (Jenison, MI)

RFPA Annual Meeting TONIGHT

"I will be making the case that reading is a spiritual discipline, that teaching our children to read is a important part of covenant instruction, and that one of the crucial ways to teach our children this discipline is for parents regularly to read to their children and also to be readers themselves."—Rev. Smidstra     Location details:Zion Protestant Reformed Church7551 12th AveJenison MI 49428 (This meeting provides the only opportunity for men to join the Association.) A nursery will also...

RFPA Annual Meeting - THIS THURSDAY

"I will be making the case that reading is a spiritual discipline, that teaching our children to read is a important part of covenant instruction, and that one of the crucial ways to teach our children this discipline is for parents regularly to read to their children and also to be readers themselves."—Rev. Smidstra Location details:Zion Protestant Reformed Church7551 12th AveJenison MI 49428 (This meeting provides the only opportunity for men to join the Association.)

Our newest bible story book is now available for purchase!

JEHOVAH'S MIGHTY ACTS Bible Stories by Nathan J. LangerakIllustrated by Michael Welply NOW AVAILABLE! Stories of salvation and might: The creation of the world, God’s word to Adam and Eve after the fall, the worldwide flood, God raising up Moses to deliver Israel from Egypt, God’s provision of manna in the wilderness, and the Jews’ return home after seventy years of captivity—these are all saving acts of Jehovah towards his covenant people in the Old Testament. And they all show one of...

"Thoroughly covenantal, consistently biblical, and beautifully Christo-centric"

Thoroughly covenantal, consistently biblical, and beautifully Christo-centric, Jehovah’s Mighty Acts chronologically highlights stories from Old Testament history for the elementary-aged child, explaining how each story displays a wonder of God’s grace toward his people. As a mother of several children falling in this age group, I especially appreciated Rev. Langerak’s accessible language and simple sentence structure, while at the same time maintaining the depth of spiritual truth contained in each biblical story. In fact, Jehovah’s Mighty Acts both encourages and instructs both the child listening and the adult reading aloud as well!

It is refreshing to use a Bible story book that doesn’t require the Reformed believer to weed out false interpretations or inaccurate accounts of biblical events. And though God has blessed the Reformed church with several lovely classic children’s Bible story books, a fresh recounting of these stories and a creative new format powerfully cements biblical history in our children’s minds anew.

Book review: "This book's strength lies in the author’s applications"

Sarah Mowery is the children's book reviewer for the magazine Perspectives in Covenant Education. She is a wife and mother and attends Loveland Protestant Reformed Church in Loveland, Colorado.

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Jehovah’s Mighty Acts, the newest RFPA children’s publication (to be released August 2019), is the first in a series by Rev. Nathan Langerak entitled Tell His Wonders. In thirty-one chapters (one hundred pages) Rev. Langerak surveys Old Testament history from Genesis through Esther. The book’s target age is 7–10 years, but the superb, original color illustrations by Michael Welply, illustrator of The Random House Book of Bible Stories, will intrigue children much younger (as well as adults).