Author Archives: savedbygrace1976

Ten years ago today, my Dad, Dick Chanski got a visit from a swift chariot that swept him quickly to his heavenly home.  He was 71 years old.  We miss him.  But we know that to live is Christ, and … Continue reading →

  Baptism Questions  all properly answered with “Yes, I do!” 1. Do you believe in the one true and living God, who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? 2. Do you believe that He made all … Continue reading →

I can never forget the 3rd of May, 1850 ; it was my mother’s birthday, and I myself was within a few weeks of being sixteen years of age. I was up early, to have a couple of hours for … Continue reading →

The Reformed Baptist Church has been at 269 Douglas Ave. in Holland since 1997.  Our bold sign with the “Bible-inside-the-Trumpet” logo has decorated the way-to-the-beach for nearly a decade and a half. But north side drivers have discovered a change.  … Continue reading →

The way Austin Jackson plays centerfield for the Tigers (saving Verlander of a run), is the way saints ought to labor hard for the kingdom (saving souls from destruction) — with all our might!

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/08/05/taking-dominion/ Guest Post by Robert Sagers Mark Chanski, author of Manly Dominion and Womanly Dominion and the pastor ofHarbor Reformed Baptist Church of Holland, Mich., was kind to answer a few questions about what it means for men and women to be men and women … Continue reading →

On Monday, my friend Gordon wrote: While Laura struggles to breathe I lay next to her helpless, washed up on the beach, each wave a memory of the bride of my youth. Inside her withered shell lies the beautiful doe … Continue reading →

“And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each man’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay upon the earth” (1 Peter 1:17). Thomas Watson says: “Labor to get the fear … Continue reading →

“The spouse of Christ cannot be adulterous; she is uncorrupted and pure. She knows one home; she guards with chaste modesty the sanctity of one couch. She keeps us for God. She appoints the sons whom she has born for … Continue reading →

Here is the new sign for Harbor Reformed Baptist Church. Our hope is that it extends friendly arms of invitation to storm tossed and weary voyagers who need refuge in our Savior.