With thankfulness to God we look back over the second year of publishing our magazine, Sword and Shield. We have been humbled to see the work of the Lord in preserving the truth of his gospel, as it is set forth in the pages of this magazine. And this truth, by the providence of God, is being spread throughout the whole world. We give all praise and glory to God for this wonderful privilege of sending forth the gospel through the printed page and pray that it may be used for the gathering of God’s elect, as they are found in all lands.

We can report that there are now 2,033 issues of each Sword and Shield that are being sent out on a monthly basis, with 101 issues being sent to those outside the United States. These countries include Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. With the completion of our first full year of publication, we made available for our subscribers the opportunity to have their volume year of Sword and Shield magazines bound together as a hardcover book. We have sold 122 bound volumes of our first publishing year and have some extra copies if anyone would be interested in purchasing one.

The monthly publication and mailing of Sword and Shield has been made possible thus far by the generous donations of the magazine’s supporters. As God’s people read and become convicted that this magazine is God-sent, their support and love for it grows. It is a God-centered magazine with meditations, editorials, and articles on sound doctrine, which make the magazine truly biblical, polemical, and distinctive in the rich heritage of the Reformed faith.

The board of Reformed Believers Publishing again takes this time to thank our editors for their work in writing Reformed articles that are clear in proclaiming the truth of the gospel and that do not leave their readers confused and searching for the truth. We pray that God will grant the writers his grace and Holy Spirit that they may continue to proclaim in writing the truth of the gospel.

We take this time also to thank our excellent copyeditors, Evelyn Langerak and Stephanie Lanning. We appreciate the many hours of labor given to prepare each issue for publication. Thanks also goes to Tami Cleveland for her help with keeping the books and the mailing lists. This all is a great help in the success of our magazine. Above all we give thanks to our great God for his blessing in giving us Sword and Shield. We pray for our editors, the staff, and the board that they may remain faithful to the truth of God’s word and that we may give all glory to him alone!