As you will see in this issue, the letters are starting to arrive, to the delight of the editors and, we trust, to the delight of the readers of Sword and Shield. Actually, private letters and emails have been arriving steadily since before the first issue of the magazine hit the press. Thank you to all who have written so far, and we invite all and sundry to keep the correspondence coming. With this issue, we are able to print two letters, and we look forward to letters to the editors being a more or less regular feature of Sword and Shield.

As you will also see in this issue, other contributors are making an appearance. Professor Engelsma’s incisive review of Sam Waldron’s book continues to be reprinted, this being the second of three installments. We also welcome Mrs. Connie Meyer, who graces this issue with her poetry.

The date of the first annual meeting of Reformed Believers Publishing is approaching swiftly. That date is October 15 (Thursday) at a time and venue to be announced. This information will not be published in bulletins, so be sure to mark the date on your calendars now. An invitation is extended to all Reformed believers to join RBP. Applications for membership are available on the RBP website: reformedbelieverspub.org. Applications will be accepted at the annual meeting on October 15, but you do not have to be present to be accepted, making it possible for Reformed believers anywhere in the world to join RBP.

With this issue, the time has come to subscribe to Sword and Shield. This is the third and final of the issues being mailed free of charge to introduce the magazine to our readers. We hope that you have profited from the magazine this summer, whether you intend to subscribe or not. Those who would like to continue to receive Sword and Shield each month, you can do so at the annual rate of $24 in the USA and $36 internationally. The easiest way to subscribe is via the Reformed Believers Publishing website.

May God speed the truths written herein to your heart, and the next issue into your hands.