The second issue of Sword and Shield is here! Undoubtedly you have had this date marked on your calendar and have been waiting by your mailbox with great anticipation. At least that is how it goes for me. Apparently that is also how it goes for many. At the time of this writing, the response to the first issue of Sword and Shield has been overwhelmingly positive. Many have expressed their appreciation for the magazine, and several have already subscribed. 

About that, this is the second of three issues that will be mailed free of charge to introduce Sword and Shield to our readers. Beginning with the September 1 issue, the magazine will be mailed monthly to subscribers at the rate of $24 in the USA and $36 internationally. Subscribing is now easier than ever, thanks to an update to the Reformed Believers Publishing website: reformedbelieverspub.org. You can subscribe to Sword and Shield online with a credit card payment, or you can find a downloadable subscription form if you prefer to mail it in. The website makes either option quite convenient.

About that, the updated website is really worth checking out. The free issues of Sword and Shield are being posted there, the constitution of Reformed Believers Publishing is up for inspection, and there is a downloadable membership form for those who would like to join Reformed Believers Publishing. Application is free, and applicants will be accepted at the first annual meeting of RBP, scheduled for October 15, 2020. This is a great opportunity to witness to the Reformed faith far and wide through the publication of this Reformed magazine. 

About that, we are thankful to Prof. David J. Engelsma and to the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal for granting Sword and Shield permission to reprint Professor Engelsma’s recent review of Sam Waldron’s new book, The Crux of the Free Offer of the Gospel. This excellent review first appeared in the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 52, no. 1 [November 2019] on pages 100–15. The first installment of this reprint can be found in the pages of this issue.

About that, the second issue of Sword and Shield is here! Thanks be to God. May he speed the truths written herein to your heart, and the next issue into your hands.