The end of the calendar year is almost upon us, which means that the holiday season is nearly here. We are planning four issues of Sword and Shield during November and December to keep our readers well-stocked through the holidays. Stack up some logs next to your fireplace, stack up some donuts next to your apple cider, and stack up some Sword and Shields next to your favorite chair. It’s time to read!

This issue of the magazine is the regular November issue. Mr. Luke Bomers submits another installment of his term paper from last semester on the reward of grace. Also in this issue is the transcript of a speech given at First Reformed Protestant Church to explain some of the decisions of the Reformed Protestant classis in September. The speech has been very lightly edited for publication. The rest of the articles and authors are probably self-explanatory to our readership by now.

We are planning a Letters Edition this month, so keep an eye out toward the last part of November for a blue cover in your mailbox. The Letters Editions continue to be the most highly-anticipated issues of Sword and Shield. We are grateful to our contributors for their submissions, and we invite others to write in as well. Whether you agree with the magazine or not, your letter will be welcome.

December 1 will be the regular December issue with the regular rubrics. Sometime around mid-December we plan to publish the speeches and other material from the annual Reformed Believers Publishing meeting. By the time you read this, that October meeting will have come and gone. But we can still profit from it by the publication of the speeches.

So grab a donut, have a seat, and read on. May God speed the truths written herein to your heart and the next issue into your hands.