Dr. Joel R. Beeke is pastor of Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the editor of the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth. He received his doctorate at Westminster Theological Seminary and is author of Assurance of Faith: Calvin, English Puritanism, and the Dutch Second Reformation; Jehovah Shepherding His Flock; Backsliding: Disease and Cure, and is a frequent contributor to numerous journals and publications.