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Fortunes of Zion
By: Aaron De Boer “When the LORD turned the restoration of Zion, we were like those who dream.” -Psalm 126:1 Such it has been for our small congregation of believers drawn from around the Mount Baker...
Is There a Spiritual Gift of Prayer?
By: Herb Seigler As Christians, we all know “prayer warriors” in the church, the body of Christ. Brothers and sisters, saints who we depend on when we need more help storming the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16). Moses, Aaron, and Samuel were noted for their prayers...
Music Ministry
By: Susan Tanner Rachel Spencer, 96, has been playing the piano for a church for 83 years! She was just 13 years old when she started playing for a church in Covington, Virginia. Her father, Walter Hickman, would let her drive their car to church then as well....
Why is This Here?
By: Emily Woodard, Women’s Ministries Spiritual Life Chair Have you ever wondered, after reading a particular passage of Scripture, “Why is this here?” Of course, the fundamental answer to that question is found in Paul’s familiar words to Timothy that all Scripture...
God’s Timing
By: Chris Reeder On October 6, after about 10 long years of trying and one failed adoption last September in which the birth mother changed her mind at the last minute, my wife and I adopted a five month old baby boy. We’ve named him Timothy James “TJ” Reeder after...
First Presbytery Is Multiplying
During the General Synod 2018 meeting, the following Memorial was approved with no discussion. This was done in peace and unity and not a matter of division but a matter of multiplying. FIRST PRESBYTERY MEMORIAL #2 (Establishment of a new Eastern NC Presbytery):...
World Focus 2018
By: Jon Hyatt World Focus 2018 was a time of fellowship and education about the ARPC’s involvement in international missions. Immediately following the meeting of General Synod, World Focus allowed ARPs to meet, talk with, and learn from international missionaries...
Happy Floor
By: Wendy Smith We were on the happy floor of the hospital. On the sixth floor, pink and blue Mylar balloons bobbed around, welcoming new babies. Cheerful relatives snapped photos. By twelve noon I had been in labor for eleven hours, and I was numb – gloriously numb –...
Kids & the Megachurch
It was a typical Sunday morning. We got to church early for Bible study, and our kids—Penny, 10, William, 7, and Marilee, 5—scampered downstairs to play. They emerged 45 minutes later to serve as the week’s greeters. Despite some conflict over who got to shake hands...
Why You Are Here
Created by God, Cared for by God By: Eric Lockamy ‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.’ Gen.1:27 All things on earth were created by God. However, when God was finished creating everything else, He...