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Images of Jesus
By Peter Kemeny Portrayals of Jesus in religious art, Sunday school curriculums, evangelistic films, and stain glass windows are commonly accepted as good and helpful. Depictions of our Savior abound during the Christmas season. What shall we make of this?...
The Chaplain’s Conflict
A Tribute to Renwick C. Kennedy The popular television series, M*A*S*H, brought America’s public face-to- face with one of the most engaging elements of citizen soldiery – life inside an evacuation hospital. But it’s today’s reruns that are unsettling to historian...
A Father’s Musings on Marriage
You know how it works at weddings – at the appointed hour, the organist begins the music announcing the procession of the bride. At this point, the mother of the bride usually stands and turns to look back up the aisle, and everyone in the congregation follows suit –...
What Kind of Messiah is He?
The nature of the Messiah can be clearly seen in the events of Palm Sunday. These events were not created in a vacuum; they were preceded and followed by other events that gave them meaning. The story of Palm Sunday really begins when Jesus first set his face toward...
I Finally Cried – Remembering Newtown
When I came home from work on a surprisingly spring-like day, just seven days before Christmas, I rested. The windows were open and there was a hushed stillness outdoors and in the house. The peacefulness of the moment was so refreshing, it helped me relax. Soon,...
A Plan to Save Bonclarken’s Beloved Hotel
Every year, thousands of people come through Bonclarken's gates in Flat Rock, NC, to attend retreats, meetings, conferences, weddings, camps, family reunions, vacations or weekend getaways. And no one likely leaves the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Conference Center...
A Special Grace
By Nicola Stow Minister's wife Rosalynd Rennie went into labor in church – but continued to sit through her husband’s sermon because she “didn’t want to make a fuss.” She was having regular contractions when hubby Athole was in the pulpit. But she waited until the...
A Matter of the Heart
By Sinclair Ferguson Sometimes people ask authors, “Which of your books is your favorite?” When forced to think about it, my own standard response has become, “I'm not sure what my favorite book is; but my favorite title is A Heart for God.” The title simply expresses...
What Does Outreach Mean to You?
As believers, we recognize that we are saved by the grace of God but also that we are created to do good works…
Words… Words… Words…
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their measuring line goes out through all the earth,...