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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 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...

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,...

Our Commitment to Christ

Elaine Reed President, ARP Women's Ministries For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21). This verse, tucked away in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, is a simple, but accurate litmus test. There is no denying we demonstrate our...