by Susan | Dec 5, 2014 | 2014-11, ARP News Update, News
We celebrate and give thanks for God’s rich bounty both this month and next. As a nation we enjoy freedoms laid on the foundation of great sacrifice by those who pioneered this land and this republic. As a church we enjoy liberty laid on the foundation of great...
by Susan | Dec 5, 2014 | 2014-11, News, News In Brief
With hymns, psalms of praise and thanksgiving, the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales, Florida celebrated its 100th birthday, as an ARP congregation, on June 15, 2014. On the special day there were no Sunday School classes. The entire congre- gation met in...
by Susan | Dec 5, 2014 | 2014-11, News, News In Brief
New Minister/Staff Fall Orientation was held Sept. 22, 23 in Greenville, SC. Staff from each agency of General Synod gave a presentation, explaining their ministry’s mission and goals. Front Row: Rebecca Duran, John Ryoo, Jong Chul Kim, Ji Kim, Myoung Hwa Lee....
by Susan McClamrock | Dec 5, 2014 | 2014-11, Featured, Features
After Mark and I married August 25, 1984, we knew that we wanted children to be a part of our life if the Lord so willed. I remember taking our vows, which included, “in joy and in sorrow.” Our first son, John Mark, was born in December 1986 when we lived in Columbia,...
by Jeff Bost | Dec 5, 2014 | 2015-01, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
It was the 1940s, writes Ron MacDonald in the current issue of Friends Journal. “My white father who lived in Arkansas was visiting Michigan for a Methodist conference when he found his assigned roommate was a black man. Outraged, he thought about requesting a...
by Larry Littlejohn | Dec 5, 2014 | 2015-01, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
I wonder if many of you, like me, have avoided much thought about the third person of the Trinity. We exalt Jesus Christ as Savior and King because we feel close to one who is a son and our elder brother. We pray to our Heavenly Father and either compare or contrast...
