by Nicola Stow | Jan 11, 2013 | Featured, Features
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...
by Sinclair Ferguson | Jan 11, 2013 | Featured, Features
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...
by Derek Thomas | Jan 11, 2013 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
The Lordship of Christ is the central assertion of the New Testament. There is coming a day when every tongue will confess that “Jesus Christ is Lord” (Philippians 2:11). Jesus is Yahweh, the only God there is; though he is not the only one who is Yahweh: the Father...
by Steve Suits | Jul 1, 2012 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
Why do we have a Synod? Given the current condition of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, I have been asking this question repeatedly during the past months. Like many of you, I delight in the worship, preaching and teaching of my church, and in her outreach...
by Ronald Beard | Jul 1, 2012 | Featured
A few Synod statistics…it really doesn’t make for good reading. For General Synod 2012, the constituted roll contained 252 ministers and 127 ruling elders for a total attendance of 379. Here’s where the embarrassment begins. More than half of the total possible...
by Ken McMullen | Jul 1, 2012 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
Moderator’s August Synod Emphasis Denominational ministries have long been a part of the ARP Church – as in other Reformed denominations. Many do not give these ministries of Synod much thought – unless they are in- teracting with them or serving on one of the boards....
