by Susan | Apr 17, 2015 | 2015-03, Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
By: Max Bolin “As those marked eternally with the Father’s love, Jesus’ character, and the Spirit’s holiness and fruit, we have the privilege and responsibility to make His imprint on our world today.” When I was asked by Moderator Larry Littlejohn...
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 Bob Illman | Sep 4, 2014 | 2014-09, Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
I had just finished my weekly Sunday School class with the teens. I thought it had gone well. I was, I thought, biblical, witty, relevant, and connected with them giving a clear Gospel theme. I THOUGHT! But, as the last student left the room, he turned to me as he...
by Alex Coblentz | Jul 3, 2014 | 2014-07, Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
Crack! The familiar sound of a wooden bat – It’s a home run! And from one proud Dad in the stands, “That’s my boy!” As the last note fades and the applause builds to a crescendo, the singer takes her modest bow and one proud Dad on the front row says, “That’s my...
by Susan | May 28, 2014 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
The ARP and Her Confession By: William VanDoodewaard What does it mean to be a confessional church? Looking to our history helps us understand the role of our confessional standards. The Reformation-era roots of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church go...
by Ken McMullen | Mar 26, 2014 | 2014-03, Magazine Archives, Moderator, Moderator's Emphasis
Living as People of God I teach church polity to seminary students, largely because it is a required course and someone has to teach it. I have no illusions about how (un)enthused most of them are when they sign up for the course. Almost all of them view it as the ‘I...
