Participants and observers say that one of the best things about Synod is the singing. Hearing hundreds of men wholeheartedly praising God fills hearts with grateful awe. The URCNA loves singing aesthetically pleasing arrangements of biblically articulate hymns and psalms. And over the next few years, the URCNA will be cooperating with the OPC toward … Continue reading URC to collaborate with OPC on songbook
Extra pastor ordained at Zion URC in Ripon
Angelo Contreras was ordained as Pastor of Congregational Life on April 22, 2012, at Zion United Reformed Church in Ripon, CA. Rev. Kevin Efflandt, Pastor of Preaching, brought a message from Colossians 1:24-2:5 on “Him We Proclaim.” “Angelo served a 12-week internship here last summer and I absolutely loved working with him,” says Rev. Efflandt. … Continue reading Extra pastor ordained at Zion URC in Ripon
Lifted Veil
Don't you love those times when God lifts the veil and gives you a glimpse of his work? We see his work all the time and all around us, of course, but there is so much of his providential work that takes place beyond our limited vision. And sometimes he allows us a glimpse by … Continue reading Lifted Veil
LOL Day
I'm literally Laughing Out Loud (LOL) as I anticipate today's Little One Lost (LOL) launch. Join me this morning as I participate in an hour of prayer and discussion related to the subject of infant loss on local radio station KCWN (99.9 FM). Interspersed with prayer and discussion, host Evelyn Nikkel will play appropriate music … Continue reading LOL Day
Synod saga: There and back again
When Frodo and his friends first set eyes on unfamiliar territory as they leave the Shire, he recites a bit of poetry that reminds him of Bilbo and says: He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path … Continue reading Synod saga: There and back again
Cherie Harder on reading fiction
Over at the Trinity Forum blog, Cherie Harder, President of Trinity Forum's Board of Directors, writes this excellent defense for reading fiction.
An evangelical critiques the Evangelical Church (book review)
A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church by Warren Cole Smith; Authentic: Colorado Springs, CO, 265 pp. A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church demonstrates Warren Cole Smith’s writing excellence and experience. Accurate facts complement the book’s literary quality. An introduction titled “My Name is Warren, and I’m a Recovering Evangelical” intrigues readers and pulls … Continue reading An evangelical critiques the Evangelical Church (book review)
Grace given to minister: Drs. Richard & Cornel Venema
It seems ironic that Dr. Cornel Venema has spent many years involved in academia and serves as a seminary president when a memory from his childhood he and his father share was that when he began his education, he hated school. “I recall that when he started school,” says Dr. Richard Venema, “he evidently walked … Continue reading Grace given to minister: Drs. Richard & Cornel Venema
OPC Reformation conference in Sheboygan
Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Sheboygan, WI, hosted its third annual Reformation conference on October 29, 2011. Rev. Alan D. Strange, Associate Professor of Church History, spoke at the Saturday conference and preached at the church’s Sunday worship services. “The conference went extremely well,” wrote Pastor Brian De Jong (Grace OPC). “On Saturday morning … Continue reading OPC Reformation conference in Sheboygan
The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, book review
Prodigious Love (a book review by Glenda Mathes) The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller; © 2008 by Timothy Keller; Dutton: New York, NY, 139 pp. Every Christian should read this book. Beginning a book review like that may be bad form, but every Christian—backslidden or backboned, infant … Continue reading The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, book review
Glenda Faye Mathes 