A new day comes when we rediscover the authority of Scripture. The Executive Director's year-end/New Year's message is freely available for download on YouTube. It is best used before Feb. 1, 2021 ... Read more
Month: December 2020
Gracious Dismissal Final Report
This week, Assembly Council published the minutes of its October 27, 2020, meeting in which the report of its Gracious Dismissal Committee was on the agenda. A majority on the council voted not to receive it "until at least after the General Assembly has dealt with Remits B and C." Notwithstanding this decision ... Read more
Renewal News – Winter 2021
Download the entire issue in PDF format, or read and comment on the individual articles:
- United We Stand by Andy Cornell
- A Cautionary Tale by Ian Shaw
- Renewal Day 2021 — Save the Date! by Andy Cornell
- PresbyCan at a Quarter Century by Andy Cornell
- Profile: First Presbyterian Church, Trail BC by Dr. Dan Boateng
- A Remembrance and a “Reminder” by Andy Cornell
- Board profile: Debbie Stimphil by Andy Cornell
United We Stand
Presbyterians who adhere to traditional standards are working together on two new fronts. “Praying, listening, trusting” was formed in June 2020 for the purpose of praying for six months in order to discern God’s direction for those in orthodoxy. “PCC-Covenant” came together in the fall in recognition of a need to work with one another … Continue reading United We Stand
A Cautionary Tale
Admittedly my awareness of the details is limited [sketchy, disjointed, distant], but even so the situation evokes descriptions like distressing, disturbing, disastrous, devastating, even debacle. One of our partner churches, The Guyana Presbyterian Church, is experiencing deep division, perhaps even its death knell. Recent developments involve: i) two rival groups, each forming a Synod [their … Continue reading A Cautionary Tale
Profile: First Presbyterian Church, Trail BC
In the beginning, God sent one Rev. Robertson in 1896 to start the Presbyterian ministry here in Trail BC. And the Lord God continued to send faithful servants to keep up the ministry through the years of the first century of the life of the congregation. In 1925, the continuing Presbyterians were the minority ... Read more
A Remembrance and a ‘Reminder’
Requiem (noun) — 1) A Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead. 2) A musical composition setting parts of a requiem Mass, or of a similar character. 3) An act or token of remembrance. It’s the third definition which fits Rev. Don MacLeod’s latest published writing. An almost-legendary figure in the PCC ... Read more