Update from Belize
An update from Mission to the World missionaries Karon and Wiley Smith serving in Belize, Central America. Read their August newsletter available online here. [Editor’s note: The link (URL) to the original article is unavailable and has been removed.]
August 2008 Tabletalk: The New Atheism
The August 2008 issue of Tabletalk magazine examines some of the basic precepts of the “new” atheism, encouraging readers with succinct answers to certain criticisms and exhorting them to be prepared to face these challenges as they are disseminated at home and abroad. Contributors include R.C. Sproul along with John Blanchard, Steven J.... Continue Reading
RTS Capital Fellows Program Has Openings
RTS/Washington D.C. and McLean Presbyterian Church have partnered to launch The Capital Fellows Program. The program is designed to equip men and women who have just completed their undergraduate degree to live as Christians in the marketplace and to grow into the next generation of lay leaders in the church. The program includes a... Continue Reading
Sturgis, SD- Foothills Community Church
Sturgis, SD – Foothills Community Churcn – June 2008 We bring you greetings in the name of the Triune God from the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. We are a small church (less than 100 communicant members) but the Lord is doing wonderful and exciting things among and through us. When I came to... Continue Reading
Grace Community Church, Palm Harbor, Florida
Grace Community Church, Palm Harbor, Florida What is the recipe for successfully revitalizing a dead church? A steady income? A growing community? Mature believers? An experienced pastor? If these are the necessary ingredients, then Grace Community Church doesn’t have a chance. When I accepted the call to pastor Grace Community not a single ingredient listed above was present. The church... Continue Reading
The Basics of the Bible: A Curriculum for Children
Children’s Ministry International’s "Bible Building Blocks of the Faith" provides a curriculum that will help us teach our children a number of biblical themes: God, grace, trust, and general biblical knowledge This special curriculum for children is grounded in Scripture, the Reformed faith, and the Westminster Catechism. Based on the Children’s Catechism studies are... Continue Reading
Curriculum to Help Us Celebrate Our Special Days
We celebrate special days where we observe and honor occasions and people that have contributed something to our country and lives. Children Ministry International (CMI) has developed a 3-volume "Holiday Series" that explores special days and seeks to glean biblical meaning in the observance of the days. Some of these days, like Easter, Mother... Continue Reading
Curriculum for Teaching Our Children Godly Character
Whether we acknowledge it or not, we display and teach character traits to our children, peers and just about everyone else every time we act or make a decision. Are we honest? Are we involved in questionable activities, obey traffic laws, IRS laws, or "do not litter" ordinances, etc.? As Christians we desire that... Continue Reading
MNA Planning Disaster Response for Iowa Flood Areas
Arklie Hooten, MNA Disaster Response Director, sent a letter to PCA churches asking for contrinutions for flood relief in Iowa and for volunteers to serve on work teams. To register to be a part of a work team, [Editors note: the original URL (link) referenced in this article is no longer valid, so the link... Continue Reading
Teaching Children About Holidays and Special Days
Children’s Ministry International produces helpful study material to teach children at home and in church. One of the recent publications is a Holiday Series; volumes one and two are now available. Volume one covers the special days from New Year’s to Easter (including MLK Day, President’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day), and volume two from... Continue Reading