Every year PCV Deputy Clerk Peter Phillips produces a comprehensive summary of the General Assembly proceedings. (Held October 7-10) It was circulated via the PCV News Network, with the only caveat on public distribution being that it be reproduced unedited. So, here it is. General Assembly Report 2013 Highlights ‘Highlights’ are, of course, very personal, …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 41 Chapter 25 – Of the Church (Paragraphs 1-3) I. The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the …

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Christian life is not a solo pursuit. To finish strong in the faith Christians need the support and accountability of a community of other Christians. And those other Christians need you to help them finish well too. A new setting for the hymn Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) will be introduced as we prepare …

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Mark Buchanan marks Canadian thanksgiving with an observation and application about the cruciform and eucharistic dimensions of Christian life: The Christian life has two basic shapes: cruciform and eucharistic. It is about giving and thanksgiving. It is about dying to self, and abounding in gratitude. Like Christ, we are called to live cruciform lives – …

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