The Free Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination, will have a plenary assembly this month to consider a report on song and music in worship. I believe this is the text of the report they are considering. David Robertson, a pastor of the church and editor of the denominational journal, The Record, provides the text …

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NSW Presbyterian Pulse – November 2010 online pdf edition now available. Reports on decisions of the September General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, particularly with lots of detail on social and ethical issues. A page on the Australian wide work of the Presbyterian Women’s Association. Good to see Heather Ross quoted. Nice piece …

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I’ve been introducing mgpc to the biblical concept of ‘means of grace’ over the last few weeks. This has also involved reminding them that the salvation the Bible teaches is a corporate experience with individual implications, not an individual experience with corporate implications. Some folk think that Christian growth primarily should take place in personal …

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Here’s a chapter from the recently published festschrift* for Robert Godfrey published by Westminster Seminary California. The Reformation Of The Supper, by Kim Riddlebarger, advocates weekly celebration of the supper. I think his essay is a sound biblical, historical and practical examination of the practice. Here’s a link to details on the book itself. *Festschrift …

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