Issue 1, 2003
Volume 9, Number 1 · Four articles
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The Presbyterian Church
The State of the Church
What should a church do once it has voted the same way again? Jerry Andrews tells the Presbyterian Coalition that the wider margins suggest the legislative season is ending, and asks evangelicals for patience, trust and a love of truth that does not harden into anger.
Jerry Andrews9 min read -
The Presbyterian Church
Church Renewal
Is church reform a distraction from the church’s work, or part of it? Diane Knippers tells the story of a pastor who lost his post for standing for the truth, then names six marks of the renewal movement, from its maturity and ecumenism to a new generation of reformers.
Diane Knippers24 min read -
The Presbyterian Church
Ordinary and Extraordinary Discipline: Mutual Accountability in the Reformed Tradition
Why does the church talk only about trials when it talks about discipline? Charles Wiley turns to the Consistory of Calvin’s Geneva, where most cases were quarrels between relatives, and argues that discipline should begin with the ordinary, local and restorative kind.
Charles Wiley19 min read -
Scripture
Bible Study of the Book of Revelation, Study 11: The Book of Revelation Chapters 20-22: The Seen and the Unseen World
What does John see behind the veil of history in the last chapters of Revelation? Mark Atkinson reads chapters 20 to 22: the binding of Satan, the judgment and the new heaven and earth, and the city that God takes and transforms instead of leaving us a garden.
Mark Atkinson8 min read
