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Interview: FPCNA Church Extension Committee

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date May 17, 2020

It was my privilege to catch up with the Chairman of the Church Extension Committee, Rev. Ian Goligher (Minister of Cloverdale FPC, BC) to learn more about the origin and work of this part of the FPCNA. The work of the CEC might be less well known than some other…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date January 12, 2020

Next issue I want to start a series of articles for young people on the subject of marriage. A bad and unhappy marriage brings much misery and the prudent see the evil ahead and hide themselves (Proverbs 27:12). It is important to think through the issues and try to prepare…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date October 11, 2019

I understand that not all who read this article attended the Youth Camp in July. If you’re reading these truths for the first time, that’s good. May the Lord bless them to your heart. Repetition is the way for God’s people to learn His truth. I pray that this will be…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date July 4, 2019

I understand it’s not a very positive title. I also understand that social media can be used for good purposes. Many Free Presbyterian ministers and churches are very active in their social media presence. Just because people abuse the internet and social media doesn’t make it inherently evil. The popular…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date January 4, 2019

In this short series of articles, we have dealt with the aims of Sunday school teaching, the principles governing the content, and the importance of catechization. But who should take on the task of teaching? What qualities should we look for in identifying those who could be appointed? What attributes…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date July 10, 2018

I grew up as a Baptist in a town full of Presbyterians. In elementary school I wasn’t aware of the various differences regarding the sacraments or church government. But I was aware of one thing. My Presbyterian friends would talk about how they had to learn something called a catechism!…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date April 6, 2018

In recognition that the children before us are either saved or lost, we must aim at bringing the Word of God to them in a manner that seeks both to evangelize and edify. Both of these aims are addressed by bringing Christ to their hearts: Christ who is presented in…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date January 8, 2018

It has been said that if you aim at nothing you will be sure to hit it. Knowing why we do something and what we hope to achieve are vital parts of earth’s labors and no less seen than in the Sabbath School ministry. I am certain that most of…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date September 1, 2016

Depression hurts. Abraham Lincoln, in a bout of depression said: “I am the most miserable man living…Whether I shall ever be better, I cannot tell.” C. H. Spurgeon expressed his own trials: “I could weep by the hour like a child, and yet I knew not what I wept for…The…

Interview: FPCNA Church Extension Committee

It’s Time for Marriage

A Youth Camp Reminder

Anti-Social Media

Qualifications of a Sunday School Teacher

Do I Have to Learn the Catechism?

The Sunday School: Plan to Succeed

Taking Aim: The Focus of Sabbath School Teaching

Depression: Its Causes and Cures