Tag: Spring 2020

Knowing What To Do

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date May 23, 2020

black concrete road with distance to mountains

This edition of Current marks a change in the Editor. Rev. Ian Goligher has stepped down and Dr. Stephen Pollock is stepping into the role. When Jesus confronted Saul on the road to Damascus, He drew a question from Saul’s heart— “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” (Acts 9:6)…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date May 22, 2020

No area of society has been untouched. On the original draft of this page was an article by Rev. Derrick Bowman encouraging people to prayerfully support a mission team heading to Liberia in the summer. In God’s providence, that mission team will not be going. We pray that God will…

Post author By William Pinkston
Post date May 21, 2020

The book of Job has fascinated ancient and modern readers. Using a lengthy poetic story, it teaches about God and Satan, about good and evil, about “bad things” being used by God to accomplish His perfect will in the lives of good people. While its message is clear, it contains…

Post author By Barbara Mooney
Post date May 20, 2020

In the last three years or so, I have transitioned to that new season of life called “older” womanhood. It has not been an easy nor quick transition. Rather, the realities of the emptying nest, the study of God’s Word, and the application of wise instruction have helped me through…

Post author By Stephen Pollock
Post date May 19, 2020

At sixteen, I was told to learn the opening words of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune; must be in want of a wife.” Forget the good fortune bit, it is usually the case that young…

Post author By Myron Mooney
Post date May 18, 2020

You can find almost anything on the internet, and if you are looking for answers to biblical questions or desire to view various interpretations of Scripture, you can find that which suits your position. Thankfully, there are some young, zealous writers from various Reformed denominations who are endeavoring to obey…

Post author By Ian Goligher
Post date May 17, 2020

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 This genealogy, which covers 1556 years after Creation, links Adam to Noah through the line of Seth. It gives the names of the patriarchs with the dates of their births and deaths. It provides means to calculate the year of the flood, which works out to…

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 Andrew Simpson
Post date May 16, 2020

“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled” (Hebrews 12:15) There are two reasons why I have preached often about the particular sin of bitterness. It is a dangerous sin deserving of our…

Post author By Stephen Hamilton
Post date May 15, 2020

“Seek ye the Lord while He may be found; call ye upon Him while He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Here is a wonderful promise and a gracious invitation. Despite this divine assurance, some would-be “seekers” of God, who are “not far from the kingdom”, are unwilling to take Him at…

Knowing What To Do

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