This Saturday and Sunday we will be hosting our third annual Grace OPC Reformation Conference. Our speaker is the Rev. Alan Strange. The conference begins at 9:00 am on Saturday with the first session on the Westminster Assembly. The second...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Several weeks ago a prince passed from this world to the next. The Rev. Walter Bowie, Jr. graduated to glory and is now in the presence of the Christ he fearlessly and faithfully proclaimed to men. I first met Rev. Bowie when he preached in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This last weekend - November 13-14 - we had a rich blessing as Dr. Tony Curto came to Grace Church for our 2nd annual Reformation Conference. He presented an approach to missions and evangelism that was scintilating! His four lectures/sermons are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
After a wonderfully refreshing weekend at home with my lovely wife and my children, I drove back early this morning to the General Assembly in Palos Heights, Illinois. This morning we've been working through various committee reports, including...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For the120+ commissioners to the OPC General Assembly, the morning began with breakfast from 7-8 am. No rest for the weary, as we got back to our desks and back to work by 8:15. The moderator has been leading us through various items, such as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today is the first full day of General Assembly sessions. Most of the advisory committees have finished their work, and today the agenda really got rollling. We heard reports from our three permanent committees - Home Missions, Foreign Missions...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As part of our advisory committee work this morning, I was able to study the full Report of the Statistician to the 77th General Assembly. Mr. Luke Brown has ably served the denomination for many years and presents a crisp report full of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This morning at the General Assembly was devoted to "Advisory Committees." Each commissioner is assigned to one of these committees. The task of these committees is to review parts of the information that will be presented to the Assembly, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The first session of the General Assembly is underway. We heard an excellent sermon by outgoing moderator Rev.Bill Shishko from 2 Corinthians 3:1-3. His four points were as follows: I. The Great Author and His Secretaries II. The Writing...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Rested and refreshed from a delightful vacation in Colorado, I am about to depart for the OPC's General Assembly. This year we meet at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. Dr. Don Schlernitzauer is one of our elders, and he will also...[ abbreviated | read entire ]