R.D. Glenn Lately I have been reading the writings of Jonathan Edwards. I read Religious Affections, as best I could, and have begun to tackle a compilation of his collective writings. Edwards is known for his leadership in the First Great Awakening of the early/mid-eighteenth century in North America. His writing has contributed greatly to my own … Read moreThe Resolutions
Next week marks the beginning of a marathon. Jonathan Greening and I will be walking through Paul’s letter to the Roman church, verse-by-verse and word by word. Although it was written to early Christians some 2000 years ago in the centre of the Roman world, you will find that it speaks directly to real-life issues … Read moreWe are much like the Romans, after all.
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The Case for Worshiping Together September 2nd, 2011 R. D. Glenn The last few months have seen us experimenting with our worship services. Our humble, prayerful goals include both pastoral considerations and evangelistic opportunities. 1) Pastoral Considerations A. Your Needs Personal edification is one important aspect of our corporate worship. In other words, corporate worship … Read moreThe Case for Worshiping Together
Worshiping Together Fact Sheet Q: Why are we doing this? A: For fellowship and witness. Being together in worship cuts against the cultural forces that divide people according to age, sex, socio-economics. The gospel brings ‘togetherness’. ‘Togetherness’ witnesses to visitors and to our city that the Lord is at work. Q: Why will there be … Read moreWorshiping Together – Fact Sheet
Well, it is over for another year. I spent almost a year longing for it and then, in a breath, in the blink of an eye it was gone. Summer vacation is gone, but it will return around the same time next year. Matthew and I spent most of our vacation at our family cottage … Read moreSummer Vacation?
Two more days until Pentecost Sunday! We are believing the Lord for a wonderful time in His presence. Between now and then, please join me in praying: 1) for our confirmation candidates. We will be presenting over 20 candidates on whom Bishop Charlie will lay hands. Please pray that in this public profession of their … Read morePray!
June 3rd, 2011 As you all know, we submitted an addendum to our original proposal. After much prayer and with great unity we formed a proposed plan to purchase the building in partnership with Burlington Christian Academy. We just received word this morning that Compasspoint is going ahead with negotiations with another party. This is … Read moreEaglesfield Update.
May 26th, 2011 Dear St. George’s Family, Today is a tender day. One year ago we lost our dear Rhonda. It feels like only yesterday that I was sleeping in her hospital room. At the same time, it also feels like ages have passed. Either way, I am glad that the year of firsts has … Read moreA Letter from RD – The End of the Year of Firsts
As you know, we are going through the process of formalizing our membership at St. George’s. For the first time in 160 years we will have a membership process, other than the old parish-Christendom model of geographic proximity. I came across this good article on church membership and wanted to pass it along to you. … Read moreIs Church Membership Biblical?