August Good News 2023

The August edition of Good News is now available to download.

Welcome to this summer issue of Good News! As a denomination we are delighted to have a newly organised congregation in the Gambia. It was a real privilege to have been able to hand deliver the last edition to them when Peter and I went out in May. This edition has a Gambian focus – considering our multi-national mission to take the Gospel to the nations and interviewing Daniel Moore after his recent Short-Term Service in the Gambia.

Since we are constantly trying to address societal issues from a Biblical perspective, I hope you find the articles helpful which address our interactions with the elderly, climate change, and practical apologetics. We are called to be salt and light. Why not use these topics to start some discussions?

We are reprinting two articles in this edition: one from a Scottish RP minister and one about the Scottish RP Church’s history. Rev. Thomas Martin’s Prize Catechism is a helpful question and answer textbook. In June 1853 “three prizes of £25, £5, and £3 each, were offered for the three best Catechisms on the Principles and Position of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland. The competition was open to the entire membership of the Church.” The remainder of the catechism is easily found online. The article by Rev. Knox Hyndman originally appeared in the Reformed Theological Journal and is reprinted here with kind permission. I’m sure you will find the topic interesting, and we should be led to pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up labourers to go out into the fields for His kingdom.

I want to thank all the authors for what they have given us. A special thanks to Peter, Jimmy, and Beth for their contributions for the youth. I know my children enjoy the children’s pages. Let me encourage all parents and grandparents to encourage your children to make use of them.

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