Helpful:
https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/urcna-synod-calgary-2026-a-retrospective/
https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/arp-2026-synod-recap/
https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/a-retrospective-of-the-2026-opc-general-assembly/
I've heard someone say "not my circus, not my monkeys" when it comes to the goings-on of other NAPARC bodies. I "strenuously object" to this way of thinking. What kind of watcher-on-the-wall turns his back to what's outside the wall? How do we know when there's a "storm" brewing?
The church is in need of many "wise men who [know] the times" (1 Chronicles 12:32; Esther 1:13) and one cannot be that without looking to the horizon, reading the weather. What exactly do we think the 'men who sit at the gates' were doing? Questioning newcomers, hearing complaints, deciding disputes, and keeping an eye on the outside world.
Discernment is an absolute requirement. "Get knowledge, get wisdom, and in all your getting, get understanding."
https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/urcna-synod-calgary-2026-a-retrospective/
https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/arp-2026-synod-recap/
https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/a-retrospective-of-the-2026-opc-general-assembly/
I've heard someone say "not my circus, not my monkeys" when it comes to the goings-on of other NAPARC bodies. I "strenuously object" to this way of thinking. What kind of watcher-on-the-wall turns his back to what's outside the wall? How do we know when there's a "storm" brewing?
The church is in need of many "wise men who [know] the times" (1 Chronicles 12:32; Esther 1:13) and one cannot be that without looking to the horizon, reading the weather. What exactly do we think the 'men who sit at the gates' were doing? Questioning newcomers, hearing complaints, deciding disputes, and keeping an eye on the outside world.
Discernment is an absolute requirement. "Get knowledge, get wisdom, and in all your getting, get understanding."
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