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THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN
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PRESBYTERIAN VOL. 49 NO. 5
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September/October 2024
Moderator’s Challenge - Four Characteristics of a Rich Christian Life
How we choose to live out our lives can (and will) take many forms, but for us as Christians, our lives must be marked by particular traits. —Alan Broyles
Synod Emphasis - Erskine Seminary Forming Students in the Image of Christ—Seth Nelson
Synod Emphasis -World Witness Willing to Invest—Alex Pettett
Family Bible Conference - Having Full Joy Coverage of the 2024 Family Bible Conference with Dr. Charles Barrett and Dr. Derek Thomas.—Susan Tanner
20 Women’s Ministries Annual Meeting Robin Young Williams. —Susan Tanner
24 Feature - Contentment How are we supposed to be content when this life holds so many trials and
uncertainties? —Rev. Eric Hancox
26 Feature - My Savior Gazing Back at Me A story of struggling through cancer and the understanding of powerless- ness —Dr. Steve Benson
Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
10 Bonclarken 11 Brice Sanders Foundation 12 Camps & Conferences 13 Erskine College 14 Outreach North America 19 Women’s Ministries
16 Family Pages 17 Prayer Calendar 23 ARPinterest 28 News In Brief 29 All in Our Family 30 Classified ads
Family Bible Conference Spotlight
Coverage of the conference begins on page 8.
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