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                             2020 was a different year for all of us. A previously unheard-of virus spread across the globe, killings thousands and functionally shutting down entire societies. For the church, the Covid-19 virus provided its own unique challenges. For many of our churches, an adequate response to the virus required an overhaul of the way we’ve always done things. Of course, this shift led to extensive online discussion about the ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’ of worship in the midst of pandemic. One of the most important questions to arise out of these discussions is the question of worship. More specifically, is online worship truly worship as defined by the Scriptures?             Before I attempt to answer that question, I believe that we can make a few important distinctions that clarify this discussion. First, there...

  What’s the Deal with Covenanting? A Very Short Primer By Rev. Benjamin Glaser       Given the political changes we’ve seen over the past several months I have had some folks inquire with me, the token Covenanter in the ARP, about what this whole doctrine is, where do I see that in the Bible, and why does any of it matter other than as historical curiosity. In this short essay I cannot give a full weight and defense, but my hope is that whetting the whistle will get you thirsty enough to dive into William Symington, or even read some Covenanter sympathizers like Ebenezer and Ralph Erskine, or my personal favorite (and whose image adorns my study wall at church) Alexander Moncrieff.       The ARP has a very rich history of political theology and we limit ourselves by not drinking deeply at this well. We do not ask enough questions, allowing the world too much leeway in instructing the people of God in how to think about partisan politics, defi...