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Stephen Steele
February 21, 2023

Adoption and the Church

Stephen Steele
February 21, 2023

We are planning to host a conference on Saturday 4th March on the subject of ‘Adoption and the Church’. It is open to everyone and all details are below:

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    • Sep 11, 2024 Firm Foundations 2024
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    • Aug 26, 2024 Building Update: Sending the Gospel into the Future
    • Aug 22, 2024 The Paris Olympics 100 years on
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    • Aug 6, 2024 Church Outing to Wigtown
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    • Jun 4, 2024 Something special in danger of being lost
  • May 2024
    • May 23, 2024 Ladies' Daffodil Tea
    • May 20, 2024 Bible Reading Notes - Galatians
    • May 17, 2024 Goodbye to Trinity!
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    • Apr 25, 2024 The Bible Verse in Every Supermarket
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    • Mar 28, 2024 An Ordinary Church Member
    • Mar 7, 2024 Everyone's a Theologian
  • February 2024
    • Feb 22, 2024 Britain's Loneliest Sheep
    • Feb 5, 2024 Borders' Conference
  • January 2024
    • Jan 31, 2024 The Heroine of the Princess Victoria
    • Jan 18, 2024 Recent Writing
  • December 2023
    • Dec 21, 2023 Veiled in Flesh?
    • Dec 1, 2023 The Real Advent
  • November 2023
    • Nov 16, 2023 Airdrie Psalm Singing Saturday
    • Nov 6, 2023 Two New Members
    • Nov 6, 2023 Messiah the Prince - now in Portuguese
    • Nov 2, 2023 Hope: Where can I find it?
  • October 2023
    • Oct 12, 2023 Introducing Trinity
    • Oct 9, 2023 Goodbye to Amy
    • Oct 2, 2023 GO Team 2023
  • September 2023
    • Sep 28, 2023 Retirement: The New Afterlife?
    • Sep 12, 2023 Anxiety, Shame, Hope, Change
    • Sep 11, 2023 The Anxiety Epidemic
  • August 2023
    • Aug 10, 2023 Do I Have to Live Like This?
    • Aug 3, 2023 It's Not About Where You're From
  • June 2023
    • Jun 29, 2023 'Do not disturb' or 'Come on in'?
    • Jun 3, 2023 Serving God in Unglamourous Places
    • Jun 1, 2023 Not My King?
  • May 2023
    • May 12, 2023 Organisation of a congregation in The Gambia
    • May 4, 2023 An emergency alert some still haven't heard
    • May 3, 2023 Special Services: 21 May
  • April 2023
    • Apr 4, 2023 Adoption and the Church: Videos
    • Apr 3, 2023 Firm Foundations Videos
  • March 2023
    • Mar 30, 2023 New First Minister, Same "Progressive" Agendae
    • Mar 28, 2023 I Will Build My Church
    • Mar 6, 2023 Adoption Conference
  • February 2023
    • Feb 23, 2023 "As Long as You Have Your Health"
    • Feb 21, 2023 Adoption and the Church
    • Feb 9, 2023 Covenanters' attack on Stranraer castle
    • Feb 6, 2023 Stephen joins the Gentle Reformation team
    • Feb 1, 2023 Firm Foundations 2023
  • January 2023
    • Jan 26, 2023 The Princess Victoria: 70 years on
    • Jan 24, 2023 Gambia Update
    • Jan 13, 2023 Tribute to Paul McCauley
    • Jan 5, 2023 Can you live without it?
  • December 2022
    • Dec 12, 2022 Morningstar Premiere
  • November 2022
    • Nov 24, 2022 When life doesn't go the way you dreamed
    • Nov 21, 2022 Wycliffe Film
    • Nov 8, 2022 Saying Goodbye
    • Nov 2, 2022 The Happy Christian
  • October 2022
    • Oct 27, 2022 Looking for a Leader to Save Us
  • September 2022
    • Sep 29, 2022 The Queen's Funeral: Her gift to us
    • Sep 14, 2022 Textual Confidence
  • August 2022
    • Aug 30, 2022 Why are Christians such hypocrites?
    • Aug 22, 2022 Global RP Unity: Camps, Conferences and more
  • July 2022
    • Jul 29, 2022 Buffer Zones and the Right to Protest
  • June 2022
    • Jun 30, 2022 Cost of Living Crisis
    • Jun 24, 2022 Why meet with elders before communion?
    • Jun 22, 2022 RPs and Global Unity
    • Jun 9, 2022 Churches closing - a sign of the times?
    • Jun 3, 2022 Jesus on Every Page
    • Jun 1, 2022 AGM 2022
  • May 2022
    • May 24, 2022 Men's breakfast
    • May 11, 2022 Stranraer RPC in Profile
    • May 6, 2022 How our children come to faith
    • May 5, 2022 Why does God allow suffering?
  • April 2022
    • Apr 27, 2022 Stranraer GO Team 2022
    • Apr 22, 2022 Reformation Women
    • Apr 8, 2022 GO Team 2022: Profiles
    • Apr 8, 2022 Let's Talk About Drugs
  • March 2022
    • Mar 31, 2022 Drug addiction: Is there any hope?
    • Mar 31, 2022 Ordination of James Fraser
    • Mar 2, 2022 Stranraer RPC on the BBC
  • February 2022
    • Feb 24, 2022 What makes us human?
    • Feb 23, 2022 The Gospel According to Leviticus
  • January 2022
    • Jan 27, 2022 One rule for them, another for us
    • Jan 11, 2022 Resources on Elders (2)
    • Jan 4, 2022 Congregational life in wartime
  • December 2021
    • Dec 30, 2021 The Love of Christ
    • Dec 24, 2021 Christmas reminds us that we can’t redeem ourselves
    • Dec 14, 2021 40 years in Stranraer!
    • Dec 3, 2021 The problem with 'authenticity'
  • November 2021
    • Nov 30, 2021 Scottish Church History in 10 minute videos
    • Nov 17, 2021 New Sabbath School Classes
    • Nov 16, 2021 Men's Breakfast
    • Nov 6, 2021 Resources on Elders
    • Nov 2, 2021 Overview of Nehemiah
  • October 2021
    • Oct 28, 2021 Why human messiahs will always disappoint
    • Oct 26, 2021 Drop-in
    • Oct 19, 2021 Introducing Charis!
    • Oct 13, 2021 Symington in 2021
    • Oct 12, 2021 Ministers' Conference 2021
    • Oct 8, 2021 Recent press coverage
  • September 2021
    • Sep 24, 2021 2021 GO Team Report
    • Sep 23, 2021 The quest for eternal life is already fully funded
    • Sep 21, 2021 'Is there more to life?' and 'A tale of two sons'
    • Sep 8, 2021 GO Team 2021
    • Sep 4, 2021 Is there more to life than staying safe?
    • Sep 1, 2021 Isaiah's baptism
  • August 2021
    • Aug 24, 2021 Greater than Gold: when your performance no longer defines you
    • Aug 24, 2021 Completing the Tenner
    • Aug 10, 2021 Livingstone, Lady Culross & the Kirk of Shotts revival
    • Aug 4, 2021 Church lunches resume!
  • July 2021
    • Jul 31, 2021 Global Missions meeting
    • Jul 23, 2021 New book brings inter-war Stranraer to life
  • June 2021
    • Jun 24, 2021 New book features past Stranraer minister
    • Jun 23, 2021 2020: Annual Report
    • Jun 10, 2021 In praise of a weekly 'lockdown day'
    • Jun 9, 2021 Reading the Bible every day for 20 years
  • May 2021
    • May 18, 2021 Once an Addict
  • April 2021
    • Apr 29, 2021 Line of Duty viewing figures highlight our desire for justice
    • Apr 22, 2021 Dumfries & Galloway: Lowest % church attendance in Scotland
    • Apr 15, 2021 Lives changed by God
    • Apr 1, 2021 A new generation are asking the most important questions
  • March 2021
    • Mar 23, 2021 A Christian Doctor
    • Mar 11, 2021 Stephen contributes to new (old!) book
    • Mar 9, 2021 Andy Lytle interview on Mission in France
  • February 2021
    • Feb 25, 2021 The Comfort of Knowing an Unchanging God in a Changing World
    • Feb 23, 2021 Betty McGowan, 1932-2021
    • Feb 23, 2021 William Symington: A 19th Century Covenanter
    • Feb 11, 2021 Scottish Reformation Society meeting
    • Feb 4, 2021 Good news for people with disabilities
    • Feb 3, 2021 What happens when you die?
  • January 2021
    • Jan 23, 2021 Our response to Covid shows human life is valuable. But why?
    • Jan 13, 2021 Attributes of God: resources for kids and adults
  • December 2020
    • Dec 24, 2020 Three new members
    • Dec 17, 2020 Can we save Christmas?
    • Dec 10, 2020 Vaccines: A great gift, but not our salvation
  • November 2020
    • Nov 27, 2020 Questions to ask before Communion
    • Nov 17, 2020 The Christian and Conspiracy Theories
    • Nov 5, 2020 William Symington (1795-1862) on the Christian Ministry
    • Nov 3, 2020 Online church?
  • October 2020
    • Oct 28, 2020 Can we trust the Bible?
    • Oct 27, 2020 How did we get the Bible?
    • Oct 20, 2020 Five years in!
    • Oct 6, 2020 Good news for drug users
  • September 2020
    • Sep 23, 2020 Evangelism in the local church
    • Sep 22, 2020 The Beauty of the Bramble
    • Sep 17, 2020 Hope for today from a past crisis
    • Sep 15, 2020 Include the Children (Joel Beeke)
    • Sep 12, 2020 Protestant or Catholic - what's the difference?
    • Sep 8, 2020 Where the Reformed Church in Scotland falls short
  • August 2020
    • Aug 26, 2020 Sir Andrew Agnew - Remember the Sabbath Day
    • Aug 18, 2020 Let's Talk About Drugs
    • Aug 13, 2020 Christ’s Wake-Up Call to the Church
    • Aug 11, 2020 How to read Revelation
    • Aug 6, 2020 Morning worship outside
    • Aug 4, 2020 Dignity but no life!
  • July 2020
    • Jul 17, 2020 Why Evening Worship?
    • Jul 11, 2020 Public Worship resumes!
    • Jul 8, 2020 Alexander Smellie: Stranraer man, Stranraer minister
  • June 2020
    • Jun 30, 2020 Narrative given at Stranraer ordination (1957)
    • Jun 6, 2020 New sermon series: 2 Samuel
    • Jun 2, 2020 An Ordinary Pastor
  • May 2020
    • May 27, 2020 Suffering and the Glory of God
    • May 16, 2020 Rev. Gerald Milligan - 40 years in Stranraer!
    • May 12, 2020 Coronavirus: Where is God?
    • May 5, 2020 The Irish Presbyterian Mind (Banner review)
  • April 2020
    • Apr 28, 2020 We feel fragile, but Christ’s church is not
    • Apr 21, 2020 The Promise-Driven Family: how our covenant theology shapes our daily lives
    • Apr 14, 2020 Journalling plagues and self-isolation: inspiration for today
    • Apr 11, 2020 Westsound Interview
    • Apr 8, 2020 More video resources for children in lockdown
    • Apr 2, 2020 More encouragement to prayer!
  • March 2020
    • Mar 27, 2020 Romans in 40 minutes
    • Mar 26, 2020 COVID-19 crisis reveals what's most important to us
    • Mar 26, 2020 RPCS Day of Fasting & Prayer - 28th March
    • Mar 24, 2020 Resources on Fasting
    • Mar 24, 2020 Our Culture of Fear and the Fear of God
    • Mar 22, 2020 Evening service - 22nd March
    • Mar 22, 2020 Morning Service - 22nd March
    • Mar 22, 2020 Lord's Day Resources for Kids
    • Mar 21, 2020 Coronavirus update
    • Mar 18, 2020 COVID-19: Here to help
    • Mar 16, 2020 Martin Colledge, 1923-2020
    • Mar 6, 2020 Gracie welcomed to Scotland!
    • Mar 5, 2020 Scripture Union & Toddlers both start this week
    • Mar 5, 2020 Now I’m a Belieber: Pop star’s journey from shame to hope
    • Mar 3, 2020 Gambia Update
  • February 2020
    • Feb 28, 2020 Introducing Gracie!
    • Feb 27, 2020 How patients' prayers for a doctor were answered
    • Feb 26, 2020 John G. Paton
    • Feb 20, 2020 Monthly church lunches starting 1st March!
    • Feb 12, 2020 A Global Church
    • Feb 11, 2020 Camp Reunions 2020
    • Feb 11, 2020 Fraser family welcomed to Stranraer!
    • Feb 5, 2020 New Series - Singing the Songs of Jesus
  • January 2020
    • Jan 30, 2020 Agnew Parkrun: a pastor's reflections!
    • Jan 27, 2020 The Moon is Always Round
    • Jan 15, 2020 Introducing James and Katie!
    • Jan 13, 2020 The Big Picture for Small-Town Churches
    • Jan 2, 2020 Banner Book Reviews 2019
    • Jan 2, 2020 Kyle Borg in Stranraer
  • December 2019
    • Dec 19, 2019 What does bombarding them with presents teach our kids?
    • Dec 12, 2019 Primary School visits
    • Dec 12, 2019 New ministers in Stranraer and Ayr
    • Dec 11, 2019 The Law of God: The Purpose of the Law
    • Dec 3, 2019 William Symington (Part 3): The Glasgow Years
  • November 2019
    • Nov 27, 2019 Irn Bru saga reminds us new isn't always improved
    • Nov 14, 2019 Kanye West: a modern-day Covenanter?
  • October 2019
    • Oct 24, 2019 Job loss can't take away your dignity or valu
    • Oct 5, 2019 Global Day of Prayer for RP Ministers
    • Oct 4, 2019 Ministers' Conference 2019
    • Oct 3, 2019 Poppy's Baptism
  • September 2019
    • Sep 30, 2019 The State of the UK Church in 2019
    • Sep 18, 2019 The tide is coming - are you building on sand?
    • Sep 11, 2019 Boys' and Girls' Camps 2019
    • Sep 5, 2019 Can justice be done?
    • Sep 4, 2019 2019 GO Team
    • Sep 3, 2019 One Life. Then What? & Big Questions (audio)
  • August 2019
    • Aug 31, 2019 A tragic death remembered
    • Aug 23, 2019 Logic on Fire
    • Aug 22, 2019 Against Evangelical Pessimism
    • Aug 21, 2019 Memorial Inscriptions in Stranraer
    • Aug 20, 2019 200th anniversary of Symington's ordination
    • Aug 13, 2019 One Life. Then What?
    • Aug 7, 2019 The Law of God: The Ten Commandments
    • Aug 6, 2019 William Symington (Part 2): Family man, author and public figure
  • July 2019
    • Jul 25, 2019 Salvation Army closes but legacy of Christian compassion must live on
    • Jul 4, 2019 Football and Mental Health
  • June 2019
    • Jun 14, 2019 Irish RP Synod
    • Jun 6, 2019 Mission Update Meeting
  • May 2019
    • May 29, 2019 From South Korea to Stranraer!
    • May 21, 2019 The Tomb of Alexander Linn - Shepherd, Covenanter, Martyr
    • May 21, 2019 Maintaining peace among believers
    • May 14, 2019 The Law of God: Introduction
    • May 13, 2019 Symington Special!
    • May 6, 2019 Jehovah's Witnesses in Stranraer
  • April 2019
    • Apr 11, 2019 Banner of Truth Conference 2019
    • Apr 9, 2019 John Livingstone Commemorated
    • Apr 4, 2019 "I'm clean enough"
    • Apr 2, 2019 Let Them Live
  • March 2019
    • Mar 28, 2019 Why we baptise (some) babies
    • Mar 19, 2019 Church buildings in Wigtownshire
    • Mar 14, 2019 2019 AGM
  • February 2019
    • Feb 25, 2019 William Symington, RP minister in Stranraer 1819-39
    • Feb 14, 2019 "Adam poisoned me"
    • Feb 4, 2019 An RP worship service in 1847
    • Feb 1, 2019 New website & Hannah at camp
  • January 2019
    • Jan 28, 2019 New SU group starts in Rephad
    • Jan 21, 2019 Karina Sisi, 1947 - 2019
    • Jan 2, 2019 A New Year's Letter
  • December 2018
    • Dec 27, 2018 2019: What we can and can't know
    • Dec 11, 2018 Children in church
    • Dec 6, 2018 Scottish Reformed Conference: RP videos
  • November 2018
    • Nov 27, 2018 The God Who Speaks
    • Nov 15, 2018 Representing Scotland in Canada
    • Nov 12, 2018 Former Stranraer striker speaks of suicide attempt
    • Nov 9, 2018 Big Brother hasn't gone away
    • Nov 8, 2018 Daniel McArthur in Stranraer
  • October 2018
    • Oct 30, 2018 A Bible saved me from suicide
    • Oct 11, 2018 Reformed reading group starts in SW Scotland
  • September 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 Ministers' Conference 2018
    • Sep 20, 2018 Wishing for a worldwide day of rest
  • August 2018
    • Aug 30, 2018 GO Team 2018
    • Aug 29, 2018 Family Fun Day: pictures & talks
    • Aug 14, 2018 Church Family Fun Day
    • Aug 13, 2018 Girls' Adventure Camp
    • Aug 8, 2018 Jude Colhoun placement
    • Aug 2, 2018 Bible stolen from unsuspecting churchgoers
  • July 2018
    • Jul 24, 2018 Gold Coast 2018
    • Jul 13, 2018 Senior Camp 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 20, 2018 Mission Team 2018
    • Jun 11, 2018 From the States to Stranraer
    • Jun 6, 2018 2018 Mission: Who needs Jesus anyway?
  • May 2018
    • May 11, 2018 American visitors
    • May 9, 2018 Banner of Truth Ministers' Conference
  • April 2018
    • Apr 30, 2018 All the lonely people
    • Apr 26, 2018 School ministry
    • Apr 2, 2018 William Symington: Stranraer's most famous minister
  • March 2018
    • Mar 28, 2018 Mental Health First Aid
    • Mar 23, 2018 2018 AGM
    • Mar 19, 2018 Teaching children reverence and joy in worship
    • Mar 8, 2018 Are you being lied to?
  • February 2018
    • Feb 26, 2018 Camp Reunions 2018
    • Feb 21, 2018 Danger in the Deep
  • January 2018
    • Jan 16, 2018 New year, new you?
    • Jan 6, 2018 End of Year lunch
  • December 2017
    • Dec 12, 2017 Jerusalem, the Bible and Donald Trump
  • November 2017
    • Nov 20, 2017 Puritan Reformed Fellowship
    • Nov 14, 2017 First ever Firm Foundations weekend!
    • Nov 7, 2017 Three new members
    • Nov 1, 2017 Edinburgh church plant becomes congregation
  • October 2017
    • Oct 23, 2017 Eastern Presbytery Youth Weekend
    • Oct 19, 2017 Shorter Catechism resources
    • Oct 18, 2017 Hugh Hefner: the rot goes deep
    • Oct 11, 2017 A short history of Stranraer RP Church
    • Oct 3, 2017 Ministers' Conference
  • September 2017
    • Sep 28, 2017 From Australia to Stranraer!
    • Sep 13, 2017 St Andrews Reformation Day Trip
    • Sep 8, 2017 Young Adults' Weekend
    • Sep 6, 2017 GO Team & Church Family Weekend 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 29, 2017 Girls' Discovery Camp
    • Aug 21, 2017 Where is God?
    • Aug 10, 2017 Church Family Weekend
  • July 2017
    • Jul 31, 2017 Summer camps take place this week
    • Jul 22, 2017 'A Special Relationship'
  • June 2017
    • Jun 29, 2017 Who's shirt are you wearing? (Newspaper article)
    • Jun 27, 2017 Mission team wrap-up
    • Jun 21, 2017 Mission Team: Monday and Tuesday
    • Jun 12, 2017 Encouraging first full day with Mission Team
    • Jun 7, 2017 Week of activities planned as RP Mission Team comes to Stranraer
  • May 2017
    • May 13, 2017 Fake News (Newspaper article)
    • May 10, 2017 Stranraer FC: Chaplaincy update
  • April 2017
    • Apr 29, 2017 "Give them the whole Bible!"
    • Apr 12, 2017 Pizza & Praise
  • March 2017
    • Mar 28, 2017 The Universe: Random or Designed?
    • Mar 23, 2017 Jesus has left the building (Newspaper article)
    • Mar 16, 2017 2017 AGM
    • Mar 1, 2017 Semester in Scotland: New Promo Video
  • February 2017
    • Feb 21, 2017 Kenneth Stewart on the Fourth Commandment
    • Feb 2, 2017 What does a minister do all day?
    • Feb 1, 2017 James McConnell: Nolan has a point (Newspaper article)
  • January 2017
    • Jan 24, 2017 New church signs
    • Jan 10, 2017 Reading Lamentations
    • Jan 10, 2017 End of year lunch
  • December 2016
    • Dec 19, 2016 The Wrong Advent
    • Dec 14, 2016 Why Christmas will always disappoint (Newspaper article)
    • Dec 7, 2016 Church membership: how the world knows who represents Jesus (book review)
  • November 2016
    • Nov 21, 2016 A day with Jonty Rhodes
    • Nov 15, 2016 Christianity Explored
    • Nov 8, 2016 Church lunch and new Facebook page
  • October 2016
    • Oct 27, 2016 Are you being scammed? (Newspaper article
    • Oct 24, 2016 New book traces history of RP churches in Galloway
    • Oct 17, 2016 Ministers' Conference 2016
    • Oct 4, 2016 Recommended books: Mark, Ecclesiastes, Peter
  • September 2016
    • Sep 10, 2016 What do you want for your children? (Newspaper article)
    • Sep 9, 2016 Stranraer GO Weekend
    • Sep 8, 2016 RPCS Young Adults' BBQ
    • Sep 7, 2016 RP International Conference 2016
    • Sep 6, 2016 Covenanter Holiday Conference 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 15, 2016 Answers to Big Questions
  • July 2016
    • Jul 21, 2016 Nice (Newspaper Article
    • Jul 18, 2016 RP Mission Team in Stranraer
  • May 2016
    • May 4, 2016 Human pups? (Newspaper article)
  • April 2016
    • Apr 7, 2016 "I'm not a bad person" (Newspaper article)
  • February 2016
    • Feb 4, 2016 An Odd Thing (Newspaper Article)
  • December 2015
    • Dec 3, 2015 Is atheism a religion after all? (Newspaper article)
  • September 2015
    • Sep 17, 2015 Ordination of Rev. Stephen Steele - report & video

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