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Stephen Steele

October 8, 2021

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Stephen Steele

October 8, 2021

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May 2025
- May 8, 2025 Living between D-Day and VE Day
- May 7, 2025 A Reflection on Three Months in Stranraer
- May 7, 2025 Milestone Birthdays Celebrated!
April 2025
- Apr 15, 2025 Kansas Mission Team
- Apr 3, 2025 Why are Atheists Deconstructing?
March 2025
- Mar 13, 2025 John G. Paton in Stranraer
- Mar 6, 2025 It’s World Book Day – have you read the all-time bestseller?
- Mar 3, 2025 A Call to the Ministry
February 2025
- Feb 17, 2025 Just Enough Religion to Get By
- Feb 4, 2025 200 years in our current building
January 2025
- Jan 13, 2025 (Audio) Sermons now on YouTube
- Jan 9, 2025 The Toymaker's Tale
December 2024
- Dec 5, 2024 Hunter Biden and a Father's Pardon
November 2024
- Nov 12, 2024 Good News For Everyone: Wigtown Event
October 2024
- Oct 25, 2024 "Come and See" Sunday
- Oct 14, 2024 Holiday Bible Club
- Oct 14, 2024 Let’s not fix the NHS by killing the patients
- Oct 2, 2024 GO Relief Team
September 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Firm Foundations 2024
- Sep 5, 2024 Pride, Apostasy, and Finding our Identity
August 2024
- Aug 26, 2024 Building Update: Sending the Gospel into the Future
- Aug 22, 2024 The Paris Olympics 100 years on
- Aug 6, 2024 On Swapping Pulpits
- Aug 6, 2024 Church Outing to Wigtown
June 2024
- 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!
April 2024
- Apr 25, 2024 The Bible Verse in Every Supermarket
March 2024
- 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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