Update from Synod

You can read fuller updates on the ongoing meeting of the 175th Synod of the RPCNA at www.rpsynod.blogspot.com, but I will add a few thoughts here from time to time.

The most impressive aspect of last night’s meeting was not the introduction of new delegates or the other ordinary business, but was instead the introduction of our pages, who are all seminary students. Professor Denny Prutow, not a puny man himself, was dwarfed by this bulky lineup of pages. There was an inaudible but nevertheless obvious “wow” from the Synod. Some suggested that if those of us in seminary a few years ago were the skill position players on the football team, these are certainly the offensive line. One of these men did in fact play offensive line at John Hopkins. I would guess it has been a long time since any member of the Synod has been able to bench press what at least one of these men can press – and none of them appear diminutive. Another member of Synod suggested that our moderator should feel very safe being surrounded by this group of bouncers. The clerk, or someone, unknowingly spoke these true words on the floor last night: “If you have any questions, these men [the pages] can help you out.” So, the moral of the story is, be careful what you ask!