When Clergy Electioneer
The minister who “opened his mouth and swallowed a presidency.”
Eighteen eighty-four’s election was one of the nation’s dirtiest, and clergy were among its central actors. The example is instructive. Religion has often elevated American politics. But direct involvement by the clergy has not always been helpful. Their primary vocation is to speak God’s Word without compromise, a calling that does not easily transfer into... Continue Reading
PCA Minister J. Nelson Jennings Appointed Executive Director of Mission Study Center
The Overseas Ministries Study Center Board of Trustees appointed J. Nelson Jennings as executive director, effective July 1
Jennings and his wife, Kathy, joined the OMSC staff on July 1, 2011, he as director of program and community life and she as the English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher. In 1999 Jennings joined the faculty of Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, where he was professor of world mission; he was also... Continue Reading
C.J. Mahaney withdraws from participation in the 2014 Together for the Gospel conference
A statement by the pastor of Sovereign Grace Church, Louisville, KY
Unfortunately, the civil lawsuit filed against Sovereign Grace Ministries, two former SGM churches and pastors (including myself), continues to generate the type of attention that could subject my friends to unfair and unwarranted criticism. Though dismissed in May (and now on appeal), the lawsuit could prove a distraction from the purpose of this important conference.... Continue Reading
PCA Pastor’s Permit Denial Inspires Independence Day Rally
PCA Pastor Robert Dekker intends to give a sermon on July 4 on the beach on Rehoboth Avenue
Dekker wrote back to City Hall on June 30 seeking a permit for the July 4 rally, saying he planned to “celebrate freedom on our nation’s birthday” with an event to include “music, prayer, testimony and preaching.” On Tuesday he got permission from Ferrese’s office for that one-time event. Ferrese did not return calls for... Continue Reading
Bradley Christie to Serve As Erskine Acting President
Dr. N. Bradley Christie will serve as acting president effective July 1, 2013
Christie currently serves as senior vice president for academic affairs and has fulfilled various roles in his 22 years at Erskine, including professor of English and vice president and dean of the College. He earned his Ph.D. in English at Duke University in 1988 and also earned the M.Div. degree from Erskine Theological Seminary in... Continue Reading
For Whom Will Tomorrow’s Bell Toll? Thoughts On Paula Deen…
The court of public opinion is a lonely place where one sits on trial while others (who hide their guilt for the same crimes or worse) point, sneer, mock, objectify, and carry out sentence.
In fact, perhaps of greatest note for consideration was the voice of African American Pastor Gregory Tyson, Sr., who boldly came to the cooking Queen’s defense. Here is a man who knew her deeds and, in spite of her lack of cultural sensitivity, stepped in to promote the character of the “Paula Deen” largely unreported... Continue Reading
I Don’t Like Paula Deen but I’ll Defend Her
The need for cultural-historical perspective
We seem largely unable to judge people by the times and the societies in which they lived. Yet we can be quite oblivious to our own sins. We see very clearly what are admittedly beams, not mere motes, in the eyes of those of other times and places, but we don’t even get a glimpse of... Continue Reading
What the Supreme Court Decision Means
Thoughts on Justice Antonin Scalia's dissent in the Defense of Marriage Act case
Emboldened by the Supreme Court’s declaration that all who oppose same-sex marriage are haters, the only thing that will keep Christ-haters from giving Christians a choice of silence or jail will be the social left’s sense of what it can get away with. As Edmund Burke wrote when reflecting on the French Revolution, “In the... Continue Reading
PCA Pastor John T. Appleton Suffered Cardiac Arrest While Fighting a Fire
Appleton served as chaplain for the Malden Fire Department was also pastor of Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Appleton will have a full firefighter’s funeral. At 11 a.m. Friday, his body will be placed onto a firetruck with a procession to Riverside High School in Quincy. The procession will go through the communities of Rand and Belle along Old U.S. 60 and off Orchard Avenue. A public memorial service is scheduled at noon... Continue Reading
Ryan Anderson’s Uphill Fight to Change Young Minds on Gay Marriage
Ryan Anderson has planted himself on arguably the most unpopular stance for his generation: opposing gay marriage
Together with Princeton Ph.D. candidate Sherif Girgis, George and Anderson released “What Is Marriage?: Man and Woman: A Defense,” a 150-page book that has become go-to material for conservatives looking to argue against gay marriage. The trio also wrote a similar article for the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Ryan Anderson has planted... Continue Reading
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