PCA Pastor Rick Fite Called Home To Glory
Rick Fite was pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church for 28 years
A faithful pastor, he was also actively involved in local ministries and various positions in Rocky Mountain Presbytery. He served on the board of Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA), including a number of terms as chairman of board. He was an adjunct professor at New Geneva Seminary in Colorado Springs where he was a popular instructor... Continue Reading
Student (and Others) Reading for the Summer
Some guided reading for the summer
Andrew Hoffecker, Charles Hodge. A beautifully written biography of a delightful Presbyterian leader and hero. This has become my favourite Christian biography of all time. I wish I had written it; no – I wish I was even remotely capable of writing it. As I am not, reading it is the next best thing. I... Continue Reading
Melvyn Bragg on William Tyndale: His Genius Matched that of Shakespeare
William Tyndale was burned at the stake for translating the Bible into English. He loaded our language with more phrases than any other writer before or since, says Melvyn Bragg.
For considerable stretches of his short life, Tyndale was hounded across Western Europe by spies and agents from the hypocritical king of England, Henry VIII, the Pope and by the Holy Roman Emperor. It was the Emperor’s net which closed in on him in the end. By then, even to have known Tyndale let alone... Continue Reading
Geneva College wins temporary shelter from contraceptive mandate
Judge: the federal government “failed to build sufficient lead time” for schools like Geneva to make plans for the mandate.
Federal judges have dismissed lawsuits from other schools like Wheaton College on the grounds they aren’t experiencing immediate harm from the mandate. Judges will likely decide on the merits of the ongoing lawsuits like Geneva’s after the Department of Health and Human Services issues a finalized contraceptive mandate in August. A federal judge granted... Continue Reading
Covenant College Hires New Chaplain
Grant Lowe has been called as chaplain
Rev. Grant Lowe, a member of the Pacific Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America, has been called as the next chaplain at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga. He will be moving from Pasadena, where he served as assistant pastor of Grace Pasadena Church (PCA). He also served as Coordinator of Campus Ministries at... Continue Reading
Growth Spurt: Hispanics Joining Protestant Churches
More Hispanics are filling Protestant pews
According to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, about two-thirds of all Hispanics in America identify as Catholics, but that percentage is dropping. As the Southern Baptist Convention’s Richard Land has noted, Iglesia Bautista congregations (and other evangélico churches) are springing up across the country. Hispanic immigrants came “here to work, we’re evangelistic,... Continue Reading
PCA Minister Daniel Sulc, 83, Called Home to Glory
PCA Minister Daniel David Sulc, 83, died Sunday, June 9, 2013
Daniel graduated in 1952 from Columbia Bible College, and attended Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA from 1952 to 1955. He served many churches during his pastorate: Bethany Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, WV and Little Falls Presbyterian Church, Falling Water, WV (1958-1964), Fairmont Presbyterian Church, Bristol, TN (1965-1970), Covenant Presbyterian Church, Ft. Lauderdale, FL ((1970-1980), Swannanoa... Continue Reading
The Folly of Suppressing Prayer
Graduation, free speech, and the prayer
The U.S. lesson to take away from Roy Costner IV’s protest through prayer: Don’t try to suppress the religious beliefs of most Americans. Protecting minority religious rights is essential. Not giving government preference to one denomination over another is a central part of the Bill of Rights. But attempts to suppress expression of religious beliefs... Continue Reading
Homeschooling Growing Seven Times Faster Than Public School Enrollment
As homeschooling has become increasingly popular, common myths that have long been associated with the practice of homeschooling have been debunked
As dissatisfaction with the U.S. public school system grows, apparently so has the appeal of homeschooling. Educational researchers, in fact, are expecting a surge in the number of students educated at home by their parents over the next ten years, as more parents reject public schools. A recent report in Education News states that, since... Continue Reading
Pastor Resigns From Utah Boys Scouts Board
Pastor says new membership policy endorses sin
Humphrey also noted that it would only be a matter of time before gay adults began participating in the BSA as well. “The LGBT community has already said it — it’s going to be the next logical step,” he said. Neal Humphrey, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in north Utah, recently resigned as... Continue Reading
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