Jane de Witt Called home to Glory People in the News Written by Staff    Saturday, 04 February 2012 23:00   Jane Epps deWitt, 84, wife of Dr. John R deWitt, died suddenly Friday night, Feb. 3, in Columbia, S. C. Read more...   Is it OK to pray for your team to win Super Bowl 2012? Opinion and Commentary Written by Josh Graves    Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:00 ….they ultimately lost the game because [Steven] Johnson dropped a pass late in the game, in the end zone. After the game, Johnson tweeted, “I praise you 24/7!!! And this is how you do me!!! You expect me to learn from this??? How??? I’ll never forget this!! Ever!!” Read more...   Reality, Religion, and the Marxist Retreat Opinion and Commentary Written by Michael Bauman    Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:00 In other words, if as a Christian one is intent upon easing the conditions of the poor and pushing back the boundaries of poverty and destitution, then democratic capitalism has far more to recommend it than any other system of political economy ever devised.  Read more...   The President, the Pill, and Religious Liberty in Peril Opinion and Commentary Written by Albert Mohler    Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:00 Every president faces decisions that test his character and principles. President Obama has failed this test, and the results will be tragic. He has trampled religious liberty underfoot and has announced his intention to force religious institutions to violate their consciences or go out of business. Read more...   The Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign - The wrong lessons to draw from the Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle Opinion and Commentary Written by Russell D. Moore    Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00 Let's work to legally protect women and children. And let's grieve that old Mammon has won the day, again. But let's not grieve like the pagans who have no hope. When it comes to the struggle for life, the color of victory isn't pink like a ribbon. It's red like a cross. Read more...   PCUSA Mid Council Commission releases introduction to General Assembly report Churches in the News Written by Jason P. Reagan, The Layman    Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:00 The commission agreed to add a recommendation… that would effectively eliminate the denomination’s 16 synods, replacing their ecclesiastical functions with five regional administrative commissions of the General Assembly as well as establishing a number of regional judicial commissions. Read more...   In Appreciation of the Evangelical Library at Bounds Green, London Ministries in the News Written by Jeremy Walker    Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:00 Most of these (except the rarer and more valuable books) are available through a mail order service, removing the need for visits to the library proper while still providing the benefits of membership. Read more...   Grace Presbyterian, Layton, Utah, ready for remodeled place of worship Churches in the News Written by JaNae Francis, Standard-Examiner    Sunday, 05 February 2012 00:00 Grace Presbyterian is the only Presbyterian Church of America congregation in the Top of Utah, members said……"We're so grateful after 12 years of hauling equipment around not to have to do it" Read more...   No Pious Baloney - Eric Metaxas brings down the house with an aggressive attack on ‘phony religiosity’ at the annual National Prayer Breakfast World and Life News Written by Emily Belz, WNS    Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00 At one point Metaxas handed his biographies on Wilberforce and Bonhoeffer to Obama, mentioning that President George W. Bush had read the Bonhoeffer book. “No pressure,” Metaxas added. Afterward Obama almost left the room without the books but came back and tucked them under his arm. Read more...   The end of ‘compassionate conservatism’? Opinion and Commentary Written by Amy Sullivan, RNS    Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00 The debates in this election cycle have also encouraged the turn away from compassionate conservatism. Led by Gingrich, the candidates have played to audiences hungry for red meat. These party faithful lustily cheer attacks and boasts, and they boo any statement that carries a whiff of moderation. Read more...   Church in U.K. banned from using website and leaflets which claim 'God can heal' as false hope Ministries in the News Written by BBC    Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00 A Christian group has been banned from claiming that God can heal illnesses on its website and in leaflets. Read more...   Patriots' Slater a spiritual leader for teammates; follows his Dad's footsteps to the Super Bowl World and Life News Written by Tim Ellsworth, Baptist Press    Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00 "We have a lot of guys who love Jesus on this team," Slater said. "To be able to lead them in Bible studies, and fellowship with them and pray with them, it means a lot. It's very humbling to think that the Lord would use a simple man like me to do that." Read more...   PCUSA Commission approves recommendation for provisional non-geographic presbyteries Churches in the News Written by Jason P. Reagan, The Layman    Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00 Proponents of the plan believe new options may help expand the beleaguered denomination, which has lost several churches over the past decade due to growing theological rifts. “It’s a chance for us to be creative,” Commissioner Miriam Dolin said. “It’s a chance for us to charge other people to be creative as a church moving forward,” she added. Read more...   Cancer Group Backs Down on Cutting Off Planned Parenthood World and Life News Written by Jennifer Preston, NYTimes    Friday, 03 February 2012 12:23 The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation reversed its decision to cut funds for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates and apologized, saying the move had cast doubt on its “commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives.” Read more...   First African American to be nominated as Southern Baptist Convention President Churches in the News Written by Michael Foust, Baptist Press    Friday, 03 February 2012 10:59 Louisiana pastor Fred Luter has told his congregation that he's willing to have his name placed in nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a step that could lead to a historic election. Read more...   PCA Potomac Presbytery proposes two rule changes to GA Churches in the News Written by Wes White    Friday, 03 February 2012 00:00 One difference with the Great Lakes overture is that the Potomac overture allows the permanent committee or agency to present its own view on the matter, if the OC disagrees with them. Read more...   'Christ Church Episcopal' seeks contempt against breakaway Anglican congregation, 'Christ Church Savannah' Churches in the News Written by Jan Skutch, Savannah Morning News    Friday, 03 February 2012 00:00 Meanwhile Christ Church Savannah, which had remained in the Johnson Square property while the case moved through the courts, moved its services to Independent Presbyterian Church at 207 Bull St. Read more...   Q&A with David Ellefson of Megadeth about seminary and faith on the road World and Life News Written by Gordon Duncan    Friday, 03 February 2012 00:00 I don’t see Megadeth being a quote/unquote “Christian Band” but rather a band that has Christians in it. We’ve used concepts and scripture in our songs for years. One example is in “Ashes in Your Mouth” where we say, “Turning plowshares into swords.” Read more...   Our First Mormon President? Is It Romney? If It Is, So What? Opinion and Commentary Written by William H. Smith    Thursday, 02 February 2012 00:00 But then are there not a few “good” fruits that are associated with Mormonism. A good work ethic. Strong family values. Genealogical research. Community. The Tabernacle Choir. Read more...   Don't Take It from Me: Reasons You Should Not Marry an Unbeliever World and Life News Written by Kathy Keller    Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00 Kathy Keller serves as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. She is co-author with her husband, Tim, of The Meaning of Marriage. She shares an illustration from her own family. Read more...   Mark Driscoll, the Trinity, and W. G. T. Shedd Opinion and Commentary Written by Seth Stark    Thursday, 02 February 2012 00:00 This is the problem facing modern American evangelicalism: a conscious decision on the part of our leaders to reject historical theology results in leaders of the church who are unable to defend her from false teaching and uneducated Christians in the pews who see nothing wrong with such false teaching. Read more...   Desiring God Pastors Conference: Manhood, the Church, and Growing Leaders Ministries in the News Written by Brittany Smith, Christian Post    Thursday, 02 February 2012 00:00 But this growth, and producing fruit, "comes in counterintuitive ways," the lead pastor of The Journey further outlined. Fruit grows very painfully because there is a "civil war going on inside of us. We want to please God and obey, but we fall short." Read more...   The Aquila Report Names Doug Vos as New Publisher Ministries in the News Written by Staff    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:00 Vos resides in Dearborn, Michigan where he is currently editor and publisher of the Dearborn Free Press. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 January 2012 21:17 ) Read more...   PCA Christian Education and Publication Coordinator Search Committee Appointed Churches in the News Written by Dominic Aquila    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 17:09 The Search Committee for the Coordinator for the PCA Christian Education and Publications Committee (CE&P) was announced today by the CE&P chairman, TE Scott Barber of Florence, Ala. At its fall meeting on September 8, 2011, CE&P received Dr. Charles Dunahoo announcement that he would not seek another term as head ofCE&P, which Dunahoo has served as Coordinator since 1977. Read more...   A Marriage of Faithfulness and Understanding: Thoughts on Unity in the PCA Opinion and Commentary Written by Richard D. Phillips, byFaith    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 14:45 The PCA’s analogy to a wedding is the service of ordination prescribed by our Book of Church Order. Here, vows to fidelity are made primarily with respect to upholding our doctrinal standards….So essential are these doctrinal standards to our unity that teaching elders (ministers) must vow “to be zealous and faithful in maintaining the truths of the Gospel and the purity and peace of the Church,” even to the point of withstanding persecution (BCO 21-5) Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 January 2012 14:48 ) Read more...   Blessed Extraspective: A Sharper Eye Makes a Cleaner House Opinion and Commentary Written by D. Clair Davis    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 12:56 I tried to say before, why don't we just all repent toward each other? Why don't the GraceBoys confess their struggles with proud self-centeredness, and the AntiOnes confess that within their bundle of differing motivations they sometimes minimize the enduring love of Jesus? Read more...   Mark Driscoll Affirms Men as Head of Wives in Latest 'Real Marriage' Sermon People in the News Written by Eryn Sun, Christian Post    Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00 "Covenant thinking says God wants me to become what you need. God wants me to love you as you need. God wants me to serve you as you need. Covenant is about what is best for you; contract is what is about best for me. It's the difference between selfishness and servanthood." Read more...   New Calvinism finds Southern Baptist fans; Some see threat to evangelism Churches in the News Written by Peter Smith, Louisville Courier-Journal    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:00 Besides some Southern Baptist circles, the New Calvinism is notable in such church-planting and denominational groups as the Acts 29 Network, Sovereign Grace Ministries and the Presbyterian Church in America, which is separate from the Louisville-based Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Read more...   Should I marry a man with pornography struggles? Opinion and Commentary Written by Krisan Marotta    Tuesday, 31 January 2012 00:00 A man addicted to pornography (or any other substance) is incapable of making that first commitment.  Addiction is one of the “4A’s” that typically destroy a marriage (addiction, abuse, adultery, abandonment) and women are too tempted to play the Savior Card (“I can save him; I can help him; I can change him”). Read more...   First Presbyterian of Orlando votes to leave PCUSA Churches in the News Written by Jeff Kunerth, Orlando Sentinel    Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:39 "The PC (USA) has turned its back on God and is a denomination dying the wilderness," said Cleat Simmons, a church elder, who favored leaving. Last Updated ( Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:42 ) Read more...

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