Many years ago the church’s moral and social stances came from the people… Today social stances are decreed from the top down I was speaking with a fellow pastor several years ago and inquired whether he and his church might be interested in Good News magazine. He replied “no” because people in his congregation were... Continue Reading

Seeking to provide civil discourse in a safe place, the Presbytery has invited two PCA leaders to make ‘Vote Yes’ and ‘Vote No’ presentations and field questions from members of the Presbytery. During a period of ‘Reports from Commissioners at General Assembly’, a regular docket item in Blue Ridge Presbytery for the July meeting following... Continue Reading

Where some Christians fret over the loss of Christian consensus in America and the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated, we see great opportunity About five years ago, something strange happened in the Christian world: Reformed theology made a comeback. Once perceived as the bright but slightly eccentric and often ignored kid in the corner... Continue Reading

Mississippi Valley Presbytery met on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. The retiring Moderator, TE Scott Phillips, opened the meeting with prayer and the members elected the new Moderator, RE Wayne Morrison of the Second Presbyterian Church of Yazoo City, MS. The Stated Clerk, TE Roger Collins, gave his report... Continue Reading

Many in the (United Church of Christ) can “understand and appreciate her insistence that she must follow a God of love, justice and inclusion.” The United Church of Christ is trying to get Anne Rice to join its flock after the Interview with the Vampire author announced her highly-publicized decision to “quit being Christian” this... Continue Reading

In other security measures, all-night prayer rallies and crusades, which are popular with Pentecostal and evangelical churches, will now end at midnight. Ugandan church leaders are asking Christians to produce identity cards and agree to security checks before entering some churches after two terrorist attacks at World Cup viewing parties left more than 70 people... Continue Reading

An official blessing would formalize what has long been an unofficial practice at some dioceses across the country. Armed with a new $400,000 grant and the support of the Episcopal Church, a Berkeley seminary is convening priests from across the country to craft the liturgical rite for same-sex couples to receive religious blessings. The new... Continue Reading

“The church cannot say, `We need to raise money for people in Haiti,’ when we have 500 people here who will live on the edge of poverty when they retire because they lost their pension…” As the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) fights to stay out of a legal battle over unpaid pension benefits,... Continue Reading

“Our conclusion is that the Church is confronting a ‘creeping crisis’ of both internal and external origin and that the crisis is primarily a crisis of ‘relevancy’ – both internal and external.” As United Methodists in the U.S. continue to count losses in worship attendance and membership, the denomination is re-evaluating its structures and making... Continue Reading

“The Church of England hierarchy allowed him to continue the weddings, which bolstered its ailing finances.” The brides’ outfits were borrowed, the bouquets garage-bought. Happy couples beamed for the camera, then minutes later went their separate ways. It was the same scene, week after week. Little did passersby suspect they were witnessing not the joyful... Continue Reading