News Briefs from Reformed Theological Seminary
Updates include Dr. Milton’s TV show; Faculty special lectures; several books and even results from the Charleston Marathon FAITH FOR LIVING – JOIN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE! Do you live near the Rock Hill, SC area? Dr. Michael Milton invites you to be a part of the taping of the Faith For Living television program series.... Continue Reading
Texas Judge: Breakaway Episcopalian Diocese must surrender property to national church
The Episcopal Church maintained in the suit that its rules prohibit dioceses from breaking away and that church properties are held in trust for the denomination… At stake are who has control over 55 parishes and missions, a camp, diocesan offices in Fort Worth and several Episcopal schools and other properties. A state district judge... Continue Reading
At Calvin College: Questions raised about Adam and Eve and the Fall
…they question whether Adam and Eve actually existed, whether there was a literal Fall, and whether we need to reinterpret the doctrine of original sin as presented in the Reformed confessions. Two religion professors at the Christian Reformed church’s official college are asking hard questions about evolutionary science and Reformed theology. Professors Daniel Harlow and... Continue Reading
The Story of Fireside Ministries – Starting An Urban School in Augusta, GA
In August of 2000 we started Heritage with just five kindergarteners and ended the year with ten children. Each year we have added a grade and this past May 2010 graduated our first 8th grade class. Our graduates have been accepted at the best magnet public schools and highest achieving private preparatory schools. Our enrollment... Continue Reading
The Divided Church: A Racial Reality
For hundreds of years, whites enforced segregation, and blacks adjusted to it. Unfortunately, this is basically where we are ecclesiastically. During slavery, whites had church on the main floor of a building, and blacks—when they were allowed in—went to the balcony. Eventually, blacks formed their own churches, and nobody seemed to care. We “circled the... Continue Reading
UPDATE 1-26: Geneva College student missing
Police in Beaver County have ended their search for a missing Geneva College student but are continuing to conduct interviews of friends and family today. Search called off for Geneva College student Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Devon Minor, 19, of Clifton Heights, near Philadelphia, was last seen on the Beaver Falls campus on Thursday. His family... Continue Reading
Kevin DeYoung, Pastor, Author, Evangelical Leader to deliver Covenant College 2011 Commencement Address
Covenant College will celebrate its 56th commencement on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and pastor Kevin DeYoung will deliver this year’s commencement address. A prolific author and blogger, DeYoung has been senior pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, since 2004. He is the author of five books, including Why We’re Not Emergent and... Continue Reading
Interim Executive Vice President at Erskine Theological Seminary selected (UPDATED 1-22)
The Office of Dr. David Norman, President of Erskine College and Seminary, announced that Dr. Stephen D. Lowe, Sr. has been appointed Interim Executive Vice President for the seminary to replace Dr. Neely Gaston who resigned on Thursday. Here is the text of that announcement from Dr. Norman: I have asked Dr. Stephen D. Lowe,... Continue Reading
As refugees adapt to American life, competing faiths tug for their attention; and Christianity is an option
The refugees are among more than 40,000 Bhutanese exiles who have migrated out of camps in Nepal over the past three years. The exodus, overseen by the United Nations, has dispersed a stateless people across dozens of cities in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Of all the wonders the Mainali family... Continue Reading
Slow and Unsteady – One year after a devastating earthquake, Haitians continue to face adversity
The UN estimates that 810,000 Haitians continue to sleep outdoors. One reason: Of $8.36 billion pledged in aid commitments by donor nations last March, less than $3 billion has been received. The good news: About 690,000 people have been moved off the streets to new temporary or permanent housing, and of those most have adequate... Continue Reading
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