The following is a special prayer letter from Ed and Debby Read who are serving as the Richmond, Va., area representatives for the Christian Medical and Dental Society. Ed is a family practice and emergency services physicians and his wife, Debby is a nurse. My wife and I first met them in an Officers Christian... Continue Reading

Sometimes God has to uproot before he brings growth. On September 1, 2007, Faith Presbyterian PCA made a move from Warren, Minn., to the city of Grand Forks, becoming the only PCA congregation in North Dakota. Since that time, the Lord has enabled them to reach new people, add new members, and call the church’s... Continue Reading

The following is from the “Report of the Committee on Christian Education and Publications to the 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America”: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind (by changing the way you think), that by testing you may discern what is... Continue Reading

The following is from the “Report of the Covenant College to the 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America”: Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Covenant College community, I offer this annual report as testimony to God’s blessing during the 2007-2008 year. Amid... Continue Reading

The following is from the “Report of the Committee on Mission to the World to the 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America”: ENTERPRISE FOR CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS Africa – Islam is growing in Africa due to heavy investment by Islamic conservatives in the Gulf States. As poverty and disease continue to ravage much... Continue Reading

The following is from the “Report of the Committee on Mission to the World to the 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America”: ASIA/PACIFIC 2008 Minsitry Highlights India – The historic MTW work in North India includes the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Grace Academy (700 students), the homes for children of parents with leprosy... Continue Reading

The following is from the “Report of Reformed University Ministries to the 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America”: The intellectual landscape of current campus culture can be a disconcerting place. As journalist David Brooks recently wrote: A few years ago, a faculty committee at Harvard produced a report on the purpose of... Continue Reading

An update from Mission to the World missionaries Karon and Wiley Smith serving in Belize, Central America.  Read their August newsletter available online here. [Editor’s note: The link (URL) to the original article is unavailable and has been removed.]  

  The August 2008 issue of Tabletalk magazine examines some of the basic precepts of the “new” atheism, encouraging readers with succinct answers to certain criticisms and exhorting them to be prepared to face these challenges as they are disseminated at home and abroad.   Contributors include R.C. Sproul along with John Blanchard, Steven J.... Continue Reading

  RTS/Washington D.C. and McLean Presbyterian Church have partnered to launch The Capital Fellows Program. The program is designed to equip men and women who have just completed their undergraduate degree to live as Christians in the marketplace and to grow into the next generation of lay leaders in the church. The program includes a... Continue Reading