Four ‘Sheds of Hope’ will be built on the grounds of The Hotel Louisville…[{not far from] convention center. The sheds, when completed, will be transported to families in need in [nearby southern Indiana]. General Assembly attendees are invited to participate or, if you prefer, just come watch the progress……Free trolley service is available and a... Continue Reading

“On the one hand, it is certainly understandable why faith-based institutions might wish to have a president who genuinely embraces that faith.” But on the other hand, she said, while some colleges find qualified candidates who are also already active members of the denomination (as Davidson did), the requirement can make identifying presidential prospects even... Continue Reading

“Pray that God will open more doors and pray that God would give us more means to bring the Gospel to the people. One of the best ways to spread the Gospel is through our hospital there.” It turns out, “austerity” is the kind of word that gets you fired if you’re a politician in... Continue Reading

The first edition of a new journal published by Union University, “Renewing Minds: A Journal of Christian Thought,” is now available. “This is not like an academic journal in the sense that it is written just for other academics,” said Hunter Baker, associate dean of arts and sciences at Union and one of the journal’s... Continue Reading

Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains Director, PCA TE Doug Lee – himself a retired Army Chaplain – recommended this story to the Aquila Report and made the following comment: “I encourages ministers to consider this wonderful ministry model if they are seeking broader ways to share the Gospel.” Nate Schroder has served as... Continue Reading

“It is our understanding now that ‘to abide by,’ means ‘to accept without objection’ and ‘to accept as our own.’ ” Even though Baptist Collegiate Ministry was approved as a recognized student organization on the campus of Vanderbilt University, the BCM will decline that status. Randy C. Davis, executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Convention,... Continue Reading

“Conversations on Multi Ethnic Ministry” is sponsored by the Reconciliation & Justice Network, a grassroots group in the PCA seeking to cast theological vision for the church to understand and embrace reconciliation and justice as core elements of the Gospel of the Kingdom. An important goal for this gathering is to connect PCA leaders interested... Continue Reading

One woman told everyone how she and her husband were caught in the tsunami and how it swept their house away. She and her husband were in the water overnight and weren’t rescued until the next day. She said 18 people from her neighborhood died. When she was a child she said she had gone... Continue Reading

The beginnings of Tyndale House were audacious — even beyond audacious. The start of the publishing firm was so implausible, it’s success springing from a kind of obviously crazy idea, and yet it has been so successful, it calls for some sort of explanation. The Christian publishing house is, today, the third largest Christian publisher... Continue Reading

Institutions to pursue opportunities for partnership rather than merger/acquisition. In March of 2012, Covenant College appointed Dr. J. Derek Halvorson, the current president of Providence Christian College, as its sixth president. At the same time, the Boards of Trustees of Covenant and Providence signed a letter of intent, expressing Covenant’s intent to, with due diligence,... Continue Reading