James Belle, Pastor Holy Trinity-Bethlehem Presbyterian, Philadelphia; Presbytery: Philadelphia The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) The Form of Government Proposed Changes to the Book of... Continue Reading

Maggie Lauterer, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Burnsville, North Carolina; Presbytery – Western North Carolina The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) CIVILITY In my opinion the... Continue Reading

Julia Leeth, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lompoc, California. Presbytery – Santa Barbara The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) I pray the Assembly protects the traditional... Continue Reading

Jin S. Kim, Pastor of Church of All Nations, Minneapolis; Presbytery – Twin Cities Area The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) Becoming a Missional Church... Continue Reading

Eric Nielson, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Presbytery – Northern Waters. The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) The most significant issue coming to... Continue Reading

Cynthia Bolbach, Elder at First Presbyterian, Arlington, Va.; Presbytery: National Capitol The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) There are two issues that are central to... Continue Reading

Check out the various sections, including Opinion and Assembly/Synods for new stories. We don’t have enough room on the front page for everything (and we are not complaining). We have 8 stories that were posted to start on Wednesday that did not make the Front Page – most, but not all, in the Opinion Section... Continue Reading

A basement theater in Long Island City is an unlikely place to see a miracle. But the Lord — and Off Off Broadway — works in mysterious ways. At the Chocolate Factory, one of the most vital arts organizations in Queens, Jimmy Swaggart has returned to life. That Southern evangelist is technically still alive, but... Continue Reading

I see three main differences in the two expositions. From the first to the third, the differences grow stronger because the implications build on top of themselves SECTION ONE: Hodge on verse 2. If then, asks the apostle, such a destiny as this awaits you, are ye unfit to decide the smallest matters? If the... Continue Reading

This is the document in circulation among Members of the Board of Trustees of Erskine College that is referred to in the story entitled: Massive changes to governance of Erskine College/Seminary being discussed 1. College and Seminary have separate Boards of Trustees. The Moderator of General Synod would be an ex-officio voting member of both... Continue Reading