PITTSBURGH/Christian Newswire/ — P & R Publishing has just released the first of a three-volume Biblical Theology entitled The Whole Counsel of God by Dr. Richard C. Gamble, a world-renowned Calvin scholar who returned to his hometown of Pittsburgh in 2005 to serve as professor of systematic theology at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS:... Continue Reading

BOSTON/Christian Newswire/ — On July 3, Vision Forum Ministries will host Calvin vs. Darwin: The Boxing Match of the Millennium — a vigorous head-to-head debate between two re-enactors representing John Calvin and Charles Darwin’s diametrically-opposing worldviews. This “boxing match” will take place during the Reformation 500 Celebration, to be held July 1-4 in Boston, which... Continue Reading

ASHEVILLE, NC/Christian Newswire/ — WORLD Magazine has named the English Standard Version Study Bible, published by Crossway Books, as its “Book of the Year.” That recognition is included in 21 pages of coverage of the book world in WORLD’s 2009 Books Issue, released June 19. In naming the ESV Study Bible its “Book of the... Continue Reading

The Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) voted on June 24, 2009 to withdraw its membership from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). The Interchurch Committee has expressed concerns over a decade at the direction of the NAE. The RPCNA Synod is meeting at GenevaCollege in Beaver Falls, Penn., from June... Continue Reading

The beginning of June brings the onset of summer vacation for children across the United States. The excitement bubbling in their young hearts is easy to understand yet also offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on why students tend to dislike school. Of course, arguably, few humans happily seek assignments and work, but why do... Continue Reading

A few days before “Earth Day” (which happens to be the same day as Lenin’s Birthday), America’s ideological greens and reds received a present they have been desiring for many moons: The Environmental Protection Agency—egged on by the U.S. Supreme Court—officially designated carbon dioxide (CO2) as a pollutant. That means that either congress or the... Continue Reading

Many today assume that things are best when nature rules. Examples we see are such things as a market for “natural (organic) foods”, “natural (alternative) medicine,” and for the preservation of “natural (unmanaged) resources.” There are not a few Christians who readily accept this outlook – that nature is best when left alone and allowed... Continue Reading

British Home Office Secretary Jacqui Smith recently placed American talk show host Michael Savage on a UK ban list though he had not even attempted to enter the country. The Savage Nation is sometimes impolite and always right wing, but to deny entry for such reasons speaks loudly of the New Left’s need to silence... Continue Reading

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the merger of two local Pittsburgh area churches, one PCA and one OPC. The article begins: Presbyterian congregation lost its building to a fire two years ago. At about that time, another congregation had endured splits and lost its entire pastoral leadership. Neither church initially was looking for changes to its... Continue Reading

President Barack Obama plans to call for an improved dialogue with Islam in his upcoming speech in Egypt. All faiths would benefit from greater understanding. Yet no conversation will be complete if it does not address Islam’s persecution of Christians, Jews, and other religious minorities. Western efforts to reach out to Islam are increasing. However,... Continue Reading