Court Rules in Favor of Departing Churches in Constitutionality of Virginia Statute
Christian Newswire—Judge Randy Bellows of the Fairfax County Circuit Court on Friday, June 27, 2008, issued a second ruling in favor of the Virginia churches that have departed the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia by recognizing the constitutionality of the Virginia Statute on Religious Division, Va. Code 57-9(A). Bellows had already ruled in April that... Continue Reading
PCUSA GA Approves Investigating Charges Against EPC
Editor’s note: This is an update on the action taken by the PCUSA GA regarding investigating the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Layman Online reports that with no discussion and a voice vote Wednesday, June 25, 2008, the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) decided to begin an investigation into charges against... Continue Reading
Richard Gaffin Statement on Westminster Seminary and Peter Enns
The blog site Greenbaggins has posted a statement from Dr. richard Gaffin on the actions of Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia regarding Dr. Peter Enns. The publication in mid-2005 of Inspiration and Incarnation by Dr. Enns left me in a difficult position. The second paragraph of its Preface (p. 9), fairly read, leaves the... Continue Reading
Tabletalk July 2008, The Eighth Century
The July 2008 issue of Tabletalk magazine presents several highlights of the eighth century, exploring their historical, theological, and practical ramifications. Contributors include R.C. Sproul along with Howard Q. Davis, Bill Haynes, Susan Hunt, Henry Krabbendam, Robert Letham, and Nick Needham. Tabletalk features articles about topics central to the Christian faith and daily, in-depth... Continue Reading
Lavished With God’s Love
“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God…” (I John 3:1). Several truths are uncovered are presented for us in this passage. First, who calls us “children of God”? It is God himself! The great Creator, God and Judge of all men,... Continue Reading
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Welcome to the Contact Us Section We realize that as a new magazine, you will have many questions about various things. Here is a list of our Administrative Links and other important information: Home (This is the Front Page of the Magazine.) About The Aquila Report How to Submit to The Aquila Report How to... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Age in Ministry
It was a thought I had preparing a message on what a fellow pastor calls, “a dog of a text!” On a recent Sunday I took as my text: Ezra 8:1-14. Just in case it doesn’t quite come to mind, it is a list of names, “heads of families” who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon... Continue Reading
PCA GA: ‘Deaconesses’ Cannot Serve on Diaconates
Dallas, Texas – The 36th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, on Thursday, June 12, 2008, found "unsatisfactory" the responses of Northern California and Philadelphia Presbyteries on their having granted exceptions on women serving as deacons or deaconesses serving on diaconates. All PCA Presbytery have to submit their minutes for annual... Continue Reading
General Assembly Rejects Study Committee on Women Deacons
Dallas, Texas – The 36th PCA General Assembly, on Thursday, June 12, 2008, voted to reject an overture requesting the GA to form a committee to study the issue of women deacons. Overture 9, submitted by the Philadelphia Presbytery, asked the General Assembly to erect a study committee on deaconesses to determine whether the election... Continue Reading
Louisiana Presbytery Admonished By PCA GA
Dallas, Texas – The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, meeting in Dallas on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, heard the moderator read an admonition to Louisiana Presbytery. The Standing Judicial Commission (SJC) had filed charges against Louisiana Presbytery for “its failure adequately to protect the peace, purity and unity of the Church... Continue Reading