Dr. Bud Powell, New Geneva Seminary Professor and RCUS Pastor, Called Home to Glory
C.W. “Bud” Powell, 82, was a pastor, professor and friend to many.
Dr. Bud Powell came to New Geneva Theological Seminary as a professor of Church History and Systematic Theology in 1993 and taught his students faithfully here for more than two decades. His commitment to the Bible and the Reformed Confessions gave him the ability to address historical and theological questions with great confidence and conviction.... Continue Reading
Dr. Donald Sweeting Called as President of Colorado Christian University
Dr. Sweeting succeeds Bill Armstrong, former U.S. Senator from Colorado; he will begin his presidency on October 1, 2016.
Prior to joining Colorado Christian University, Dr. Sweeting served as president of the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida from 2010-2016. While at RTS, Dr. Sweeting also served as the James Woodrow Hassell Professor of Church History and regularly taught core and elective courses on church history and practical theology. The following announcement was... Continue Reading
Rosaria Butterfield: No Free Passes
What happens after a widely praised (and sometimes reviled) first book comes out?
You write in this new book that it is not the absence of sin that commends believers but the presence of Christ in the midst of struggle: That’s what sets believers apart. You also say the doctrine of original sin is the most democratizing idea in all of human history. How so? We are all... Continue Reading
Young Family Killed In I-80 Crash Was Heading Into Five Weeks of Mission Training
A Minnesota couple and their 3 children killed in the multi-vehicle crash in western Nebraska on Sunday had completed 14 days of missionary training; were members of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis
Jamison and Kathryne Pals, both 29, and their children, Ezra, 3, Violet, almost 2, and 2½-month-old Calvin were killed on Interstate 80 west of Brule when their westbound minivan was struck from behind by a semitrailer truck. The force of the collision pushed the two vehicles into three other westbound vehicles. The Minnesota couple... Continue Reading
Abraham’s Great Act of Faith
Apart from Christ’s obedient sacrifice, probably the greatest act of faith in fear and trembling recorded in all of Scripture is the obedient response of Abraham
Abraham was shaking in his boots. He was wondering: “How could God ask me to do this? How could God call me to such a place at such a time to do such a thing?” But he trusted God, clearly assuming that after he killed Isaac, God would raise him up from the dead (Heb. 11:19).... Continue Reading
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Daleiden, Merritt
Case ends after Harris County District Attorney admitted to irregularities in indictment process
For three years, Daleiden and Merritt worked undercover and gained access to Planned Parenthood center administrators across the nation. Using tactics common to undercover reporters, the pair took on false identities and presented themselves as representatives for a fictitious medical research company. Their work produced hours of secretly recorded videos showing Planned Parenthood officials appearing... Continue Reading
A Love Like That
I was moved by Gutjahr’s touching description of Hodge with his 51-year-old dying wife
“Married couples, if you imagine that your final moments together will be like this, rejoice and again I say rejoice. Let the thought of such bittersweet sorrow put your present troubles and conflicts in perspective.” Most Reformed Christians like Charles Hodge. And rightly so. He was a brilliant, faithful, and hugely influential theologian. But... Continue Reading
A Mountain or a Marathon?
Reflections on Rusty Reno's proposals for a Christian society
Reno is clear on what needs to be done to rebuild society. His vision is not of a return to the Christian-Right politics rooted in the alleged faith of the Founders or consisting of shouting Bible verses louder in the public square. Nor is it that of a confident pluralism that assumes that decency and... Continue Reading
Left Behind Co-Author Tim LaHaye Dies at 90
Minister and political activist remembered for his influence on Americans’ view of the end times
In 1994, LaHaye was on an airplane when he noticed a pilot flirting with a flight attendant. He thought to himself, what would happen if the rapture occurred in that moment? What would it be like for those left behind while Christians vanished into thin air during the second coming of Christ? LaHaye soon partnered... Continue Reading
9 Secrets Pastors Keep
Which secrets are you hiding from your church members?
So while those in your congregation may not be fully aware of the common stressors each pastor deals with, remember that pastors are not called to be God but to model what it looks like to follow him. That’s one truth you can be comfortable sharing with them. As a pastor, every Sunday you... Continue Reading
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