“Let me tell you,” Carson continued, “our nation’s survival as the pinnacle nation in the world…is rooted in our values system, the values and principles that made us into a great nation. And the real question is: Are we willing to stand up for those values and principles? Or will we allow ourselves to be... Continue Reading

But perhaps the most significant thing is that Jesus is no longer an abstract person, a walking theology, a list of do’s and dont’s to me. This is the year I recognized him as my battered, bruised brother, and I see how he never once left my side. Every year I think now this year, this... Continue Reading

My birthmark has absolutely affected who I am today. I can honestly say it has granted me with a compassionate heart and, as a friend recently expressed, a graceful nature. I don’t think I would be working in the special needs community if I didn’t have my birthmark. I feel a kinship towards people with... Continue Reading

Ministry leadership is extremely challenging. The burden alone makes ministry leaders more susceptible to burnout. Combine this with a view that overwork is a holy reality and leaders can easily move toward burnout. That is even further exacerbated by unhealthy expectations from people or an unhealthy need for affirmation from ministry leaders. While the burden... Continue Reading

Instead, Hawkins, a tenured political science professor at the private evangelical Christian college, proclaimed on social media that Christians and Muslims share the same God and was suspended by the college. “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book,” she posted Friday on Facebook. “And... Continue Reading

The session of Rutgers Presbyterian Church is horrified by Mr. Trump’s call to deny people entry to our country based solely on their religion. As a church, we remain neutral in terms of political candidates and campaigns, but we cannot be neutral with respect to fundamental human rights…. We ask appropriate bodies of Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading

“As part of my Advent Worship, I will wear the hijab to work at Wheaton College, to play in Chi-town, in the airport and on the airplane to my home state that initiated one of the first anti-Sharia laws (read: unconstitutional and Islamophobic), and at church,” she added.   A political science professor at Wheaton... Continue Reading

He was truly a colossus,  a godly man, a great preacher, a loving husband, a caring father and obviously a doting grandfather. At the end of the documentary Vernon Higham said that in his last meeting with Dr Lloyd Jones, as he was leaving the room, the Doctor called him back and said ‘Remember, I’m... Continue Reading

She served beside her husband in his ministry as a pastor in Presbyterian churches in Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, and Tennessee, and as a professor in the Old Testament Department at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi. She and Dan deeply loved, cared for, and served one another. Marianne was the devoted mother of four children and grandmother... Continue Reading

There are several titles that I would add to the Top 25 list. My inclusion of these is based on the meaning of the word “influential.” These are all works that, in one way or another, profoundly influenced the thinking of subsequent generations of Christians. I should also note that influence can be either good... Continue Reading