Kathy Blair was a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) and was active in its choir. She ran the Christian Choral Society of Austin, which is a high-level music program for home-school students. She taught 250- to 300 students a year, ages 4 to 18 years old.   Police have identified the woman found dead... Continue Reading

He said that Church unity would realistically be “not a structural unity but a unity of mission. And so, when it comes to the family we are co-workers in the field on this for the protection of what we call the sanctity of life, the sanctity of sex, and the sanctity of marriage. So there’s... Continue Reading

The Elders/Overseers are to shepherd the flock. These verses are clarifying because it reminds the Elder of their first priority. It is not buildings, finances, policy, or making decisions. It may include those things, but ultimately shepherds focus on the sheep. The priority of the elder/overseer is to care for people.   Where do we... Continue Reading

TT: Many people think personal discipline is opposed to grace. Is this true? If not, why? JB: The reason many people think personal discipline is opposed to grace is because they believe that the practice of the disciplines earns them favor with God. Personal discipline is not opposed to grace. Instead, as someone has well... Continue Reading

Now, the man who built a church of an estimated 10,000 people isn’t even attending an organized church. Instead, he surfs the waves near Hollywood and has teamed up with the goddess of pop theology, Oprah Winfrey. Exchanging his evangelical bona fides for the blessing of Oprah may yet prove to be his most unforgivable... Continue Reading

In high school he was the president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and in college was active with the Baptist Student Union. He moved to Maryland and became the Senior Pastor of Grace Point Presbyterian Church in Severn (formerly Glen Burnie Presbyterian Church) in 2002, where he pastored the members diligently. Well known as... Continue Reading

But at some point, the rawness of awful things will impact us.  And we will need something we never could have conjured up for ourselves.  For example, even though he doesn’t realize it, Dad needs me today, just like I needed him over twenty years ago.  Far more than this, however, we both need the... Continue Reading

Even though we know God is in control of all things, this does not negate the response of tears and sorrow in the midst of trials. We have been taught to think that weeping is a sign of weakness. We must keep a smile on our face to show how much faith we have. Maybe... Continue Reading

There are a few pretty common questions that you get when you leave the abortion industry. How did you not see that it was a baby? How did you not realize that you were killing babies? How did you see these babies in the POC lab and not leave? (The POC lab is where the... Continue Reading

Obamacare originally required collecting separate payments—one for elective abortions and another for the remaining coverage. But the GAO report found the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) only required insurance companies to itemize the abortion charge. But the insurance providers interviewed for the GAO report haven’t complied with either the Obamacare or HHS requirements,... Continue Reading