“I know that in the grand scheme of things, this is just a game that can be taken from me at any moment, but I love that basketball gives me the opportunities to do good things for people and to point them towards the Man who died for our sins on the cross,” Curry wrote. ... Continue Reading

The Catechism can help us better plumb the depths of the riches of our great salvation. When blessed by the Holy Spirit, catechism preaching kindles in our hearts a love for the God who has saved us by his boundless grace. Isn’t that what all preaching is meant to do?   How would you respond... Continue Reading

“Heaven has received a truly beautiful woman, but the church has lost an incredible matriarch. Therefore, in an attempt to be one of her children and “call her blessed,” it is fitting to present some of her most famous quotes. As we read, let us thank the Lord for this spiritual helper he provided for... Continue Reading

Pinckney, 41, was married with two children and had served in the state Senate since 2000, according to an online biography on the church’s website. The pastor was a magna cum laude graduate of Allen University with a degree in business administration and went on to earn a master’s degree in the same subject at... Continue Reading

Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. called the shooting “an unfathomable and unspeakable act by somebody filled with hate and with a deranged mind. … Of all cities, in Charleston, to have a horrible hateful person go into the church and kill people there to pray and worship with each other is something that is... Continue Reading

You don’t often find the words “Black” and “Presbyterian” describing the same person. One pastor I know referred to himself and others like him (i.e. Black Presbyterians) as unicorns—mythical creatures you may have heard of but never seen. However, while unicorns are imaginary, Black Presbyterians do exist, although they are a rare breed. I inhabit... Continue Reading

Environmental grant-making is big business. In 2012, 673 U.S. foundations gave thousands of grants worth $1.59 billion for advocacy and programs involving animals, wildlife, and the environment, according to the Foundation Center. The top environmental donor that year was the liberal William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major funder of Planned Parenthood and the pro-abortion... Continue Reading

There are many things about childhood we ought to leave behind. But when it comes to dependence and complete reliance upon our Abba, our Father, we need to be just like little children. This is never more true than in our prayer life. We need to come to him just as we are, empty handed,... Continue Reading

Rachel Dolezal, who now lives in Washington, graduated from Belhaven University in 2000 and was active in the Jackson community through Voices of Calvary Ministries, her mother Ruthanne Dolezal told The Clarion-Ledger. Her daughter, she says, came to Jackson after graduating from high school in Troy, Montana, because of her interest in Mississippi-based civil rights... Continue Reading

In one of the first issues of CT, Elliot wrote: “We have proved beyond any doubt that He means what He says—His grace is sufficient, nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. We pray that if any, anywhere, are fearing that the cost of discipleship is too great, that they may be given... Continue Reading