Sarah Palin’s emails, released late last week demonstrating how she found strength and guidance in her Christian faith, are the latest target of the mainstream media. National Journal included Palin’s prayer for God’s guidance on the Alaska’s budget in what it featured as the top 10 “revelations” from her emails Sunday. “I have been praying... Continue Reading

An original member of the PCA and long time professor at Belhaven University and Reformed Theological Seminary, Jack Scott died at his home this afternoon in Jackson. The PCA General Assembly had a special time of prayer for him last week. The funeral has been set for Thursday morning (June 16) at First Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading

Harold Camping, the Doomsday radio preacher who sparked international media attention by predicting the end of the world last month, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke at his Alameda home Thursday night. The 89-year-old radio evangelist and president of the Oakland nonprofit Family Radio was taken by ambulance from his house Thursday night, a... Continue Reading

A former moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA) accused U.S. churches of committing a sin of omission by not speaking out against what he termed bullying violence against gay public-school students. Speaking at the Human Rights Campaign’s Clergy Call for Justice and Equality on May 24, the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, former pastor of Mission Bay... Continue Reading

The NFL athlete reflects on his outspoken faith, whether athletes should attribute their wins to God, and moving from the Focus on the Family ad to Jockey ads. Nobody knows when the NFL season will start, but that isn’t stopping Tim Tebow from building his brand during the lockout. The Denver Broncos’ second-year quarterback recently... Continue Reading

Three leading theologians have for over 35 years kept the vow to love, comfort, honor, and keep, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, and in sickness and in health. They now reflect on sustaining the covenant of marriage. Combining 116 years of marital wisdom and insight, John Piper, D.A. Carson, and Tim Keller... Continue Reading

After igniting a firestorm over his arguments on why he won’t vote for a Mormon for U.S. president, evangelical journalist Warren Cole Smith is responding to criticism, including claims of bigotry. “First of all, the word ‘bigot’ is an ideologically charged word,” he said on Patheos.com on Thursday. “I have trouble taking the charge seriously,... Continue Reading

Generally identified in the polls as a candidate struggling to draw excitement, presidential contender Tim Pawlenty roused up a large faith audience Friday with strong talk on national defense and traditional values. Like the other candidates to grace the stage at the Faith and Freedom Conference, Pawlenty denounced the government for overstepping its bounds in... Continue Reading

Answers in Genesis President/CEO Ken Ham is siding with the atheists for once, he says. Disturbed by a recent cover story investigating the need to believe in a literal Adam and Eve, Ham, who endorses a literal view of Genesis, criticized several Christian theologians for rejecting both a literal interpretation of the first couple and... Continue Reading

“We will go to Korea,” announced Youngil Cho, “and The Layman will join our delegation.” Whatever grousing may have been whispered that day in the Presbyterian Center’s hallways, not one peep made it into the General Assembly Council’s chambers, for the Chairman had spoken, and that was that! Editor’s note: Youngil Cho, 77, a leader... Continue Reading