Ten days ago Jeremy Lin was an unknown, sitting at the end of the Knicks bench in Madison Square Garden and wondering if his dream of playing in the NBA was about to evaporate like a mist. He had been released by his hometown Golden State Warriors, picked up and released by the Houston Rockets,... Continue Reading

In the midst of his stellar run last week, I couldn’t help but reflect on Lin’s journey. A Bible verse that he has cited as a favorite came to mind, encouraging believers that “suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us.” Last weekend, I was driving home when my BlackBerry... Continue Reading

I now know what Psalm 91 means when it speaks of the ‘terrors of the night’. The psalms were a constant source of encouragement and help to me and my family – Ps 30, Ps 91, Ps 27 and many others; they put into words what we were feeling and enabled us to pray. (Editor’s... Continue Reading

Willson and Scoggins…are both Christians who met at Hollywood’s Mosaic Church about 10 years ago. (Willson is a graduate of Biola University, Scoggins a grad of Wesleyan University.) Willson runs a production company called Compass Films, and Scoggins is a writer/director at Number 3 Films. Nathan Scoggins loves Doritos. Really. He calls himself a “Ranch... Continue Reading

By the time he wrapped up his speech with a rendition of Amazing Grace, one got the feeling that this was a modern-day, and perhaps more humorous version, of what Old Testament prophets regularly did to Kings of Israel: deliver brutally honest messages from Yahweh with little regard for their personal safety. If the organizers... Continue Reading

The Faculty and Staff of Reformed Theological Seminary have issued the following tribute to long-time RTS professor Knox Chamblin who died on Tuesday, February 7. With sadness in our hearts, but with great praise and thanks to God for his life and ministry in our lives, we want to inform you that Dr. J. Knox... Continue Reading

Jane Epps deWitt, 84, wife of Dr. John R deWitt, a retired minister of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, died unexpectedly in her sleep on Friday, February 3, at her home in Columbia, S. C. She was born in Kingstree, SC on October 18, 1927 and attended Converse College. As a young widow she met... Continue Reading

Boykin didn’t return a call seeking comment or respond to an email sent to his account at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia where he is a visiting professor. A retired U.S. lieutenant general who made comments denigrating Islam withdrew Monday from speaking at a West Point prayer breakfast after a veterans’ advocacy group asked the Army... Continue Reading

“Covenant thinking says God wants me to become what you need. God wants me to love you as you need. God wants me to serve you as you need. Covenant is about what is best for you; contract is what is about best for me. It’s the difference between selfishness and servanthood.” Men are the... Continue Reading

The Rev. Reddit Andrews, senior pastor of Soaring Oaks Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Elk Grove, Calif., has been appointed to the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss, as assistant professor of practical theology by the RTS Board of Trustees. Prior to serving at Soaring Oaks, Rev. Andrews served as assistant pastor at First... Continue Reading