The following letter, signed by PCUSA Minister and former pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Butler (PA) Jeff Harris, and his wife Bev, written in May has been made public by the author. It first appeared on The Layman online version Pastor Jeff & Bev Harris , Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011 Reprinted with permission. May... Continue Reading

Wilson Greatbatch died Tuesday, but, because of his life’s work, an estimated 600,000 lives are saved each year. Greatbatch was the inventor of the first implantable pacemaker and also developed the lithium battery required to sustain its life-preserving pulse. In an interview with The Vega Science Trust, and wearing his trademark bowtie, Greatbatch mused about... Continue Reading

The Board of Directors at Knox Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Jim Belcher will be joining the faculty as an Associate Professor of Practical Theology. Dr. Belcher’s responsibilities will include teaching in the areas of pastoral theology, preaching, missional theology, worship, and church planting. He will chair the Practical Theology Department and... Continue Reading

According to the magazine’s sources Bell and (Carlton) Cuse (Lost producer) met at one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people dinner. Deadline’s similar report indicates that the duo will co-write and executive produce. Rob Bell is reportedly working on a television drama called Stronger with Carlton Cuse, executive producer and screenwriter for the show... Continue Reading

The church had informed Roley that an internal investigation was set to begin, and that prompted Roley to resign. Cundall said he does not know what the focus of the inquiry would have been. For more than two decades Scott Roley was a fixture at Christ Community Church, leading the congregation’s mission programs before being... Continue Reading

“What is new … is the fact that we’re now down to what I think is the key issue of our understanding. And that is, even given all the controversies that had been taking place amongst evangelicals over Genesis in times past, are we now at a place where it’s going to be legitimate to... Continue Reading

It is critical for foreign governments to negotiate and engage in diplomacy with Iranian authorities about Nadarkhani’s case. “They need to start negotiating,” the source said. “It’s the moment to negotiate, because if they do, the situation could be regulated.” Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani refused to recant his Christian faith today at the fourth and final... Continue Reading

What was going to be a short video subject has morphed into a full-blown 90-minute documentary movie titled “The Man Who Ate New Orleans,” complete with a cast of Crescent City celebrity chefs. The “Last Supper” will be the climax of the movie that may be shown by fall 2012. Minister Ray Cannata’s mission is... Continue Reading

Through my disease I am learning that I cannot simply like Romans 8:28, but I must live in it, and be swallowed up by its great promise. (Editor’s Note: Doug Tilley is a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He attended RTS and received his MDiv at Grace Seminary. Orginally ordained in the... Continue Reading

The regents had hoped to find a “Baptist Superman,” Mr. Jones said. As an evangelical Christian brought up in the Church of Christ, Ken Starr did not technically fit that bill. He has since joined a Baptist church in Waco. Based solely on his brief tenure, Ken Starr might reasonably conclude that one of the... Continue Reading