Doug Bowman is a Ruling Elder at Grace Covenant (PCA) in Blacksburg, Virginia. He serves as a member of the Collegiate Engagement (RUF) Committee of Blue Ridge Presbytery. He and his wife, Dawn, and children Drew, Caroline and Lucy. His specialties include 3-D gaming, film making and VR (Wii). Doug Bowman of Virginia Tech, an... Continue Reading

Wanda Colie vividly remembers what she saw in 1984 when, at age 28, a condition that produced blood in her lungs nearly killed her. The pain vanished and a crowd of familiar faces came to welcome her in a light-drenched valley. For more than two decades, Colie kept her experience secret. But she’s recently joined... Continue Reading

Two of the victims in a recent shooting in Arizona had connections to the Presbyterian Church (USA), according to reports by the Presbyterian News Service (PNS). A member of the PCUSA’s Northminster Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Ariz., was among six people killed Jan. 8. Jared Loughner has been accused of firing into a crowd outside... Continue Reading

Cable news stations…were reporting Palin as McCain’s pick before the senator gave Pawlenty a courtesy call…After he hung up, Pawlenty writes, he decided to take his dog for a walk. “As I put the little bag over my hand and bent down to pick up her poop, I thought to myself, well, this is the... Continue Reading

A few of the country’s smaller religious groups, including Episcopalians, Presbyterians and Jews, have greater numerical representation in Congress than in the general Many analysts described the November 2010 midterm elections as a sea change, with Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and narrowing the Democratic majority in the Senate. But this... Continue Reading

While Scalia said that sometimes Constitutional interpretation can be difficult, especially when the intent of the original framers isn’t clear, he said that some issues are abundantly clear, such as whether or not there is a constitutional right to abortion. In a recent interview with California Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stated that abortion... Continue Reading

William Liam Goligher has been nominated to be the senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia by the Pastor Search Committee. Dr. Goligher is presently pastor of Duke Street Church in the London area; he announced the prospective call to his congregation on Sunday, January 2. The Tenth Presbyterian Church congregation is expected to... Continue Reading

In the days ahead I hope to work with the elders toward a plan for Bethlehem’s long-term future, including a succession plan for my leadership in the next few years. My deep desire and firm commitment is to stay at this post long enough to see Bethlehem on a solid footing when I am no... Continue Reading

Kass believed the policy would pass the ethical test, Bush writes, as long as Bush did two things: 1) make it clear the dignity of human life of the embryos had been violated, and, 2) make clear no further federal funding would be allowed. In his new book, former President George W. Bush provides a... Continue Reading

Steve Moses is a Southern Baptist minister and has been on active duty in the U. S. Navy as a Chaplain since 1994. He is currently serving as the Deputy Force Chaplain (a supervisory position) for Marine Forces in the Pacific; his office is in Hawaii. Here is his personal account (from his Facebook page)... Continue Reading