‘Georgia’s eyes twinkled, and she could not stifle her grin. Her whole face betrayed her excitement. She was leading a devotion for the women on our committee. “Girls,” she announced with glee, “we are frapping cables!*”’ Paul Settle announced the passing of his loving wife and companion of 54 years in an email he sent... Continue Reading

Tramaine Brock has earned a spot on the San Francisco 49ers 53 man roster. Brock’s hard work in training camp this summer impressed the 49ers coaching staff. “When you look at Brock,” said 49ers head coach Mike Singetary, “he’s a kid who comes to practice and every day gets a little better.” In four games... Continue Reading

Halfway into his first leave from ministry, evangelical pastor John Piper released an update to let supporters know how he is doing on the soul, family and vocational front. “[W]e continue to probe the roots of our most characteristic sins with a view to confessing them and repenting and seeking God’s transforming power through prayer... Continue Reading

It was a joy to represent the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and my own congregation, the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi (PCA) at the Inaugural Festivities at Wheaton College. As most of the folks reading this blog will know, The Reverend Dr. Philip Graham Ryken is a Council Member of the Alliance of Confessing... Continue Reading

The following story, written by Ben McNeely of the Kannapolis-based Independent Tribune describes the service and many of the related stories for the funeral of Jamie McClamrock, son of ARP Pastor Mark McClamrock in Concord, NC. Details of the incident in Iraq are available at http://bit.ly/ahKcuK When Mark and Susan stepped on board a plane... Continue Reading

Carl Henry “looked at me with a look that surprised me, and he simply said to me, ‘One day this will be a matter of great embarrassment to you.'” A seminary president who served on a committee that 10 years ago revised the Southern Baptist Convention’s confessional document to declare that only men should be... Continue Reading

Schedule for viewing and funeral of James McClamrock are included at the end of the article. Amid tears, Susan McClamrock talked about her son Monday. “I think that’s what hurts so badly is that we lost a good man that day,” she said. “A good son and a good husband.” 22-year old James McClamrock and... Continue Reading

At a ceremony during Tuesday morning’s chapel service, Schaeffer’s daughter, Deborah Middelmann, handed seminary professor Bruce Little a black, leather-bound copy of her father’s copiously noted King James Version of the Bible. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, located in Wake Forest, NC (near Raleigh/Durham) has landed the collected papers of one of the most important evangelicals... Continue Reading

As a Florida pastor faced pressure to call off his plans to burn Qur’ans, Facebook revoked a Portland minister’s posting rights to his page opposing the burning. By late Thursday (Sept. 9), the Quran burning was on hold and the Rev. Chuck Currie was back on Facebook. Currie’s page, “People of Faith Opposed to the... Continue Reading

The Rev. Peter J. Marshall, founder and director of Peter Marshall Ministries died suddenly in Orleans, Mass. this past week. He was 70 years old Born Jan. 21, 1940, Peter John Marshall was the son of the Scottish minister, Dr. Peter Marshall, who became pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC,... Continue Reading