On Nov. 14, 2023, Nashville Presbytery released the following announcement, published here at the presbytery’s request.

“A Gentle Answer” presents a surprising and countercultural blueprint for what it means to follow the God of peace in an age when outrage is king.

Even when he was diagnosed with cancer in June 2020, he scarcely slowed, continuing to work, write, lead, and think—even amidst the chemo, right to the very end. 

As a pastor and as a man, my afflictions may end up having greater impact than my preaching or my vision ever will.

For those involved in leading worship, Sunday mornings are often anything but restful. Tim Nicholson, director of music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, cited an example of one church musician who for years had been unable to sit in worship and participate in the Lord’s Supper with his family due to professional church responsibilities….

It is easy to overlook the fact that most privileged people were born into privilege. It is also easy to overlook the fact that most poor people were born into poverty.

As we fight about life in utero, let’s not forget the person standing in front of us.

Beautiful people do not just happen. Sometimes the deepest, truest faith feels more like defeat than it does victory. 

Shame keeps us preoccupied with ourselves and inattentive to God and the needs of others.

The writers of these letters are striving for the peace and purity of the PCA.