Things you might not know about the former Surgeon General and PCA church member who died yesterday.

Dr. Stan Gale, Pastor of Reformed Presbyterian Church, a PCA congregation in West Chester, PA, says that prayer is part of his job as a pastor, and that it is part of any elder’s job as well. What expectations ought a congregation have for the prayer ministry of its pastor and session? We invite your comments . .

When asked about the clergy housing allowance policy, which excludes organizationally approved housing expenses from a minister’s taxable income, 93 percent of evangelical leaders said that the policy is fair, according to the January Evangelical Leaders Survey.

A Barna study among young adults ages 18-29 who attended a Catholic church at some point during their teenage years, looks at the faith journeys of these young Catholics and how several controversial issues factor into their faith and their perspective of the church.

After telling a chapter of college ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship they would lose their status as an official student organization, University of Michigan officials changed course on Monday and approved their application for recognition.

The Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians has held its first national Synod.

It’s taken as a nearly uncontested reality that Gen Y, or the Millennials, are the most community service-minded, action-oriented, let’s change-the-world-generation alive today, perhaps in the history of our nation. Except it’s not true.

The first of several commentary posts designed to suggest how we believe Reasoning Together can apply principles from the Bible and the PCA constitution to promote unity among our ranks.

In an interview conducted by the Pew Forum, Professors Ira C. Lupu and Robert Tuttle of The George Washington University Law School discuss the new HHS rules for the exemption of certain religious organizations from a mandate to offer free contraception services to women employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the possible outcome of the legal challenges to them.

What principles from this 200 year old letter are most applicable to the PCA today? We invite your comments . . .