The SJC ruled that assuming original jurisdiction of a session was not in accordance with BCO 34-1.

“I remember when Jim was serving as moderator at the 12th General Assembly. All though the proceedings, he would take time to stop us to pray, or sing a hymn, especially when things were getting tense.”

At a church down the hill from a disaster, Sunday played out in small moments: a low-flying helicopter, a note slipped to the pastor, a driver looking for nine clients who never arrived.

“We need to listen and learn from them about abuse and what is needed for healing,” Diane Langberg said. “It is incarnational work.”

The ultimate professional high coincided with personal lows for a pitcher who fueled his career with performance-enhancing drugs, amphetamines, and alcohol.

Who’d have thought that Ellen DeGeneres would defend herself by paraphrasing Hebrews 12:14, which instructs us to “pursue peace with everyone”?

Sealy is survived by his wife and two children.

Aimed at exposing the culture of narcissism Garriott has witnessed in Washington, D.C., the book is intended as a cautionary tale to believers in power as well as those who serve or influence them.

“We have to remember the prisoner. It’s not an option. If we don’t, we’re neglecting the glory of Christ.”

The Creed teaches us the mystery of God. But it also points to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who is Ruler and Lord over the entire world.