We have our disagreements, of course, but those are small compared to the things we hold in common.

The most constructive conversations on racism, systemic injustice, and implicit bias should be happening in the church, because we are called to be the model of gracious living.

Ten new overtures and one carried over from the 42nd General Assembly will be considered by the 43rd General Assembly.

Tim Keller critiques books by Matthew Vines and Ken Wilson which argue that the Bible either allows or supports same sex relationships.

A new study reveals that Americans have a surprising openness to Christian churches, even those who are supposedly turned off to religion.

David Campbell, director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame, analyzes the findings of the Pew Religious Landscape Study.

“This overture helps foster better shepherding relationships between presbyteries and men without call,” David Dickson says. “It allows presbyteries to take into account the particular circumstances of a man without call and easily extend the ‘without call’ status year to year, by a simple majority vote of presbytery as the case may warrant.”

Earlier this year, New Hope Presbyterian Church of Fairfax, Virginia, submitted an overture to Potomac Presbytery to change BCO 35-1 such that accused ministers will be required to testify against themselves.

Teaching elder Bill Tyson said he proposed the change after a man in his church indicated that the current wording didn’t seem to fit with covenant theology.

The proposed revisions would delete the words “and recreations” and “the whole time.”