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Four Questions Worth Exploring
By TE Tim Keller, Pastor Emeritus at Redeemer Presbyterian Church
According to Tim Keller, there are four subjects that warrant the PCA’s attention.
In Memorium: Kevin Collins
By RTS Staff
The RTS family is deeply saddened to inform you that Dr. Kevin Collins was in a fatal car accident this morning in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kevin was a great friend and colleague. He will be dearly missed.
A trained counselor, Joan Stratton McConnell knows abuse lurks in the church. She has worked with Westminsters pastoral and ministry staff in abuse situations and helped the session understand and embrace a recognize-respond-rescue approach to abuse.
God’s Purpose for Man’s Imagination
By Richard Doster
The Bible speaks to our mind’s eye. It paints pictures, draws parallels, and makes analogies. In other words, it engages us on an imaginative level.
“Some of us began to wonder if we could go beyond just talking about love of neighbor and actually create opportunities to be loving neighbors to people here in Atlanta during GA.” Two service projects and a giving opportunity are the result.
Created for Community
By Christina Fox, interviewed by Megan Fowler
“Christian relationships go deeper than friendship, deeper than even family ties. We are connected to one another through our union with Christ, and our bond is forever. The fellow believers we sit next to in worship on Sunday morning are the same people we will sing with in eternity.”
Serving to the Bounds God Has Given Us
By Mary Beth McGreevy
Mary Beth McGreevy thinks that, in the PCA, we too often we focus on what women can’t do. When we ask about what women can do, the answer is “Almost everything!”
Our Reputation Precedes Us
By Alan Dowd
The tidal wave of sexual harassment accusations and disclosures gives us an opportunity to discuss something God cares about: that word reputation.
Overture 25: Evaluating the Un-ordained Diaconate
By Zoe S. Erler
The overture proposes that presbyteries require all congregations within their bounds without an active ordained diaconate to report their reasons for this and whether or not they have created an un-ordained body of servants
Reaching the World by Welcoming Students
By Megan Fowler
In his role with RUF-I, LaCour has encouraged PCA churches to welcome the nations in their neighborhoods by reaching out to international students at American colleges and universities. The PCA is one of only four denominations that has an organized denominational effort to reach international students.








