Holding the hope of our faith in Jesus Christ in tension with the hard places of the Fall is our current calling. Finding hope and life has everything to do with where we fix our gaze.

In 2013, when Jason Dorsey pastored Redeemer Presbyterian in Indianapolis, he often met kids from the 16 Park apartments, a subsidized-housing complex several blocks from the church. Redeemer members had started an after-school program in the neighborhood, and some of the youngsters had begun showing up for church. Before long, having observed Redeemer’s weekly practice…

So when the certainty of your mortality and death finally breaks through, is there a way to face it without debilitating fear?

A new narrative is emerging from Tates Creek because of how it has handled the allegations — one of transparency, humility, and vigilance to build a church culture that prevents abuse from happening again.

Following a called meeting of the Administrative Committee on Feb. 25, Stated Clerk Pro Tempore Bryan Chapell issued the following statement.

One of the best ways for us to think about worshiping God here on earth is to reflect on the worship of God in heaven.

Listening, building trust and providing a safe place to be truthful are key to evangelism.

It is not hard to imagine how the world would thrive when filled with a people pressing forward in their calling, being blessed and blessing in return. It looks and feels like shalom.

For Henry, the PCA wasn’t simply a church body, it was a group of people — people with stories — and Henry loved to tell those stories.

The more we understand the depths of who God is, the more we will be stirred up to praise Him.