With practice and a few strategic tools, pastors can learn to have conversations that echo into eternity.

Tom Powell knows the residents well. Cranberry Isles is his parish, and as its lone minister he has unique access to this tiny, remote community.

Can we heed the commands of God, the cries of the prophets, and the call which Jesus Himself affirmed in His words and actions? Our faith compels us to extend love and welcome to immigrants, whatever the cost.

Though dozens of events are planned this year to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Mark Ryan hopes that Covenant Theological Seminary’s (CTS) lecture series, Sept. 29-30, will examine the milestone with a unique perspective.

“That was something important for me to remember this year and in years to come — that the backbone of my work and calling as an elder is as an under-shepherd, to feed the sheep.”

Saving people for eternity is not our responsibility, but sharing the Gospel, living the Gospel, being shaped by the Gospel, being transformed heart and soul by the Gospel — this is our responsibility. Our privilege. Our legacy.

UNF’s location in Jacksonville allows Park to connect his students with a number of local PCA churches. And since many students are from the area, they continue to attend PCA churches after graduation.

With disability, the needs of every family are different, and those needs change day by day.

In their helplessness the people cried out to a faithful God who heard, saw, and sent a deliverer. As the people on the coast cried out to God, He heard, saw, and sent relief.

When we root ourselves in truth, a holy curiosity can lead to a deepening awe that increases our faith in God.