“The Westminster Confession declares it our duty to pray for the civil magistrate. The Scriptures tell us to minister to those whom God has placed in political leadership, to pray for them, and when possible, like Paul, to present the gospel with the hope that Jesus will change lives.”

With General Assembly’s theme of “Love God and Love Neighbor,” members of the host committee decided that commissioners and their families should have an opportunity to love the neighbors of their host city.

“There are certain core values any Christian can grasp — love, justice, faithfulness,” Doriani said. “We need to mentor and train people in their spheres so that doctors, restauranteurs, bankers, and builders who are believers can find these principles and share them with others.”

Cornish faced the racist Northern Presbyterian attitudes set against him. We in the PCA today are as much children of Samuel Cornish as we are of Charles Hodge

Twice a year, members transform the church’s fellowship chapel into a free foot-care clinic. Local residents, many of whom are homeless, receive professional care from trained nurses.

“It requires the right person to plant a church that is not typical PCA. To go into an area that is not white and middle-class — that takes a certain kind of man. Dan is the right man.” 

The book is filled with anecdotes about Khandjian’s own foibles — from pouting over a poor performance at a church softball game to careless comments toward a gang member on a Miami beach — as well as stories of witnessing God’s work of restoration in the lives of his friends and family.

Pearcey explores our culture’s views ?of sexuality and offers an honest, compassionate, ?and thoroughly Christian response.

We must deal with pain and suffering truthfully — as Scripture does — and following the example of Christ.

15 years later, the Bible study has become a growing church, the team has grown to 10 full-time staff and their families, and the body of Christ has become a beacon of hope in White Swan.