There is hardly a more disputed action in the heavily contested history of American Presbyterianism than the 1729 Adopting Act.
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Valley Presbyterian plans to celebrate its new sanctuary with a dedication service this fall.
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The Blessing of Covenant Baptism
By Robert Orner
When children are born, they enter a dangerous world. Therefore, as we give our children in baptism, we are receiving a powerful gift of hope that God will be our child’s God.
Main Street Greed
By Alan Dowd
What motivated most people on the Main Street end of the economic spectrum to use their mushrooming home equity as collateral to open huge lines of credit, buy products they couldn’t afford, and take on debt they couldn’t repay? The answer is greed, and it has nothing to do with Wall Street.
The North Korean government recently allowed a pair of American criminals to speak to Western media. Jeffrey Fowle, who has been held in Pyongyang since May, worries that his children in Ohio “might be out on the street,” adding: “If this goes beyond the end of September, then I’m in grave danger of losing my…
How one English class led to a business that is creating jobs and bringing women to the Gospel.
The Centrality of Everyday Work
By Susan Fikse
By perpetuating a secular/sacred divide that elevates the “spiritual” work of Sunday over the “secular” work of the rest of the week, the church has, on occasion, reinforced a view that God doesn’t care about our work. At the same time, a movement within the church is spotlighting the centrality of work and promoting a Gospel-centered view of work as integral to our Christian faith.
As homosexuality is welcomed into mainstream America, how can the PCA stand firm and share Jesus with people who need Him?
Artists as Agents of Hope
By Nancy Franson
“So many artists who have a heart for church and Scripture want to create to edify the church in some way, and their hearts are broken because there’s no place for them. Artists need community and connection. There is not a clear-cut place for artists in the church.”
“In our attempt to be creative, we must not unwittingly abandon [the historic Christian faith, the authority of Scripture, and the value of our creeds and confessions].”
So that the deaf may hear and the intellectually disabled might understand the Gospel.
“In college, I wrote a lot of heartbreak songs. Lots of girls would sit down and tell me they were going through the same struggles. Through this, I learned that music is a bridge builder and has a mysterious and beautiful way of connecting people.”