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Memories of Francis Schaeffer and His Influence
By Rick Matt
The late pastor, teacher, and apologist Francis A. Schaeffer had a tremendous impact on generations of Christians and those investigating the claims of Christianity—including many who have since gone on to serve the Lord through their work at Covenant Seminary. Here are a few brief memories of Schaeffer the man and his influence. For more…
From Inside to Outside
By Edward Lee Pitts
Jim DeMint will leave the Senate to help rally the conservative movement as president of The Heritage Foundation
As of Dec. 5, 2012, 28 of the PCA’s 80 presbyteries have reported their vote on a proposed amendment to Book of Church Order 58-5. If passed, the amendment would prohibit intinction (dipping bread into wine) as a method of observing the Lord’s Supper. Ten presbyteries have now passed the amendment, thereby voting to prohibit…
John Spencer (1920 – 2012): Relentless Servanthood
By Zoe Erler
Men of God like John Spencer are needed in even greater numbers for the church-at-large and the PCA in particular.”
A Common Faith, A Common Mission
By L. Roy Taylor, Stated Clerk, PCA
What do we have in common with other evangelicals and branches of the church beyond the Reformed tradition? We share the Early Churchs common faith and a common commitment to the Great Commission
Americans ready to risk lives to save souls in Monterrey, Mexico
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
Evangelical Presbyterians, many of them older men, don’t let drug war violence scare them away from checking up on the churches they support financially.
The PCA is 40 years old. It seems sad, then, that we’re still learning, only by fits and starts, that the mature way to define boundaries of doctrine and practice is by study, first in presbyteries — praying, reasoning, and arguing in a setting where relationships are strong and needed time can be taken —…
The failure of the majority side to provide grounds for its committee recommendation was telling. The overture marshaled an impressive list of arguments: biblical (Jesus Eucharistic words), theological (the sacrificial meaning of the separation of the body and blood), historical (two Western church councils and the uniform practice of Reformed Protestantism), and constitutional (the language…
Christian Leaders Cross Denominational Lines
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DALLAS, TX – 10/25/2012 – An ecumenical summit of leaders from Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian churches and organizations affirmed common theological ground and sought practical ways of working together during a recent conference in Dallas, TX. In their statement, titled “Jesus Christ: Our common ground and common cause”, the leaders said “Even as we…
Scandal Hints at Decline of U.S. Denominations
By MARK OPPENHEIMER
L’Affaire D’Souza — the news media affair, not the romantic affair — is further evidence of the decline of denominational importance in American Christianity.


