The scandal over the subpoenas issued to several Houston-area Christian pastors continues, even after the city refiled legal documents, removing the word “sermons” from the demand. They have clearly not removed the scandal from their city, and from the administration of Mayor Annise Parker. As the mayor’s own comments make abundantly clear, she stands at the center of the scandal.

Pope Francis and senior Catholic leaders wrapped up their two-week Vatican summit on the challenges of modern family life on Sunday (Oct. 19) without reaching a consensus on a number of hot-button topics. So where does that leave Francis’ papacy? And the church? Here are seven takeaways.

There comes a time when every church needs revival. In recent years it’s dawned on several PCA pastors that what’s true of the local church is also true of the regional church — the presbytery.

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected requests to review lower court decisions that overturned bans on same-sex marriage in five states: Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. David Masci, Senior Researcher at the Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project, analyzes the practical effects of that decision.

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…

A recap of the recent ministry changes made by PCA pastors.

NEW YORK, NY — September 22, 2014 — Redeemer City to City (CTC) and Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) have announced a strategic partnership to provide a seminary education in New York City.

“I no longer have any words to tell the people,” the local pastor says, with an overwhelming sense of sadness. “After all that has happened and all I have heard, I have no words left to give them.”

On July 9, 2014, P&R Publishing released the first four booklets in a series on faithful learning. Edited by Dr. Jay Green, Covenant College history professor, the “Faithful Learning” series explores various academic disciplines from a Christian perspective.

Despite a year’s worth of persuasion and a New York Times article that sparked widespead support this summer, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has lost campus access in America’s largest university system because it requires student leaders to affirm Christian doctrines.