Pagination Test

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20).  An old car commercial boasts, “You are what…

The Assembly was convened on Tuesday evening with 2,160 commissioners, making this the third-largest Assembly in PCA history.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. (Psalm 119:97-99) The power to obey the Lord requires that we know what honors…

When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy. (Titus 3:4-5) Raising his family in the rural South, my father taught all his sons how to use a cross-cut saw. One brisk, fall morning, we began sawing through a…

A summary of the Assembly’s actions on the final day of business.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. (Eccl. 4:9-10) There are no shortcuts to spiritual victory, but thankfully there is no mystery either. Seeking prayerful associations and accountability with others is one key. As we support one another…

The Assembly reconvened at 9:30 a.m., and took up the report from the Committee for Review of Presbytery Records and agency reports.

Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. (John 6:32-33) In the Old Testament, we see God providing…

A summary of the actions of the General Assembly for Tuesday, June 11.

After retiring from the Marine Corps, Dowling settled near Auburn. During his 19 years on session at Covenant, he has attended 18 General Assemblies.