So one night, while looking into the stars, he decided to ask God for a sign that confirmed he was charting the right course. “I requested to see a shooting star,” Buursma said. “Instead, a big bug flew into my mouth and lodged in my throat. The Rev. Randy Buursma’s journey to becoming a pastor... Continue Reading

“Mark Gornik’s fascinating, in-depth look at African Christianity in New York City should be read by anyone concerned to understand the future of the new, global Christianity, and especially by those doing urban ministry,” says Timothy Keller Christianity Today’s 2012 Book Award in the missions and global affairs category has gone to Word Made Global:... Continue Reading

Dr. Lee was an emigrant from South Africa. He came to Australia via the United States. His time in the USA was not a comfortable one for him, and like many foreigners who speak English, find that there are subtle cultural differences in the USA that make settlement difficult. In the 1980′s he helped and... Continue Reading

A Chesterfield (Missouri) woman is dead, killed in a fall along a popular scenic road in Hawaii. Susan Stephens was a member of the Chesterfield Presbyterian Church (PCA) 46-year-old Susan Stephens was on the Bamboo Forest Trail along the Hana Highway, when she fell 25 to 30 feet off a waterfall. She was about to... Continue Reading

Readers are invited to attend a Jackson, Mississippi conference hosted by the Mt. Helm Baptist Church featuring Pastor C. J. Rhodes and Dr. Anthony Bradley Title of the conference is: “Keep Your Head Up: Being Black and Christian in 21st Century Mississippi”. The topic involves looking at a new generation of Christian leaders address the... Continue Reading

Khajehpour has signed four contracts to teach and train people in person and through television ministries in Los Angeles, London, Bethlehem and Yerevan, Armenia. Citing theological and differences in personal beliefs, Mansour Khajehpour has resigned his post as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Scott. A former Muslim from Iran, Khajehpour had been with... Continue Reading

Gentle and kind come to mind when one thinks of Sam Cappel, who pastored Presbyterian churches for nearly 60 years and served as a Navy Chaplain during the Korean War. Sam died in Covington, Louisiana on Monday, January 2. Sam missed the first General Assembly, but came into the PCA from the PCUS in 1974... Continue Reading

Believing that the American evangelical church is losing ground in our culture and must have a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit, he hopes to urge Presbyterian churches in particular to remember their great revival heritage, the combination of solid Reformed Theology, evangelistic passion, and the power of the Holy Spirit in conversion and sanctification... Continue Reading

Many of you, out of tender hearts, no doubt are concerned about practical matters, about logistics. Raising eight children is a jaw-dropping sized job for two healthy parents. Add in homeschooling and the challenge becomes more daunting. And now we go forward without my wife. What is the plan? During my Denise’s battle we were... Continue Reading

This article includes a story from a local Chattanooga TV station web site, which includes the full obituary, PLUS a tribute written by former FPCC Senior Pastor, Mike Milton entitled: A Hero’s Story at Christmastime Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, for retired USAF Col. Roger Ingvalson, who died Saturday in Chattanooga at... Continue Reading