North Kirkwood Middle School also serves as the site of a Presbyterian ministry (EPC Church Plant) called Greentree Community Church on Sunday mornings. Does Jesus scare the HELL out of you? For one 12-year-old middle school student, the answer was an emphatic yes. Michelle Ramirez was pulled out of class at North Kirkwood Middle School... Continue Reading

Dr. Donald W. Sweeting, president of Reformed Theological Seminary’s (RTS) Orlando campus, was elected as a new board member to the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) on March 10 in Park City, Utah, at the NAE board of directors meeting. The NAE also approved a new mission statement: “The mission of the National Association of... Continue Reading

Author Andy Crouch argues that everyone should strive to make culture by humbly mastering a field that intersects with the world’s brokenness Christianity Today senior editor Andy Crouch graduated from Cornell and Boston University, was an InterVarsity campus pastor at Harvard, and served as editor-in-chief of Regeneration Quarterly. He’s the rare author of an excellent... Continue Reading

Like the narrator of Robert Frost’s famous poem, Stott took “the road less traveled.” Unlike Frost’s narrator, Stott did not keep the first road for another day, nor is he “telling it with a sigh.” God blessed the path John Stott so resolutely took. And we all know it. John R. W. Stott, a key... Continue Reading

In the end, Bell acknowledged that he stumbled and wandered in his attempt to answer questions. “I’m not very smart but I do know that there is good news.” Just a day before the release of his controversial book on hell, Michigan pastor Rob Bell denied that he was a universalist. Answering the straightforward question... Continue Reading

“We all are perhaps desperate to know what is on the other side of the veil after we die. This was a very down-to-earth, conservative, quote-unquote normal Midwestern family. We became fully convinced that this story was valid. And also that it was a great story that would just take off.” Just two months shy... Continue Reading

Roy Taylor, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, commented, “As far as predicting the approximate time of Christ’s Second Advent is concerned, I have resigned from the Planning Committee and have joined the Welcoming Committee.” A majority of evangelical leaders believe that Jesus Christ will return to earth and then reign with his... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: This email was sent to close friends and associates of Pastor Smith on Friday, March 4, with the Subject Line A Personal Note from Scotty. He asked that we wait to publish this until he announced it to his congregation which was done on March 13. Dear Friends and my extended Gospel Prayer... Continue Reading

After months of struggle with a decision about his future, John Hall released a public email to his friends and supporters on Sunday evening at about 10:30PM EDST. Since I also serve as the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery holding John’s credentials I have been in discussions with him about this pending change for several... Continue Reading

Kramer is a licensed optician and an active member of the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg. He earned a degree in Biblical Studies from Covenant College and has done work at the Liberty Seminary. (Editor’s Note: Brookneal is a small town in Southside Virginia, about 45 minutes south southeast of Lynchburg.) Optician Mark A. Kramer,... Continue Reading