Fifty-three percent of Protestants could not identify Martin Luther as the man who started the Protestant Reformation. Americans are by all measures a deeply religious people, but they are also deeply ignorant about religion. Researchers from the independent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned more than 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions... Continue Reading

The procession ended at the Oses’ church, First Presbyterian Church of Hernando (a congregation aligned with the Presbyterians For Renewal), where greeters included preschoolers of the day school. Memphis to Hernando joined Monday in a bittersweet homecoming for fallen hero Joshua S. Ose. The 19-year-old Marine was killed last week on a patrol in Afghanistan... Continue Reading

Calvin professor of philosophy James K.A. Smith has recently written two books focused on the subject of Pentecostalism: Thinking in Tongues: Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Theology and Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences. He recently discussed the tradition’s contributions to theology and science. What inspired you to produce these two books... Continue Reading

Like his father, a devout Christian who served as an elder in the Presbyterian Church, Harsh makes faith a central part of his life. Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV has granted just one interview since his wife began running for California governor, a talk with More magazine in which he discussed the fact that he showed... Continue Reading

“…in contrast to assumptions intrinsic to Yoga, Christianity teaches on the basis of the Holy Scriptures that salvation becomes the personal possession of an individual through faith alone in the redeeming work of Jesus Christ.” The popular discipline of meditation and stretching is so interwoven with Eastern mysticism that it is “at odds with the... Continue Reading

A memorial service for PCA Teaching Elder Bob Schoof, who died last week, was held on Wednesday afternoon (9/22) at the Pilgrim Presbyterian Church in Martinsburg, WV, the church which Bob and Barb have called home for the past 17 years. In many ways the Memorial Service was like so many you have probably attended... Continue Reading

(There are) “approximately 143,000 people in the Jackson area who were touched with disabilities. Of those, only 10 percent go to church. It’s the number one unreached group of people in North America.” Joni and Friends is a nonprofit ministry that works to share the Gospel with those living with disabilities. The organization is starting... Continue Reading

The Gospel Coalition’s Ordinary Pastors Project seeks to find wisdom and honor in faithfulness, demonstrated in varied contexts. This submission comes from Mike West. Nick Jackson is first and foremost a servant of Christ. He is my pastor, mentor, brother, and friend. He is currently the senior pastor at Oakridge Baptist Church in St. Joseph,... Continue Reading

So TGC’s new Ordinary Pastors Project is an effort to say, “Be encouraged.” Be encouraged. Be encouraged in the midst of ministerial duties that are mind-numbingly mundane “We often let the big ideas, the majestic vistas of salvation, the grand visions of God’s work in the world, and the great opportunities for making an impact... Continue Reading

‘Georgia’s eyes twinkled, and she could not stifle her grin. Her whole face betrayed her excitement. She was leading a devotion for the women on our committee. “Girls,” she announced with glee, “we are frapping cables!*”’ Paul Settle announced the passing of his loving wife and companion of 54 years in an email he sent... Continue Reading