Things were so much simpler when the State was obliged to respect the religious conscience of all Americans, rather than seizing the power to weight some of us in the balance, and find us wanting.   Remember: tyranny is whimsical. That doesn’t merely describe a cackling lunatic despot handing out life and death according to... Continue Reading

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Even if you decide to pursue the travel-intensive trip, it's important that you are engaged in local projects as well. There's something wrong with blindly driving by the needs in our own neighborhoods on the way to a short-term missions trip meeting.

[Metaxes] is also the author of the Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (but were afraid to ask) apologetics trilogy, which has been praised by Dick Cavett (“Stylish and entertaining…Metaxas deserves a prize”) and Pastor Tim Keller (“The difficulty is not to gush.”) On Monday, March 5th at 7 PM, Socrates in the... Continue Reading

Israel hopes to attract Christian tourists with a new pilgrimage route unveiled this week in the Galilee, a network of footpaths, roads and bicycle paths linking sites central to the lives of Jesus and his disciples. Developing sites linked to Jewish history has long been a priority for the Jewish state. But the Gospel Trail,... Continue Reading

Billed as the “sordid saga” of the “original crime family,” the eight-week drama series premiered Sunday (April 3) on the Showtime network with an episode about the 1492 election of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI. Modern popes have had their fans and detractors, but few would dispute their reputations for personal virtue. That’s partly... Continue Reading

The tour is sponsored by World Vision, the giant evangelical relief agency that hopes to use the concerts to recruit attendees to sponsor needy children. Fans of Christian music and books may see a divine hand at work in bringing together all-star talent for the “Make a Difference” tour that’s scheduled to hit 20 U.S.... Continue Reading

James Belle, Pastor Holy Trinity-Bethlehem Presbyterian, Philadelphia; Presbytery: Philadelphia The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) The Form of Government Proposed Changes to the Book of... Continue Reading

Maggie Lauterer, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Burnsville, North Carolina; Presbytery – Western North Carolina The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) CIVILITY In my opinion the... Continue Reading

Julia Leeth, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lompoc, California. Presbytery – Santa Barbara The Layman is asking each candidate to identify the top five issues at the upcoming General Assembly, and share your position on each. (Answers are printed exactly as received – each candidate had a 500-word limit) I pray the Assembly protects the traditional... Continue Reading