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Provisional Advice on the New Constitutional Amendments
The Constitution of the PCUSA changed again this year. Most changes each year hardly register with most Presbyterians; this is true of the majority of changes again this year. Some changes, some years, have been quite controversial and even eventually reversed; that may happen with a change or two this year.
Theology
Law and Liturgy The Place of the Ten Commandments in Reformed Worship
The Law, by which we understand here the Ten Commandments, is indispensable to Reformed worship. For God’s covenant people, it constitutes the beginning and foundation of worship. We worship God because he has commanded us to worship him.
Confessing the Faith
Freedom for the Gospel, Freedom from Worldly Ideologies: The Barmen Declaration Today
Forty years ago, in 1984‒85, I had the remarkable experience of spending a year at a Protestant seminary in East Berlin. Those were still the days of communism. The regime was no longer sending Christians to prison camps, but it had pushed them to the margins of society, hoping that someday the church would just…
Theology
Living East of Eden – Pastoral Reflections on How Theology Matters
“The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against the church.” We heard this theme––the theme of this conference–– brilliantly proclaimed last night in worship. And we heard the text of Matthew 16 and the supremely important question that Jesus asks of his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?”
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The Institute for Theological Education
The Institute for Theological Education seeks to provide theological instruction that is biblical and from the mainstream of the Reformed tradition. Its primary purpose is to equip the next generation of ministers for Presbyterian and other Christian congregations.
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Worship Matters
Throughout the 500th anniversary celebration of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther has been the principal character for reflection. At the center of Luther’s personal quest, which led to the important
The Political Dilemmas of Arab Christianity
The Middle East’s Christian minorities have a painful political history. Not only have they suffered persecution and restrictions at the hands of Muslim majorities, but they have also sometimes made
A House Divided
That the Presbyterian family in America is a house divided is neither a new phenomenon nor a particularly original observation. For reasons that have seemed good (or at least sufficient)
Struggling to “Live Not by Lies”
Earlier this summer, I met with a couple of my seminary classmates and their wives to tell boring stories of glory days. When we turned to the present situation, the
Returning to the Basics
Sixty miles or so from where I live there is a mountain popular among rock climbers––Stalamus Chief. It presents itself as a vertical slab of smooth granite, 2,000 feet high.