Introduction: A Working Hypothesis
“That’s the spirit!” is a common rather than a Christian idiom, something you might say in order to encourage someone...
When was the last time you thought about the beatific vision? Have you ever thought about the beatific vision?!
Let’s be honest, this hasn’t exactly...
Introduction: A Working Hypothesis
“That’s the spirit!” is a common rather than a Christian idiom, something you might say in order to encourage someone...
When was the last time you thought about the beatific vision? Have you ever thought about the beatific vision?!
Let’s be honest, this hasn’t exactly...
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) to us, we find ourselves broken into what are functionally separate clans, with all of the characteristically “clannish” behavior that one would expect in such a situation.
For over a century, a small gem has been embedded in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Book of Order: the “Great Ends of the Church.” Six great purposes of the church’s life – the life of every congregation and of the whole denomination.
The church’s historic understanding of marriage may be the foremost doctrine under fire at the 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)....