Like the culture around it, the Presbyterian Church in America has been facing a fair amount of turmoil for some time now. Some of this usually shows up at the PCA’s General Assembly, the annual gathering of PCA elders (teaching and ruling). This year’s event, coming up this week in Dallas, promises more of the same. Three years…
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The Role of the Laity in the PCA’s Battle Against the Nations
The Role of the Laity in the PCA’s Battle Against the Nations Introduction Those of us in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) have seen denomination after denomination, including our previous denomination—the PCUS, succumb to the attacks of raging nations (Psalm 2) on the church. And no matter what the points of attack have been,…
Revoice, Concupiscence, and Worldliness in the PCA
The decision of Memorial Presbyterian Church (PCA) in St. Louis, Missouri to host the Revoice Conference has raised quite a ruckus in the Presbyterian Church of America and some other evangelical denominations. The purpose of the conference is: Supporting, encouraging, and empowering gay, lesbian, same-sex-attracted, and other LGBT Christians so they can flourish while observing…
Willow Creek adds to Gender Role Confusion in the Evangelical Church
World Magazine’s The Sift ran a story this week, Willow Creek leaders voice support for Hybels, regarding recent accusations of pastoral misconduct against Pastor Bill Hybels. Accusations such as these are always going to be messy and often seeking the truth comes down to a he said, she said, back and forth–though with proper protections…
Egalitarianism and the Role of Women in the Church
“The central disease in the sexual revolution is the egalitarianism that drives everything else. Because it begins by setting aside portions of the plain Word of God, it ends by us discovering that the hidden intent the entire time was to dispense with the entire Word of God. And when that happens, there is no…