Here, without comment, other than the names I give them, are some interesting stories in the news: Why did Westside Presbyterian Church of Englewood shut down? Why “In Christ Alone” isn’t in the new PC(USA) hymnal. A huge Presbyterian church in Dallas voted overwhelmingly to leave the PC(USA) and join the ECO. Why? Read and … Continue reading »
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Church is Good for You
Not long ago, I blogged the news that it’s better to give than to receive. Now comes the news that going to church is good for you. It’s almost like there was some kind of supernatural agency that wanted us to know how we could have better lives. (I blogged this on the web site … Continue reading »
GA Update
I’ve been too busy to follow the GA closely, but I’ll post a few items that I noticed over the weekend. (By the way: the only way to get timely information about GA seems to be by following Twitter or the RSS feeds for the Christian Post. Our denomination’s official sources are either unnavigable or … Continue reading »
Religious News Blog
I stumbled on Kate Shellnutt’s Believe It Or Not blog at the Houston Chronicle. She’s doing a good job of curating interesting articles, albeit with a Texas emphasis.
Yousef Nadarkhani update – keep praying
The pressure is getting to Iran’s clerics, so they’ve started lying about what they’re doing: “His crime is not, as some claim, converting others to Christianity,” said Gholomali Rezvani, deputy governor of Iran’s Gilan province, where the persecuted pastor was sentenced to death by hanging. “He is guilty of security-related crimes.” Those crimes, claimed Rezvani, … Continue reading »