presbyterianism

A City on a Hill

June 09, 2021

Openness and visibility is the ordinary handmaid to the work of the church and not a liability to our public image, and secrecy and concealment have no regular part in our labors.

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When Presbyterian Rubber Meets the Road

May 24, 2021

This is where the rubber meets the road. This is Presbyterianism at work addressing what is, at least broadly speaking, the third mark of the church: issues of discipline. This isn’t ancillary to the work of the church but rests upon the very foundation of our identity.

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We the People of the Presbyterian Church

December 12, 2019

Jesus himself has given it as a right and privilege, more precious than gold, that the membership select for themselves those for leadership who meet the biblical qualifications.

Conflict

Policies, Procedures, and Those Presbyterians

July 07, 2017

I always tell people that I was a pragmatic Presbyterian before I was a biblical Presbyterian. I grew up in a context that rarely thought about the governing principles of a church and,

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3GT: Of Birthdays and Synods

August 16, 2016

With the absence of Austin, Kyle and Barry forge ahead discussing the various happenings at Synod, as well as a few news items in the OPC and PCA. It’s a very Presbyterian

Combat

Women in Combat, Presbyterianism, and Cases of Conscience

December 07, 2015

Presbyterianism has its advantages. One of those advantages is giving the church a framework by which to answer difficult questions. Last Thursday Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that all U.S. military combat