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This section of the report has sought to provide a thorough, fair, and constitutionally grounded analysis of the relationship between the PCA’s Constitution and the various positions held under the heading of “Christian Nationalism.” Based on this analysis, the Committee offers the . . . Continue reading →
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To begin, we need to cover two key topics: the words, behavior, and associations of Zachary Garris and the teaching record of the Presbyterian Church in America on issues of racial sin. After that, I want to move toward a broader point . . . Continue reading →
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The church historian Eusebius declared himself in the strongest manner against images of Christ in a letter to the empress Constantia (the widow of Licinius and sister of Constantine), who had asked him for such an image. Christ, says he, has laid . . . Continue reading →
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These were the top five posts for the week of May 25–31, 2026. Continue reading →
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Previous to the time of Constantine, we find no trace of an image of Christ, properly speaking, except among the Gnostic Carpocratians, and in the case of the heathen emperor Alexander Severus, who adorned his domestic chapel, as a sort of syncretistic . . . Continue reading →
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The church today finds itself amidst a revived trend of advocating for hearing God speaking to his people apart from his word. While there are new figures in this movement, the content of their message is hardly original. One can think of . . . Continue reading →
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Dr. R. Scott Clark answers two listener questions: why the Shroud of Turin is an unreliable basis for faith, and how believers should understand the covenant pledge of Joshua 24:24 in light of grace. Both answers point back to the sufficiency of Scripture, the sacraments, and salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Continue reading →
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The digital revolution is remaking nearly every aspect of modern life. A top concern of parents, educators and sociologists is screen time. How much is too much? The question points to a larger problem: American children are weirdly held hostage indoors. In . . . Continue reading →
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In an era when AI can write anything, authentic education must go beyond the mere production of words. “The end then of Learning,” wrote John Milton in 1644, “is to repair the ruines of our first Parents.” The image is hard to . . . Continue reading →
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These were the top five posts for the week of May 18–24, 2026. Continue reading →
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Dr. R. Scott Clark tackles questions from Heidelmail breaking down whether Jesus’ presence at the Feast of Dedication in John 10 justifies the celebration of Christmas and other non-commanded holidays. He contrasts the Regulative and Normative principles of worship while exploring historical Reformed perspectives on church holidays. Finally, he addresses questions on inspired hymnody and infant baptism, providing insights from Reformed theology and church history. Continue reading →
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If these are supremacists, they have absorbed a large dose of victim culture to go with it, which is why they see themselves neither on the right nor the left, and sound like both and neither. That’s the heart of it, for . . . Continue reading →
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Kevin Nelson and his family once received a print of Gustave Dore’s “Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden” as a gift from a congregant. In the work, Adam and Eve stagger toward the viewer surrounded by thorns and thistles, while a . . . Continue reading →
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Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The twist in this grimly familiar tale is that he had largely built his ministry around his struggle with homosexual temptation and his advocacy for celibacy. . . . Continue reading →
Justification is by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone. This is the article by which the church stands or falls. Today this article is often ignored, distorted or sometimes even denied by leaders, scholars and pastors who claim to be evangelical. Continue reading →
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a collection of five faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey, may challenge in federal court an unconstitutional, coercive subpoena issued by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Alliance Defending . . . Continue reading →
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Simply put, any idea that posits racial superiority as a basis for church or civil social order is to be seen as out of bounds with Christianity as a religion and as a source of truth, and is sin. The Synod is . . . Continue reading →
The Christian’s Communion: Fellowship with the Triune God in Life and Ministry June 9–11, 2026—International Presbyterian Church Ealing The 2026 IPC Catalyst Conference offers three days of rich and profound reflection together on the doctrine of communion with God. We will consider . . . Continue reading →
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These were the top five posts for the week of May 11–17 2026. Continue reading →
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Dr. R. Scott Clark explains why the Reformed tradition opposes visual depictions of the Trinity, arguing that such images are products of human imagination rather than divine truth. He explores the biblical prohibitions against idols and provides a historical overview of how the early church universally rejected images until the 8th century. Continue reading →
