A Report on PCA General Assembly 2017
During the week of June 12, 2017 the Presbyterian Church in America held its annual General Assembly in Greensboro, NC. The following is my attempt to summarize my thoughts…
Todd Pruitt
Todd Pruitt (MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves as lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA. He is also co-host with Carl Trueman for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’ podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.
What in the world is the church for?
Once again I am writing from Greensboro, NC and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. Today was the fourth annual Gospel Reformation Network GA luncheon. If…
A Big Moment for the PCA
I am currently in Greensboro, NC for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. As a denomination we are facing what I believe is a watershed moment.…
General Assembly Pre-Reading
Let's face it, General Assembly can be spiritually and emotionally taxing. This is especially true when there are disagreements between us as there are this year. God tends to use…
My Hopes for General Assembly 2017
There is no avoiding the fact that there are deep divisions within the PCA. When “us versus them” language is used routinely it is clear that we have separated…
Summer Reading
Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas RicksI’m a few chapters into this and am already hooked. It is the story of how these two men, so…
Dr. Trueman Goes to Princeton
Congratulations are in order to our own Carl Trueman. He will be the William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University for academic year…
New from Simonetta Carr
The one and only Simonetta Carr will now be a contributing writer for the already excellent Place for Truth. If you are not familiar with Simonetta or her writing…
A Needed Perspective on Race and the Church
In a helpful post, Dr. Gabriel Williams addresses certain challenges in the current discussions regarding race and reconciliation. With so much noise and tension and knee-jerk assumptions filling our…
A Southern Church Does the Right Thing
First Presbyterian Church of Montgomery, Alabama (PCA) is providing a great example for other churches with histories of racism. I encourage you to read the story HERE and…