The devil went down to Georgia, according to Charlie Daniels’ famous hit, and odds are good he’ll play it here in Columbus on Nov. 18. “Of course. We’ll do it or we’ll get lynched,” Daniels said in a recent interview. The Charlie Daniels Band, led by legendary musician Charlie Daniels, is giving a benefit concert... Continue Reading

by Douglas Comin, RPCNA pastor from Latrobe, Penn. On Thursday, October 8, 2009 a true servant of Jesus Christ passed from this world into the arms of his beloved Savior. Dr. J. Renwick Wright, who served faithfully as Professor of New Testament Studies at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) in Pittsburgh from 1978 to... Continue Reading

The congregation of Cypress Ridge Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Winter Haven, Florida has announced the arrival of its senior pastor, the Rev. Cory Kloth. Kloth comes to Winter Haven from Covington, Ga., where he served as the Associate Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church for the past eight years. While serving in Covington Kloth was founder... Continue Reading

Ted Haggard, who in 2006 resigned as pastor from the Colorado Springs mega church he founded in the wake of a sex and drug scandal, announced November 4 that he plans to host a prayer meeting in his living room. The first meeting will be held Nov. 12 at Haggard’s Colorado Springs home and could... Continue Reading

By Susan Jones In his victory speech Tuesday night, Virginia’s conservative Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell spoke of the Founding Fathers, the American dream, free enterprise, liberty, hard work and opportunity. He also thanked God for “His grace and His divine providence in my life.” McDonnell reminded his supporters that he grew up in Fairfax County,... Continue Reading

By Michael Ireland Evangelist Billy Graham will celebrate his 91st birthday on Saturday, Nov. 7, and is looking forward to visits over the weekend from several family members at his western North Carolina home to mark the occasion. “I’ve experienced God’s gracious love in a personal way all these years,” Mr. Graham said, pausing to... Continue Reading

Pittsburgh Seminary Associate Professor of New Testament, Dr. Robert Gagnon, has written an essay titled “Back to the Oppressive Future: Homosexualist Attempts at Suppressing Rational Debate at BowdoinCollege and the Maine ‘Gay Marriage’ Referendum,” which describes his experience when he spoke at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on the October 30, 2009. He was speaking... Continue Reading

Jeanne Taber Patterson, 86, widow of Donald Patterson, passed away on Monday, November 2 in Ridgeland, Miss. Jeanne and Don Patterson were married in 1947 in Hackensack, N.J. They had children: Elizabeth, James, and Shirley. Don entered glory on December 25, 1998. Her daughter-in-law, Mary AlicePatterson stated: “Mama Jeanne peacefully entered the presence of her... Continue Reading

Teaching Elder James Hakim is an ethnic Egyptian (Coptic) from Detroit, Mich., who went to seminary in Mississippi but is now serving as a minister in the rural, ethnic Dutch enclave of Orange City, Iowa. He has been serving as the first pastor of Harvest PCA for the past two years. James’ family is actually... Continue Reading

Covenant College alumna Elizabeth Tubergen ’08 was awarded a U.S. Fulbright Student Scholarship to Iceland. The Fulbright, a U.S. Department of State international exchange program, allowed for Tubergen to move in July to Iceland, where she will stay for a year. She is the third Covenant College graduate and the first Covenant College art major... Continue Reading