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Theology that Matters

A feature of The Layman and The Layman Online
Theology that Matters succinctly addresses timely
questions about Christian faith and life.

 

Is human life sanctified by the life-giving Spirit or the life-giving womb?
January 24, 2007

I believe … in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting
January 18, 2007

Legal ‘hierarchical’ claims contrary to recent PCUSA history
November 23, 2006

Presbyterians and Catholics: Does ecumenism have to be a dirty word?
January 23, 2006

Presbyterian prof tells GAC Christians got ‘wrong message’ from gospel
October 27, 2005

Is Presbyterian Church prepared for ethnic demographic shift?
November 8, 2004

Bible scholar criticizes task force’s theological work
August 10, 2004

Theologian: Evangelical movements are helping church find its way home
June 2, 2004

What Calvin had to say about the Scriptures
September 19, 2003

Former moderator undermines PCUSA’s confessional history
November 24, 2003

Essentials
A presbytery dares to say there are some
September 12, 2003

Charles Hodge: A voice for today’s PCUSA?
April 21, 2003

Progressive?
This emerging theology in the PCUSA moving church backwards into paganism
February 17, 2003

Discipline should be an ‘ordinary exercise,’ too
December, 2002

Thou shall not steal
Eighth Commandment addresses preachers, too
October, 2002

Theological statement has room for misunderstanding
July 19, 2002

How churches should engage suffering in the Mideast
June 3, 2002

What does it mean to adopt nonexistent ‘essential’ tenets?
April 8, 2002

Leadership has ‘led PCUSA over brink of irrelevancy’
February 8, 2002

Acceptance of A theology would result in further decay
November 30, 2001

Schism or heresy?
October 5, 2001

Christianity Today report:
A liberal takeover and theological ‘namby-pamby’
June 1, 2001

The myth of private conscience
May 30, 2001

Has Reformed theology been left behind?
March 26, 2001

The Confessing Church
January 24, 2001

‘What’s the big deal about Jesus?’
November 22, 2000

The marks of the Church
September 29, 2000

What is the Church?
August 4, 2000

What is truth?
May 22, 2000

Did Jesus really die for my sins?
April 1, 2000

How do you know that the Bible is true?
March 27, 2000

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