by Andy Patton | Dec 16, 2025 | PCA, Pinned Post
Just how quickly will a frog react to heated water? In the late 1800s, Friedrich Goltz, William Sedgwick, and others used changes in water temperature to study frogs’ nerve responses. It wasn’t long before these experiments in reaction time became parables for how...
by Andy Patton | Dec 9, 2025 | PCA, Pinned Post
In a time of growing polarization within the PCA, questions about our identity have taken on new urgency. In this conversation with Derek Radney, historian and pastor Sean Michael Lucas revisits the denomination’s founding vision and considers how a clearer grasp of...
by Andy Patton | Dec 2, 2025 | Church and Ministry
Conversations about urban and suburban ministry often collapse into stereotypes or strategies. In this roundtable, seven pastors from Detroit, Harlem, Orlando, Boulder, and beyond wrestle with what “city” even means now, why growth often looks slower in urban cores,...
by Andy Patton | Nov 24, 2025 | Biblical Studies
Recently, my wife purchased one-pound weights to carry when going for a walk. I’ve tried using them. They don’t feel heavy at all. However, imagine adding one pound a day, every day. Initially, it would be fine, but eventually, you would feel the reality of many...
by Andy Patton | Nov 15, 2025 | PCA, Pinned Post
The Alliance for Mission and Renewal (AMR) exists to affirm a vision of the PCA that can live up to its highest callings—rooted in grace, faithful to Scripture, and devoted to Christ’s mission. The PCA has reached a critical moment—cultural noise from outside and...
