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Marriage, Worship, and the Public Witness of the Church
Jun 4 • Ben Ratliff
Lead Her There
Constitutional language is not a substitute for shepherding
Jun 1 • Ben Ratliff

May 2026

A Fence, Not a Cage
Why the PCA needs a Directory for Worship that guides the church we have, not the church we imagine
May 29 • Ben Ratliff
A Directory with a Smile
Why the PCA Should Welcome the Revised Directory for Worship
May 25 • Ben Ratliff
Out of the Echo Chamber
Why church politics gets better when we buy each other lunch.
May 22 • Ben Ratliff
Big Changes for GA 2026
Public Advice & Overtures Library
May 21 • Ben Ratliff
Supping with the Lord
Reflections on BCO 58
May 16 • Ben Ratliff
The God Who Refuses to Be Rid of Us
Patience and Presence in the Call of Gideon
May 7 • Ben Ratliff

April 2026

Coming to the Table
Pastoral Reflections on BCO 57
Apr 28 • Ben Ratliff
Baptism Belongs to the Church
Pastoral Reflections on BCO 56
Apr 7 • Ben Ratliff
The Kind of Deliverance We Would Not Choose
Apr 4 • Ben Ratliff
The Lord Who Delivers
Pastoral Reflections on Judges 4-5
Apr 2 • Ben Ratliff
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