EPA Awards

The results of the 2006 Evangelical Press Association Awards are out.

1. In its first year of publication, the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) magazine byFaith won best denominational magazine of the year. Let me encourage you to check out the online version of byFaith. This is an excellent resource for anyone...not just PCA folk. There are many well written and informative articles related to bible, theology, culture, arts, etc.

2. Dr Miles Van Pelt, Assistant Professor of Old Testament at RTS Jackson, won third place in the Biblical Exposition category for his article "Judging Samson" in the Reformed Quarterly, Fall 2005. MVP was a seminary professor of mine and is one of the premier up and coming OT scholars in the United States.

3. In the category of Cause of the Year: Sanctity of Life, fifth place went to Paul Schwartz, managing editor of the Reformed Quarterly, for his article "The Value of Ruble" in RQ, Winter 2005. This is a gripping story about a recent RTS Charlotte grad who moved five years ago to Nagoya, Japan as a missionary to work in a crisis pregnancy center.