The quest for a new confession
The 2022 General Assembly commissioned a committee to consider a new confession. What has the group been up to? Erin Dunigan reports.
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Central Pres Youth are here to serve
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Finding refuge: Word Refugee Day luncheon
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Assembly’s youngest commissioner
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Grace in the midst of ‘Gaman’
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – It is a story of both deep pain and deep gratitude – inextricably woven together, though spanning..
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Coming to America: From Bollywood to Hollywood — listening to God’s missionary call
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The great tomato giveaway
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Assembly passes overture on gun violence
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Without a vision the people perish: Presbyterians for Earth Care luncheon includes words of hope and challenge
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Issues of gun violence to be brought to assembly
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When gun violence hits close to home
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On food sovereignty for all
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Bulldozing bridges of peace
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The real Bethlehem
Recently I visited New Orleans for the first time. I had traveled to Gulfport, Mississippi for a church mission trip to help the Presbytery of Mississippi in Katrina rebuilding.
I arrived a day ahead of the team and decided to take the opportunity to visit the Big Easy. Not knowing where to go, I looked for familiar street names. I found my way to Canal Street, and then onto Bourbon Street, and into the French Quarter. As I drove through the French Quarter, looking at the homes and the architecture, I had the distinct feeling that I had been there before. Something about the place just seemed very familiar. I couldn't quite place what it was.