Welcoming Afghan refugees feels like ‘what we’re called to do as Christians’
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PDA national response director sees impact of climate change in flash floods, wildfires
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The Rev. Dr. Donald W. Shriver Jr., president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary, dies at 93
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Presbyterian Women elects new leadership
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