Michael Battle Westminster John Knox, 390 pages Desmond Tutu will turn 90 years old this year, so it’s only fitting that a spiritual biography of him is now before us. As a biographer, The Michael Battle is uniquely qualified to take on such a work, having known Archbishop Tutu for nearly 30 years. This book is so much more than “a spiritual biography.” It is also a memoir of Tutu and Battle’s decades-long relationship as mentor and mentee, a book on mature spiritual exercises with Archbishop Tutu’s life as a lens, and a defense of Christian mysticism as a this-world concern. Battle lived with Archbishop Tutu in the early 1990s and was ordained a priest by Tutu in 1993. As Tutu approaches such an important milestone, we have in this book a deep reflection of his life, written by his mentee, who has gone on to have his own distinguished career as a scholar, teacher of spirituality and prayer and accomplished preacher. If the book has a weakness, it is that Battle spends too … [Read more...]
STATED CLERK
The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta seeks a stated clerk. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with professional staff and dedicated volunteers serving 85+ congregations in north-central Georgia. This is a full-time position with full Board of Pension benefits. MIF and contact information: www.atlpcusa.org/scnc. … [Read more...]
Supporting our soldiers — Oct. 25, 2021
War is ugly, dehumanizing and destructive. Moving beyond superficial sentiments, this issue creates space for veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan to tell the truth about war. Readers will learn about moral injury, just war theory and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s stance on peace and peacemaking. We will “weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15) and faithfully seek ways to support our soldiers. Click here to read the digital issue in the Uberflip reader. SITREP: Veteran Perspectives on Combat and Peace Jacqueline Wilson creates a safe space and community for veterans to share their stories through the written word. SITREP readings Veterans Eric Hanson, Rowan Mooney and Chris Bell share their stories through memoir and poetry. Q&A with veterans Teri McDowell Ott interviews veterans Eric Hanson, John Kennealy, Jared R. Worley and Ryan Bronaugh. Killing Daniel J. Ott explores moral injury, just war, and the PC(USA)’s recent engagement with these topics. The companionship of … [Read more...]
PASTOR/HEAD OF STAFF
Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church is located in a rapidly growing northern suburb of Pittsburgh. We are a modern church with traditional values seeking a Senior Pastor to provide Biblically-based leadership to our congregation, our professional staff, and our community. We seek a leader to provide new directions for our youth and to share God’s holiness through worship and discipleship with our congregation. Please visit us at ccupc.org and MIF #10731.AD1 or email pnc@ccupc.org. … [Read more...]
22nd Sunday after Pentecost — October 24, 2021
Mark 10:46-52 Ordinary 22B; Proper 25 Thanks to this week’s guest writer! John Wurster is pastor at St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston. The blind man is called Bartimaeus. He sits in the dust outside of Jericho. Dust and darkness. That’s what his life is. He longs to see again. He remembers days gone by, bright colors and sunny days and faces. The memories are distant for him, obscured by the darkness, but they are not entirely gone. Bartimaeus longs to see again. He knows there could be something else, something more than dust and darkness. He has heard people speak about Jesus, this man from Galilee who has been traveling in the area, making his way to Jerusalem. Bartimaeus has heard that this Jesus speaks about religion in a new way. He speaks about love and forgiveness and compassion. He brings healing and hope and wholeness. His words and his touch make people well. Jesus passes by the blind man Bartimaeus. As Bartimaeus becomes aware of it, he calls out for … [Read more...]
Navigating neurodiversity: Parenting in a pandemic
When he was younger, I sent my son on quick jaunts with his mini grocery cart down the supermarket aisles while I waited several yards away. He loved pulling things off the shelves. I recall all of those assorted boxes of colorful fruit snacks and kid fare that miraculously appeared in the checkout line out of nowhere. So, why not let him practice fetching items from the grocery list for a little taste of independence? I grew puzzled and then frustrated when I asked for a specific item and he returned with the wrong item, or sometimes nothing at all. How did he forget what he had set out to accomplish just 10 seconds ago? This frustration would often bubble up again at home when I’d ask him to find his shoes to get ready for school or karate class. He would acknowledge hearing me with a nod, then promptly get sidetracked on the way to or from his room by something more worthy of his attention — a cartoon on the TV, a book on the floor, a pile of Legos on a table. This went on for … [Read more...]
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