In Oval Office, evangelicals press for immigration reform
(RNS) Speaker of the House John Boehner signaled Wednesday (Oct. 13) that there would be no immigration reform this year, an announcement..
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Agnes Abuom of the Anglican Church of Kenya, the first woman and first African elected moderator of the WCC Central Committee. —WCC staff..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, ecumenical partners, responding to Philippines typhoon
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An edgy pastor whose edginess isn’t just shtick
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Westminster Abbey marks Kristallnacht anniversary with interfaith service
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) At an emotional worship service, considered one of the largest gatherings of Christians and Jews, some 1,600 British men..
In appreciation to our Veterans
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The Vatican sets rules for new Internet domain: sorry, Catholic bloggers
ROME (RNS) The Vatican has secured the use of the new Internet domain name “.catholic,” but bloggers hoping that platform could ramp..
The statistical grass is not greener on the other side
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Film in review – “Last Vegas”
When you’re sixty-something, the old-age jokes take on special meaning. But also, when you’re sixty-something, you appreciate a comedy that doesn’t just..
Film in review – “Dallas Buyers Club”
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Annual Moderators’ Conference: What is the story of Presbyterian identity?
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Billy Graham turns 95, still ‘America’s pastor’
Five years ago, the Rev. Billy Graham celebrated nine decades of life at an event hosted by The Greenbrier hotel in West Virginia. The..
Book review – The Relational Pastor: Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves
The Relational Pastor: Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves by Andrew Root InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 255 pages. ..
Let the future shape the present
Eleven international peacemakers from around the world visited congregations, presbyteries and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from Sept. 27-Oct. 21. They..
A million for mission: An anonymous donor gives $1 million to Presbyterian World Mission
LOUISVILLE (PNS) An anonymous donor has given $1 million to the Presbyterian Mission Agency to advance its international mission work.“I am overjoyed..
Despite ‘huge’ hesitancy, seminaries branch out in online degrees
(RNS) Theological education has increasingly left brick-and-mortar schools and headed back to congregations and family homes as more seminarians study online. ..
What if the Spirit says ‘YES!’ ?
In a previous column, I explored the negative work of the Holy Spirit when we asked “what if the Spirit says..
WCC welcomes, accepts exhortations of peace prize laureate
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – She hadn’t aimed for fame. All she wanted was peace for her homeland. Liberia had been in a..
Supreme Court wrestles with how ‘religious’ prayer should be at public meetings
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday (Nov. 6) with a case that asks whether government bodies can open with prayers that..
Ready for anything
In its latest issue, The Atlantic published an article describing where and how America is recovering from the Great Recession. With glossy..
WCC: Faith and politics in the real world
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – It is sad to recognize that our own PC(USA) has spent so many years and General Assemblies embroiled..