Appreciating the pastor as juggler
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Film in Review – Gravity
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Hobby Lobby apologizes for Hanukkah flap
(RNS) The owner of the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, under fire because his stores do not carry Hanukkah merchandise, has apologized..
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How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization
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Whitworth enters into new partnerships with PC(USA)
North Puget Sound Presbytery Stated Clerk the Rev. Dean Strong, Whitworth University President Beck Taylor and Whitworth’s dean of spiritual life, Terry..
Consumers, missionaries, or worshipers?
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An antidote to religious strife in Egypt: nationalism
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First Anglican woman bishop in India says critics have been silent
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Three churches become one to better engage neighborhood
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Three reasons the American church is ignoring Christian persecution
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Appreciation Power
I grew up in a pastor’s home, back in the day when honorifics were standard fare when addressing clergy. I do not..
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Called to be faithful? Or, called to be effective?
In the aftermath of the president's request for authorization of military action in Syria, numerous Christian individuals and organizations reacted immediately, expressing..
Billy Graham’s legacy is fading ‘into the mists of history’
WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) We gathered at Billy Graham’s alma mater over three days to explore his ministry’s place in American history and..
Pope Francis fires a warning shot at church’s ‘top-down’ bureaucracy
(RNS) Pope Francis has once again given a startlingly candid interview that reinforces his vision of a Catholic Church that engages the..
Behind the front lines in Syria
Presbyterians have had a presence in Syria since 1823, and that ministry continues in the midst of the country’s recent turmoil, members of the Presbyterian..
Worshipping-Witnessing Communities
“How very good and pleasant it iswhen kindred live together in unity!” Ps. 133:1 (NRSV) We need sustained conversation. While tweets and..
Bookmark – Shaking Hands with the Devil
Shaking Hands with the Devil: The Intersection of Terrorism and Theology by William J. Abraham Highland Loch Press, Dallas. 180 pages. ..
Editorial – Oktoberfest
Has Pastor Appreciation Month run its course? As your new editor at the time, I suggested in 2006 that October should..
Stated Clerk urges Congress: Stop Playing Politics with People’s Wellbeing
WASHINGTON, DC (PNS) On Friday, the Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, joined with 33 other leaders of..
Film in review – A Single Shot
Those of us who have ever been hunting before realize that there is a terrible possibility with a high-powered rifle: if you..
Film in review – Rush
“Rush” tells a good story about an intense rivalry between two Formula One race car drivers in the 1970s. James Hunt..
Film in review – Enough Said
We “baby boomers” do not often find a warm, touching, funny romantic comedy for people “our age,” much less one that takes..
Film in review – Don Jon
This month I received a phone call here at the church from a man wanting to know if we hosted 12-step groups. ..