I’m still standing because of you
Last month I served my final Sunday as a Lake Fellow Resident at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis and moved to Richmond,..
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From burlap sack to digital file, church records get makeover
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Seeing One Another
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Situation Report – Colorado Flooding
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Will Rick Warren lead a Christian movement for gun control?
Bestselling author and mega-church pastor Rick Warren and his wife, Kay, have been pushing Christians on social issues for the last decade. They were among the..
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We remain committed to eradicating gun violence: Office of Public Witness’s J. Herbert Nelson issues statement in wake of D.C. shootings
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As denominations decline, numbers of unpaid ministers rise
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One of the most exhilarating things in my pastoral life is when I sense that God is calling me to play..