The 10-A conundrum
Tossing ‘fidelity and chastity’ rule would open a new set of questions
So what will it mean for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) if the ordination rules change?
The Presbyterian Outlook
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Faithful Presence: Preaching the Word”
Webinar - “Faithful Presence: Preaching the Word”
Big Tent will stay in Indianapolis
LOUISVILLE - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent conference will be held in Indianapolis after all, now that potential conflicts with proposed immigration legislation have been worked out.
‘Where is God in all of this?’ With donations, labor and prayer, Presbyterians can offer an answer
In the aftermath of tornadoes that swept through the Southeast last week, killing more than 340 people and leaving homes, businesses and lives devastated in Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere, Presbyterians are helping with prayer, concern and material relief.
A church spared the whirlwind’s wrath seeks answers amid the devastation
When the emergency sirens stopped blaring in Alabama and the power of the storm was finally spent, the questions came quickly. Who’s been hurt or killed? What’s damaged? What’s left? Who needs our help?
Creation: Blog post by Tom Hobson
… Fellow skeptics of evolution: we have to avoid bringing God into the science classroom. ... Let’s confine our efforts to insisting..
CREATIONISM
When I was in high school Advanced Biology class, I remember that I was skeptical of evolution, but I never had any..
Substance over symbol
Symbol or substance? Church leaders transact so much business in the language of metaphor and symbol that they can mistake it for reality. When Pastor Trina Zelle of Tempe, Arizona, submitted to the 2010 PC(USA) General Assembly a commissioners’ resolution regarding her state’s Senate Bill 1070, she did not make such a mistake. She chose substance over symbol.
Japan’s wealth stands in stark contrast to the needs of its disaster- stricken people
We've done a good bit of relief work, including sending a 4 ton truck up north full of clothes, blankets, water, and food. We've also raised nearly $30,000 in funds which we are sending to National Christian Council in Japan, which is helping in the hardest hit areas.
“Presbyterian Mission”: Seoul-ful planning
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, the General Assembly Mission Council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will hold its September 2012 meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
While We Live We Serve
This time 30 years ago my friends and I were preparing for final exams and descending into melancholy as we listened to Dan Fogelberg sing, “Same Old Lang Syne” on my roommate’s car radio.
Between church and campus: One language, different dialects
We speak a shared language, Presbyterian-related colleges and their sister churches — a language of scholarship, faith, vocation, arts, community and service.
Seminary leaders try to match grads’ talents to calls
AUSTIN, TEXAS
In a church riven by dissent, seminaries where students span the liberal-to-conservative spectrum should count as a plus, says José Irizarry, academic dean at Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico.
Princeton, Union seminaries mark 200 years
Ask 100 American residents what happened in 1812, and 98 will probably say, “the War of 1812.” But two of the 100 just might say, “A new Presbyterian seminary.” The two could well be speaking of different schools, however, for that year brought the launch of both Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey and Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Virginia.
Poll: Most Americans don’t blame God for disasters
(RNS)
We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most white Americans reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God, according to a new poll.
College, seminary commencement reports
Colleges
Austin College, Sherman, Texas, May 15, 8:30 a.m., on campus. Drayton McLane, chairman of McLane Group and longtime chair and CEO of the Houston Astros Baseball Club, is keynote speaker.
Anti-Christian violence continues in Pakistan
NEW YORK (ENI) Anti-Christian violence in Pakistan continued unabated as two Christians were shot and killed and two were wounded after Muslim youths allegedly attacked them outside a church building in Hyderabad on March 22.
U.S. church council renews call for common Easter
TORONTO (ENI) Some church leaders in the United States are promoting a decades-old idea of Western and Orthodox Christians sharing a common Easter and celebrating the holy day on a fixed date every year.
Study suggests young adults can get fat at church
(RNS) Young adults who regularly attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese when they reach middle age than their nonreligious peers, a new study shows.
Nurse from rural Zambia awarded Swiss leadership prize
(ENI) Zambian nurse Agnes Lisulo Mulemwa has been honored in Geneva for helping women in her rural community raise their standard of living, train to become leaders and support health care.
Parable of the empty store
Here is a parable:
Every evening I walk by a wine and spirits store near my apartment.
The Mission Trip That Wasn’t
Last Christmas, I had to cancel a spring break mission trip. It was a dilemma I hadn’t faced before. Many eager students simply couldn’t go.
Holy Conversations: Spirituality for Worship
Holy Conversations: Spirituality for Worship
by Jonathan Linman
Fortress Press, 183 pages.
reviewed by MARGEE IDDINGS
I recently had dinner with a Roman Catholic woman friend who is an artist.
Drawn to Freedom: Christian Faith Today in Conversation with the Heidelberg Catechism
Drawn to Freedom: Christian Faith Today in Conversation with the Heidelberg Catechism
by Eberhard Busch, translated by William H. Rader
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2010. 392 pages
reviewed by DEBORAH A. MCKINLEY
Christian practices are in and doctrine is out, so it seems. Confirmation classes for teenagers are moving away from doctrinal teaching to education in living Christian faith.
In Zimbabwe, Catholic bishops are among Mugabe’s toughest critics
HARARE, Zimbabwe (ENI) Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe's latest attack on
Catholic bishops, in which he accused them of lying about the nation's dire social and
economic situation, was a sign that the relationship between the two will continue to
be difficult, observers said.