A gentle reminder
I went to the movies recently to be entertained and I ended up being spiritually inspired.
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Metrics include WHAT and HOW WELL
Metrics sound dull, maybe even irritating.
Movies in review
Race to Witch Mountain is about a Las Vegas cab driver, played by Dwayne Johnson, discovering that the two children who just appear in the back seat of his taxi are actually aliens, they just look like ordinary kids.
ANC accuses Tutu of ‘sacrilege’ over criticism of “Zuma presidency”
(ENI)--South Africa's ruling African National Congress has lambasted Nobel Peace Price laureate Desmond Tutu accusing the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town of "blasphemy" after he said he did not look forward to ANC president Jacob Zuma becoming the country's head of state.
Publisher set to launch new Web site for PC(USA) leaders in June; sales increased in 2008
LOUISVILLE — Despite the faltering U.S. economy, the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC) has announced that sales increased in 2008.
End criminalization of homosexuality, says Jesuit AIDS activist
(ENI)--A Zambian AIDS activist and Jesuit priest, Michael Kelly, has called for the decriminalization of same-sex relations, and said that the existence of laws banning such relations was fanning the spread of HIV-AIDS.
Japanese ‘water buffalo’ theologian remembered
(ENI) Kosuke Koyama, a Japanese Christian theologian who was a proponent of contextual theologies rooted in the experiences of everyday people, is being remembered for his far-sighted commitment to religious pluralism, dialogue, and peace.
Protestants in northern Germany to form united church by 2012
(ENI-epd) Germany's senior Protestant bishop has hailed a decision by three regional Protestant churches in northern Germany to form a united church that will stretch from the Danish border to Poland.
U.S. president ‘tried to convert’ Soviet leader Gorbachev
(ENI)--Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan tried to convert the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to Christianity during a Moscow summit in May 1988, according to a new biography of the late U.S. head of state.
Religious and secular warnings on UN religious defamation vote
GENEVA — (ENI) Religious and secular organizations have expressed concern that a new United Nations resolution to protect religious ideologies may do so at the expense of freedom of expression.
Presbymergents seek purpose for new, relevant faith expressions
It’s not uncommon, seminarian Neal Locke says, for people to ask, “What is Presbymergent?”
GAPJC tells synod to reconsider restoration
The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area did not make a mistake when it voted in January 2008 to restore the ordination of Paul Capetz, an openly gay theology professor who will not promise that he will live in celibacy, the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission has ruled.
Face to face@presbymergent gathering in Louisville
Members of the Presbymergent Coordinating Group gathered in Louisville February 17-19 to, among other things, meet face to face for the first time.
Poll: U.S. is blessed, but not always a blessing in the world
(RNS) Six in 10 Americans think the U.S. is “uniquely blessed” by God, but a higher percentage — almost eight in 10 – think the country sometimes does more harm than good when it relates to the rest of the world, according to a new study on religion and America’s role in the world.
Ecclesial Economics: Musings on money and ministry
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” (Luke 18:22)
Accountability starts here, starts now
How do the sayings go?
History and helping: Presbyterian youth groups at inauguration
No one was making hotel reservations for the 2009 presidential inauguration week in 2007 when the youth, parents, and advisors of Central Church in Atlanta, Ga., decided to make Washington, D.C. the site of their next mission trip.
Being prophetic in the Facebook age
What would Jesus have put on his Facebook page?
Ten year officer training
A number of models exist for conducting training sessions for new officers.
The good, the bad, and the ugly
It’s time a pastor’s kid (PK) weighed in on her perspective.
View from the coxswain’s seat
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. (1 Corinthians 9:25-26)
LENT 7: Resurrection of the Lord — Easter Day
Mark 16:1-8
According to the earliest manuscripts, this passage constitutes the end of the Gospel of Mark. The “long ending” (vv. 9-20) appears only later, and consists of a collection of traditions taken from the other Gospels that were written after Mark and some non-New Testament traditions. It was apparently composed to provide Mark with an ending similar to that of the other three Gospels.
Guidelines for trimming budgets
As the recession forces church leaders to rethink their spending plans, here are some guidelines for making cuts.
GAC outlines budget cuts. 44 staff positions eliminated.
LOUISVILLE – The latest round of budget cuts for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) means that 14 more employees from the denomination’s national staff have lost their jobs.
Summary of Budget Revisions
Mission
· Last year the General Assembly Council committed to and the General Assembly endorsed an increase – for the first time in 50 years – the number of mission workers our church sends out through World Mission. In January, the largest class of mission co-workers in years was trained and commissioned.