Mental illness: Our story is the church’s story
by Sarah Griffith Lund The tears were ancient, welling up from generations of silence. As Jack, an octogenarian with a smart red..
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Guest commentary by Clay Allard When I was growing up in Washington, D.C., in the early 1970s, I watched my father..
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by Jonas Hayes (illustrated by Anna McDonald) Shook Foil Books, 123 pages REVIEWED BY CASEY FITZGERALD In a culture driven by images..
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Loving creation by divesting from fossil fuels
Guest commentary by Abby Mohaupt and Dan Terpstra One of our core beliefs as Presbyterians is that we are called to love..
Mental illness and the church: Stopping the continuum climb
by Kenneth Phelps Parents of a 4-year-old with autism and intellectual impairment find themselves preoccupied with how their gregarious boy is behaving..
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Cabwaylingo Presbyterian Chapel Dunlow, West Virginia On a typical Sunday morning, 10 worshippers gather at the Cabwaylingo Presbyterian Chapel in rural, impoverished..
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African Methodists worry about the church that brought them Christianity
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) The Rev. Jerry Kulah has nothing but gratitude for the United Methodist Church. In 1833, American Methodists sent their..
What’s your website strategy?
Guest commentary by Wayne Sankarlal Much of the work that I do relates to small- and medium-sized churches. You know, the ones..
Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time
by Alan J. Roxburgh Morehouse Publishing, New York. 128 pages REVIEWED BY ALLEN D. TIMM An amazing new partnership began in a..
Nones and dones find God-breathed belonging
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The year before men landed on the moon, I learned about the Holy Spirit in a small white church, sandwiched between a..
2016 “What happened at General Assembly?” post-GA bulletin inserts
What will they hear? Who will tell them? Give your church members a fast, accurate and fair account of what happened at..
Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World
by Miroslav Volf Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. 304 pages REVIEWED BY WILLIAM F. MAY In this major apologetic book on..
What’s right with your church? Greer, South Carolina
Story and photos by Harriet Williams, ruling elder I love how our church mixes the generations. It has been a joy to..
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by Deborah Thompson Prince The church moves through Pentecost so quickly that it is difficult to do justice to the beauty and..
Meet those standing for moderator: General Assembly 2016
Electing the moderator or, as is possible for the first time this year, co-moderators, is one of the most important responsibilities of..
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“The fire has pushed us out. It has put us on a journey. We are going to have an opportunity to learn what it..
General Assembly: Session writ large (30 years ago)
30 years ago — May 12, 1986 “Like a church session, a General Assembly is a representative body, the most representative in..
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by Christopher Edmonston Several weeks ago I opened my Twitter account. On this particular day Twitter announced: “Trending: Holy Spirit (16 hours).”..
Election year love
Guest commentary by Edward Bowen I may not support the same presidential candidate as you do, but please don’t hate me. Perhaps..
Teaching — The Sacred Art: The Joy of Opening Minds and Hearts
by Jane E. Vennard SkyLight Paths, Woodstock, Vt. 160 pages REVIEWED BY DEBORAH A. MCKINLEY Jane Vennard has written a wonderful book..
Calendar check – August 2016
AUG. 8-12 ATLANTA Women, Religion, Violence and Power featuring Andrea White. Carter Center. sfts.edu AUG. 21-27 ABIQUIU, N.M. Backpacking with the Saints..
Young adults finding Jesus: The ministry of International Friendship House
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