Transitions (from the March 28, 2016 issue)
Gregory Boettner, to pastor First Presbyterian Church, Chicago Heights, Ill., from pastor, Highlands Presbyterian Church, La Grange, Ill. Wallace W. Bubar, to..
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Ordinations (from the March 28, 2016 issue)
Leah Rachel Miller, to supply pastor, The Anchor Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Pa., by Presbytery of Philadelphia
On the primacy of Easter: A theological dialogue on seeing the world through resurrection vision
by John E. Alsup I hear Easter comes early this year. Oh great, I haven’t even recovered yet from Christmas! The “seasons”..
Top 10 Financial Mistakes Churches Make (and How to Fix Them)
A 90-minute webinar presented by Eric Heinekamp Recorded March 24, 2015 Click here to purchase the on-demand replay – $29.95 (1-6 participants) Click here to..
March madness: A psalm
Guest commentary by David Evans Last year during Lent, the pastors at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, preached on the lectionary psalms..
Jesus Behaving Badly: The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee
by Mark L. Strauss IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. 223 pages REVIEWED BY THOMAS W. BLAIR In a day and time when..
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Remembering grace during Lent
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Transitions (from the March 14, 2016 issue)
Anita M. Bell, to pastor, Lenape Valley Church, New Britain, Pa., from professor, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia David Lower, from pastor, Winnetka..
Timothy E. Quill
“We should be opening the door with our questions, but not forcing patients through it. … Our job is witnessing, exploring and..
Retirements (from the March 14, 2016 issue)
Robert James Anderson Jr., from pastor, United Presbyterian Church, Daytona Beach, Fla. Roberts A. Anderson, from pastor, Community Presbyterian Church, Redmond, Ore...
Ordinations (from the March 14, 2016 issue)
Lynne Clements, to associate covenant pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Va., by the Presbytery of the James Peter Martin, to pastor, First..
Deceased (from the March 14, 2016 issue)
Rodney V. Castro, 60, Jun. 28, Springfield, Ore. Merritt Wayne Ednie, 70, Jun. 12, Rockville, Md. Kyung Hyub Hyun, 94, Jun. 4,..
Calendar Check – May 2016
MAY 9-11 RICHMOND, VA. Sprunt Lectures featuring Beverly Gaventa. Union Presbyterian Seminary. upsem.edu/sprunt2016 MAY 9-12 DECATUR, GA. Being the Beloved Community: Welcoming Children..
BUILDing up the body of Christ
Guest commentary by Ken Evers-Hood Some games are just no fun. The prisoner’s dilemma is one of the worst. In it, two..
Evangelical, Catholic, and Reformed: Essays on Barth and Other Themes
by George Hunsinger Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 296 pages REVIEWED BY MICHAEL BUSH Though the title suggests that..
The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu
by Kimberly Burge W.W. Norton & Company, New York. 348 pages REVIEWED BY HENRY G. BRINTON At the J.L. Zwane Presbyterian Church..
One Place Live (Tasha Cobbs)
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The fall and rise of Holy Week
Presbyterians love Lent. I have the data to prove it. With thousands of visitors each year, the webpages for the season..
Deceased (from the Feb. 29, 2016 issue)
Joseph E. Beltran, 58, Jun. 25, Lake Forest, Calif. James Pattison Darroch, 86, Jun. 30, Mt. Laurel, N.J. Benjamin L. Eller Jr.,..
David Brooks
“And then finally, there used to be a lot of Abraham Joshua Heschels in the world, and even Billy Grahams, and they were..
Sankofa
by Paul Roberts As I write this, the annual birthday commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. is just around the corner. In..
Transitions (from the Feb. 29, 2016) issue
Charles M. Webster, to transitional pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Va., from transitional pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, Neb. Stephanie Sorge Wing,..