“Sir, we wish to see Jesus” – Christ in a pluralistic age
by Edwin Chr. Van Driel There’s a remarkable passage in one of the upcoming lectionary readings. “Some Greeks,” John writes, came to..
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Deceased (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
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Honorably retired (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
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Transitions (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Coile Estes, to interim pastor, Oakland Avenue Church, Rock Hill, S.C. Marvin (Trey) Hegar III, from pastor, Purity Church, Chester, S.C., to..
Ordinations (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
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(PNS) “I believe that when Jesus withdraws he goes back to the words he heard at his baptism: ‘You are God’s beloved;..
Dorothy Day for Armchair Theologians
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Family-sized congregations: Presbyterians in Texas
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March 2, 2015 – Digital issue for subscribers
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C. S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian
by Gregory S. Cootsona Westminster John Knox Press. Louisville, Ky. 169 pages REVIEWED BY C. JEREMY CANNADA Whether you have read C...
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Deceased (from the Feb. 16, 2015 issue)
Paul R. Coleman, 92, May 27, Gibsonia, Pa. Julian F. Craig Jr., 85, June 28, Greenwood, S.C. Lloyd H. Crall, 92, June..
Calendar Check – April 2015
April 17 Washington, D.C. Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day PC(USA) Office of Public Witness. pcusa.org/washington April 17-20 Washington, D.C. Ecumenical Advocacy Days..
Independent journalism – 60 years ago
60 years ago — February 28, 1955 Amid the concerns of racial tensions and the Presbyterian discussions of reunion there is a..
Pope Francis
(RNS) “Mothers, give your children milk — even now. If they cry because they are hungry, breast-feed them, don’t worry.” POPE FRANCIS, while baptizing..
Honorably retired (from the Feb. 16, 2015 issue)
Kathleen K. Chiovitt, from chaplain, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Hammonton N.J. Margaret Anne Clarke, from associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Ardmore, Pa. Richard..
Ordinations (from the Feb. 16, 2015 issue)
Jody Andrade, to associate pastor, Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, Duluth, Ga., by Presbytery of Greater Atlanta
Behind closed doors? Talking as a church about “50 Shades of Grey”
I’ve had it. This time we cannot roll our eyes, snicker under our breaths or defer to that great United States colloquialism,..
Life Together in Christ: Experiencing Transformation in Community
by Ruth Haley Barton IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. 192 pages Reviewed by Sarah Scherschligt When I picked up this book, I..
Changing times in a constant landscape: Ghost Ranch to celebrate 60th anniversary
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Lessons from the purchase and sale of Camp Meadowkirk
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February 16, 2015: Digital issue for subscribers
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