Hard to believe at times that we’re all in the same church, what with the long, sad, multitude of ways we stand..
This sermon was preached by Randy Harris at the 99th meeting of Salem Presbytery on August 6, 2013. It is based upon..
While they have yet to catch a blast of public attention, scattered through the agenda of the 2014 General Assembly of the..
The 221st General Assembly will have a plateful of potentially explosive matters when it convenes in Detroit in June. It is possible..
Interview by Leslie Scanlon, Outlook national reporter The 2014 General Assembly is being asked to confirm Linda Valentine for another four-year term..
In the fall of 1953, General Dwight David Eisenhower was president of the United States. I was six years old and completely..
LOUISVILLE, KY - After a long and somewhat contentious stretch of trying to figure out the future of Stony Point Center, a..
by Jerry Andrews The church has a faith without which she cannot live faithfully. That faith, and the faithfulness it both informs..
Well … not the first polarity you are imagining, not the Mars/Venus thing. Those are different planets. Magnetic poles occur on the..
by 10 Conversation Partners Do you trust in Jesus Christ our Savior, acknowledge him Lord of all and Head of the Church,..
by Brian Ellison and Alex McNeill Perhaps you know this couple. Maybe you’ve never met them … but they go to your..
The Fellowship of Presbyterians is parting ways structurally with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians and is joining with Presbyterians for..
by Jon M. Walton and Barbara G. Wheeler Behold, I will show you a still more excellent way. Presbyterians place a high..
As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) cruises towards the General Assembly in June in Detroit, some things will be the same: As in..
by Greg Cootsona I know there’s a lot of bad news in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) these days, but I’m about to..
by Clay Allard Parish ministry is a daunting calling, not necessarily in the short run (though the first five years of Saturday..
Contemporary Presbyterians don’t think much about the Puritans. The caricatures are negative. Puritans are prudes, legalistic, killjoys. The famous sentiment of H.L...
The last General Assembly was marked by the body’s rejection of two major recommendations from its own committees. The full General Assembly..
General Assembly can feel overwhelming: a week-long blitz of motions, controversy, business, worship, too much complexity hitting too fast to absorb. Recognizing..
In the ten years since the 216th Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly, much has been said about the issue of divestment in..
Israeli mother Frimet Roth has personally felt the pain of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict twice. In 2001 her 15 year-old daughter Malki was..
Divestment will be a hot issue again at the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in June. The question in..
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me." Some Presbyterians..
by John Williams In July 2012, the PC(USA) General Assembly approved a list of “Presbyterian-affiliated” schools, colleges and universities (as it does..
Auburn Seminary has a habit of moving from place to place, that is, about once a century. What began in rural western..
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