I recently attended an outstanding panel discussion with noted biblical scholars, N. T. Wright and Lewis Donelson at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary...
On the evening of Saturday, June 14, candidates for moderator of the 221st General Assembly in Detroit will be placed in nomination,..
It might have been one of the shortest assignments in the history of the Presbyterian Church. On April 1, the Office of..
The idea that the Son had to die so the Father would be able to forgive us has never made much sense..
MINNEAPOLIS –Imagination and hope. For the roughly 400 people who attended the NEXT Church national gathering in Minneapolis, that’s likely what they..
These weeks between the ashes and the lilies demand hardly any getting used to. The lurking guilt has ever been there, tight..
By Julie Maclemore Wells For many years Presbyterians in the United States have been concerned about the struggles that often define life..
After two rejections, presbytery looked inward — and found a candidate who sensed God’s call. When Ruth Santana-Grace looked across the room..
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – In an era of rapid change in the ways and means of making disciples, one thing has remained constant:..
BLOOMINGTON, IND. – On Fat Tuesday, folks from the House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver go to the bars to..
Whatever your church situation, you will find a vacation Bible school curriculum that will fit your need. Below are some of the..
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Droughts. Temperature darting up and down. Concerned about the impact of climate change, Presbyterians are asking the 2014 General..
Hundreds of churches offer short term youth mission trips as a way to express one of the essentials of our faith: reaching..
Mission goes to camp. Camp goes to mission. Each statement sounds neither compelling nor poetic. But over the past 20 years, both..
The short, saucy version is this: on November 20, 2012, an 81-year-old widow named Bette Wilson died in Birmingham, Ala. She had..
When over 180,000 homes were flooded in New Orleans in 2005, open-hearted volunteers came by the tens of thousands. Among the first..
Elijah was certain that there was no real god except the God who had called Israel out of Egypt and asked the..
The question I’m asked more than any other at this season of ministry is how I’ve managed to stay in one church..
You rarely read of Jesus resting. More often than not he is on the move; preaching, teaching, healing, walking, sailing, eating …..
As we move toward and through retirement, we find ourselves making decisions as huge as we made in our teens and 20s...
The decision to move into a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) can be a challenging one. It often elicits quite a bit..
The member organizations of the Presbyterian Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (PAHSA) are seeking to strengthen the effectiveness of..
On a warm, sunny day, Ed and Anne Marie Germain walk the outdoor trail around the pond at Croixdale senior living community..
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