Gambling is a pervasive part of our culture in every state of the union.
A guest commentary by Kazimierz Bern
Gay marriage will not undermine families or the institution of marriage.
The Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage hammered out its final report over the weekend of January 23 -24. I attended those meetings as an observer.
Four times in the last five chapters of the Book of Judges we read that there was no king in Israel, and that all the people did what was right in their own eyes.
Presbyterians are known for emphasizing life-long learning. Though Vacation Bible School can be an opportunity to provide adult learning, most churches do not take advantage of that opportunity.
Some weeks ago, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, preached at a Kansas City area church. So I went to the early service and, at the Communion rail, received the body and blood of Christ.
By doing much of its work off-site and online, the Multichannel Church challenges a longheld assumption, namely, the necessity of being together on Sunday.
Friends, Presbyterians, people of God – I come to bury Frozen Chosen, not praise him.
“How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity.” Psalm 133:1
How tragic it would be if the denomination-wide revival of enthusiasm around being the missional church were relegated to being all talk, no action!
Can you believe we are now consulting calendars for 2010?
I’m fourteen and, playing my first game on the girls’ basketball team in high school, caught the ball and dribbled down court to the basket. Made the basket. Expected cheers, received dead silence. I looked back to the other side of the court and saw all the girls standing there watching me. The lady coach sauntered down: “We play by woman’s rules, here.” On Brooklyn streets I played by “boy’s rules.”
If we have any hope of being a light upon a hill in this new decade, Christians in our country must insure that we will never again countenance the torture of war criminals.
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying, ‘My servant Moses is dead.
The wolf shall live with the lamb,
John Calvin’s Geneva was a grand social and theological experiment.
In the Gospel of Luke, an expert in religious law stands up to test Jesus, asking what he must do to earn eternal life.
A Response to P. Mark Achtemeier’s And Grace Will Lead Me Home Address to the Covenant Network Of Presbyterians on November 5, 2009
In the Gospel of Luke, an expert in religious law stands up to test Jesus, asking what he must do to earn eternal life.
On Reformation Sunday this year (October 25) many of us will happily sing Luther’s famous hymn, “A Mighty Fortress.”
(ABP) — We are pro-life evangelical Christians with long records of ministry and scholarship in which we have stood up for the unborn and for a society in which every child is welcomed into life and provided the opportunity to flourish.
October 2006 was a great time for the European Ryder Cup team. Do you remember?
After reading reports from the Episcopal Church’s recent General Convention in Anaheim, Calif., I was reminded that church conventions aren’t “the church,” any more than Congress is “the nation.”
While watching a recent tribute to Michael Jackson, referred to by many as the King of Pop, I realized that Jackson bore, in his life, much resemblance to King David of the Bible.
(ABP) -- Dear Jesus, Everyone seems to be talking about the poll put out last week by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
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