In 2010, the General Assembly approved an authoritative interpretation (AI) that included the following statements: “Neither the General Assembly nor the GAPJC..
A guest blog by Melissa DeRosia and Shannon Meacham Shannon: It was November 2010 when I stood in the pulpit of..
What’s next for mid councils in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? That’s still to be determined, as the decisions the 2014 General Assembly..
I recalled these familiar words from “Kung Fu Panda” as I was touring the facility of a church pastored by a colleague in a..
I love when caricatures get blown out of the water. I love when negative caricatures I’ve believed get disproven (I’d rather admit..
In a small house in Portsmouth, Virginia, we sat next to her as she lay in a hospital bed in her dining..
“A MAN CANNOT LIE,” said Sigmund Freud (in the sexist language of his day), “if he lies with his lips he will..
What should a teaching elder and the session try to accomplish in the first year of ministry? If people think that the..
WASHINGTON D.C. – It was late on a recent Friday afternoon when I slipped into New York Avenue Presbyterian Church here to..
by Jacob Bolton I was learning about compost. I’d never composted before, but a member of the church I serve informed me..
I would love this to be one of those articles whose title is a misnomer – an article that claims it is..
Nothing brings me more joy than to transform the sanctuary into the new, exciting location in which our VBS will take place…..
by Rick Morris Early in the morning last December I awoke to a call from my classmate Kiko. A fox had gotten..
This may be one of the more inflammatory things I’ve said in awhile: I listen to Christmas music in July. In recent..
BIBLICAL FOUNDATION From the opening chapters of Genesis to the end of Revelation, the Bible teaches that God is the creator and..
by Rick Nutt What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for Presbyterians? Did we learn any lessons that help us address..
It’s difficult news to comprehend: ISIS militants in Iraq forcing Yazidis (an Iraqi religious minority) and Christians to flee their homes, whole..
I’ve long said that the best thing about Presbyterian General Assemblies is the summer vacation season that follows after adjournment. After spending..
As I contemplate moving my home and office to a rural area of upstate New York, I worry about being isolated and..
The news was not what anyone wanted to hear: despite aggressive treatment, the pancreatic cancer has spread in the body of Steve..
The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief By George M. Marsden Basic Books, New York...
I’VE BEEN THINKING ... At the close of his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus makes use of a freedom word in the..
by Mike Sears - Thomas Currie retired from serving as dean of the Charlotte campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary Campus. A former..
by Cathy Surgenor Presbytery meetings! Who needs them? Who looks forward to them? Surprisingly, many commissioners to the Hudson River Presbytery meetings..
With the decisions of the 2014 General Assembly still reverberating through the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), both those pleased with the decisions and..
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