Ministry with young people is irreducibly technological. Perhaps it has never not been so (after all, Paul’s letters to young Timothy employed..
In her fantastic new book, “Liturgy of the Ordinary,” Tish Harrison Warren describes an all-too-common dynamic of life in the digital age:..
What comes to mind when you hear Russia? Do you think of the tsars: Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the..
Dorika (15) and Kanyere (16) became child mothers after sexual assault and are juggling to care for their infants while finishing..
Education provides an opportunity to step beyond ethnic distrust, a seemingly never-ending war and the lack of past opportunities. It can change..
In 2017, Presbyterian World Mission celebrates 180 years of international mission service. Although the desire to serve has never changed, the..
Every immigrant fellowship in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has its own story – from the Bible study that started meeting in..
Wafa Goussous is director of the Jordan office of the Middle East Council of Churches and of the Orthodox Initiative of the..
There are bridges that need to be repaired. Some are too worn out to be safe; yet every day we depend..
Hope in the midst of violence. Aid to refugees. Spreading the message of Christ in ancient lands. This is just some..
Jordan seems to be clinging to our consciousness in the news cycles of late. The mother hen to thousands of refugees...
When Leslie Newbigin served as the Bishop of Madras, India, visiting pastors, theologians and denominational leaders rang at his door for a..
Guarding a grave is hardly the most lively way to spend this early springtime night, or serve almighty Rome. Why would anyone..
When I graduated from seminary in the spring of 1982, I had never heard of family systems theory. I began a degree..
Theology is what God is up to in God’s creation. Economics is how God’s household organizes itself in response to God’s..
Sociologist Fred Block believes it’s time to take economic fundamentalism down from its pedestal. In his article “Confronting Economic Fundamentalism” (published in..
STARTING POINT: THE NEED TO BECOME PARTNERS AGAIN The worlds of theology and economics, of churches and business, of faith and the..
“An ecumenical school of Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) should be established to develop economic competencies and empowerment within the ecumenical movement...
I stepped out of my lodgings at Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre early on a Sunday morning in late August and passed..
Compiled by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Books that are accessible for church study groups “Justice Not Greed,” edited by Pam Brubaker and Rogate..
by Gustav Theile Think about economics. What do you see? Rationality probably. Economic growth certainly. Profit maximization for sure. Self-interest must also..
Before discussing how best to raise the topic of wealth and economics in congregational settings, I want to summarize some wisdom concerning..
I once lived on the edge of a small town in Europe. Near my apartment was a graying church whose heavy, wooden..
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul harks back to an earlier conflict in a congregation in Antioch. Members new to the..
by Jeanne Bishop The day after Christmas was improbably warm for Chicago: 50 degrees and gloriously sunny. I took my dog, Lily,..
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