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Ministering to the grandchildren of the lost son: Post-Christian lessons from Dutch churches
By most popular North American accounts, the European church is dying. Old, tired and running out of energy. Soon the last..
The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships
Suzanne Stabile IVP, 240 pages In recent years the Enneagram, a personality tool based on an ancient practice, has gained a much..
Faith and the vice of luxury
I recently finished an academic work by David Cloutier called, “The Vice of Luxury: Economic Excess in a Consumer Age.” The title..
Mid council leaders lean into renewed vision as gathering concludes
CHICAGO – On the final day of the Mid Council Leaders Gathering, top leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) offered a sense..
Presbyterian mid council leaders offer ideas to make General Assembly better
CHICAGO – When word reached the Mid Council Leaders Gathering that the Senate had confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S...
Mid Council Leaders Gathering covers per capita, Board of Pensions
CHICAGO – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), challenged Presbyterians to engage the complicated realities of the current..
“God is working through these things” — Mid council leaders consider national news during meeting
CHICAGO - Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders prayed for the city of Chicago Oct. 5, just before a verdict was returned in the..
Mid council leaders look back to General Assembly and ahead to church trends
CHICAGO – Once a year, mid council leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) gather for several days of conversation and training —..
Pastor and activist William J. Barber II wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
(RNS) — The Rev. William J. Barber II, architect of the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina and leader of the resurgent Poor..
Four organizations receive Native American Leadership Fund Award
(PNS) Four organizations working to provide leadership development for Native Americans have been selected to receive the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s 2018 Native American..
Board of Pensions releases data showing benefits trends, gender disparities
The Board of Pensions has released an updated report on salary and benefit trends in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – a report..
20th Sunday after Pentecost — October 7, 2018
World Communion Sunday Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 Ordinary 21B Proper 22 “There once was a man…” Job begins..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team deploys in aftermath of Hurricane Florence
(PNS) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) sent three National Response Teams (NRT) into North Carolina and South Carolina in the wake of severe..
Prayer for Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday
(PNS) October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this Sunday, October 7th, is Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday. This week, this month, and..
Surprised by flexibility
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
Ecclesiastes: An Earth Bible Commentary
Marie Turner Bloomsbury, 144 pages Reviewed by Susan G. De George In the last several years, growing numbers of congregations have taken..
A prayer for divided times
Reconciling God, we come to you grief stricken by the rancor and division among us, the hurt and pain rampant in our..
Presbyterians work together to stop the use of children in combat
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Princeton Abaraoha was a carefree 13-year-old boy when he was snatched by soldiers and taken to a military training..
Maybe still young enough to dream
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
Bivocational exhaustion blessings
It started simply enough: I would take a couple of seminary classes and if I liked them, I’d take a couple more...
God with us in our discouragement (Horizons 3)
“God’s Promise: I Am With You” Lesson 3: Deuteronomy 31:1-8; Joshua 1:1-9; Haggai 1:1-15, 2:1-9 We all face times of discouragement. Discouragement..
Singing side by side: Mission and music
No one stands alone, we’ll stand side by side. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Singing Mark Miller’s setting of these..
In an adult Bible study class …
In an adult Bible study class with Presbyterian women, a discussion was held on what they thought the greatest sin to be...
Waynesburg University
The Presbyterian-related Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania was recently named a national “College of Distinction” for the third consecutive year in recognition for..
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