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David E. Gray Parson’s Porch, 112 pages David Gray has written a helpful book that explores the art of a carefully written..
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James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology,’ dies at 79
(RNS) — James H. Cone, the scholar known as the “founder of black liberation theology,” died Saturday (April 28), Union Theological Seminary..
Prayers sought for missing aid workers in South Sudan
(PNS) A call to prayer has been issued by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders for 10 South Sudanese humanitarian aid workers who disappeared..
PMA board concludes spring meeting with prayer and gratitude
CINCINNATI – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has approved a mission budget for 2019 and 2020 that’s balanced and calls for no..
Don’t water it down: PMA board votes against new language concerning PC(USA), A Corporation
CINCINNATI – By a 13 to 12 vote, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted April 27 not to accept a substitute comment..
2018 Walton Award winners announced
LOUISVILLE — Serious JuJu Skate Works, a 1001 New Worshiping Community for youth and skaters in northwest Montana and Faith Presbyterian Church..
April 29, 2018 — 5th Sunday of Easter
Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-11 Where are the fruitful places for sharing the gospel? In short, any place where we..
Internal team chosen to manage the Presbyterian Mission Agency
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) Coordinating Committee (formerly the Executive Committee) today appointed three members of PMA leadership to temporarily manage..
Stony Point to receive year-by-year funding from Presbyterian Mission Agency
CINCINNATI – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted April 26 to provide at least a year’s funding to Stony Point Center for..
Dispute over Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation appears to be headed to the 2018 General Assembly
CINCINNATI – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted April 26 to send a set of comments to the 2018 General Assembly regarding..
Emblem of Faith Untouched: A Short Life of Thomas Cranmer
Leslie Williams Eerdmans, 208 pages In the summer of 1529, theology professor Thomas Cranmer decided to escape the plague and passed..
Seeking a way together: Groups process disagreements on PC(USA), A Corporation recommendations
CINCINNATI – The frustration from both sides bubbled to the surface April 25 when representatives from the Way Forward Commission and All..
Sweating the details: PMA board chair reports on clarity, costs and national structure
CINCINNATI – Conflict, disagreement, back and forth. And faithfulness. Some key Presbyterian leaders gave their interpretations April 25 of the ongoing debates..
A PMA budget without layoffs, Stony Point: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board’s spring meeting kicks off in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, meeting in Cincinnati April 25-27, will consider a proposed mission budget for the Presbyterian Mission..
Most Americans believe, but not always in the God of the Bible
(RNS) — A new Pew Research survey finds that one-third of Americans — both those who say they believe in God and those..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to provide support after Montana floods
Flooding covers streets. (Photo by George Armstrong/FEMA) PNS - Melting snow has caused serious flooding problems in Montana. Last week, Governor Steve..
Mission Agency receives clean audit for 2017
LOUISVILLE – The 2017 financial statements for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, have received a “clean opinion” from their independent auditors,..
Vision before structure: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board scrutinizes recommendations from other groups
CINCINNATI – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board is considering asking the 2018 General Assembly to take the next two years to vet..
PC(USA), A Corporation: Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask
Confused, confused, confused. So many say they are confused by the octopus-like discussions involving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) corporate structure. (Others just..
Prayers requested for brothers and sisters in Nicaragua
“Tree of Life” (Árbol de la Vida) being burned during the protests in Nicaragua, April 21, 2018. Photo by Jan Martínez Ahrens..
Music with a mission
What is the relationship between music and mission? I believe they are closely related. God has given humanity the wondrous ability to..
Sailing the waters of discernment
The desired end of most any discernment process is a clear choice; a decision made. Our goal is for the decision to..
Way Forward Commission revises proposal regarding PC(USA)’s A Corporation
The Way Forward Commission voted April 23 to revise what it will ask the 2018 General Assembly to do regarding the makeup..
Speech, singing, movement and instruments
I teach music in church and school settings. In my work at school, I began to use the Orff Schulwerk (school work)..
Come, they told me
The little drummer boy is a fictitious visitor to the newborn Jesus. His only gift: the beat of his drum. But the..
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