Are you my type? The Enneagram catches on with Christians
CHICAGO (RNS) What’s your number? It’s not a pickup line. At least, it wasn’t at the pre-conference portion of an event called “Why..
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The gift of family and community: Church and seminary partnerships
by Greg Stovell Throughout the years, my favorite and most honest prayer has been: Are you kidding me? I grew up..
Use seminary to grow
This week we asked our bloggers to share three things they would have liked to tell themselves before starting seminary. Here are..
United Nations Day is October 24
(PNS) On October 24, 1948, the founding members of the United Nations ratified a document that officially created the organization with 51..
Appointments made for Way Forward Commission, 2020 Vision Team
Last summer, the 2016 General Assembly created two new entities charged with considering how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will move into the..
The Wounded Healer
Henri J.M. Nouwen Image Books, New York. 109 pages There is a reason certain books are called classic. They outlive their own..
Practical skills: What I wish I learned in seminary
This week we asked our bloggers to share three things they would have liked to tell themselves before starting seminary. Here are..
Why Christian Conference invites participants to embrace testimony and faith
Our Sanctuary is filled to the rafters today (and will be again tomorrow) with the great energy of the @wxconference! #WX2016 pic.twitter.com/U7mqTr4XZX..
Charlotte churches regroup after long week of demonstrations, unrest
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Although the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina are now quiet following protests in response to the September 20 shooting..
Presbyterian congregation in Rochester seeks to improve education for poverty-stricken families
(PNS) – Members of Third Presbyterian Church of Rochester, New York believe more needs to be done to improve education in their..
Sarmiento joins The Outreach Foundation Staff
FRANKLIN, TN (The Outreach Foundation) - Juan Sarmiento has been named Associate Director for Mission of The Outreach Foundation. He will officially..
They didn’t teach us that in seminary!
Guest commentary by Andrew Whaley “They didn’t teach us that in seminary!” How many times have pastors shared this phrase when relating..
October 2, 2016 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lamentations 1:1-6; Psalm 137; Luke 17:5-10 Ordinary 27C Proper 22 There are times in our lives when lament is the only response..
Suicide leaves scars, not the stain of sin (Commentary)
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. (RNS) September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and every September I hear that suicide is the..
30 years of World Mission: An interview with Hunter Farrell
Hunter Farrell, who has served as director of World Mission for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 2007, has announced that he is..
The God Particle: God-Talk in a “Big Bang” World
by R. Kirby Godsey Mercer University Press, Macon, Ga. 112 pages In 2012 scientists discovered the Higgs boson. What is the..
We’re not going it alone: A pastoral conversation about mentoring relationships
by Lori Archer Raible and George C. Anderson As a newly ordained minister, Lori Archer Raible participated in the Trent Symposium,..
Will Colombian peace accord lead to lasting peace?
BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (PNS) – After four years of dialogue and negotiations, President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC guerrilla group agreed to..
On writing in seminary: An open letter to first-year students
Dear first-year seminarian, By now you have unpacked the boxes in your campus apartment, logged your first hundred commuter miles or perused..
Transience is no excuse
Guest Outpost blog by Caroline Barnett The summer is over – and I’ve spent more of it driving than I care..
Ask an … Old Testament scholar
What's correct: Old Testament or Hebrew Scriptures? It is not so much an issue of correctness as it is about a..
Stony Point celebrates dramatic financial turnaround
(PNS) – What a difference a year makes. When Rick and Kitty Ufford-Chase, co-directors of Stony Point Center—one of three national conference centers of..
David Brooks
“For all of us, religious or secular, life doesn’t come from how well you keep your options open but how well you..
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Kansas
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kansas, holds a “Back to Church Sunday.” They point out that 82 percent of people without a..
A first grade class …
A first grade Sunday school class in Georgia was studying the 23rd Psalm. When it came time to do art, Lila drew..
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