The hard work of reconciliation (Stated clerk’s March column)
There appears to be a math equation in this quote from John Calvin. Toleration plus pardon plus mercy equals freedom—the freedom defined..
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MaryAnn McKibben Dana receives top Presbyterian Writers Guild award
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, a writer, pastor, conference leader, and highly sought-after speaker, has been named the recipient of the..
What’s next?
I just finished a wonderful few days with colleagues and fellow Presbyterians at the Next Church Conference in Atlanta. The theme of..
Self-Development (Great Co-Mission blog from PMAB chair)
And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain, behind someone..
The fall and rise of Holy Week
Presbyterians love Lent. I have the data to prove it. With thousands of visitors each year, the webpages for the season..
Vatican gives two thumbs up to Oscar winner ‘Spotlight’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Just hours after the movie “Spotlight” picked up the best picture prize at the Academy Awards, the Vatican newspaper..
Deceased (from the Feb. 29, 2016 issue)
Joseph E. Beltran, 58, Jun. 25, Lake Forest, Calif. James Pattison Darroch, 86, Jun. 30, Mt. Laurel, N.J. Benjamin L. Eller Jr.,..
Presbyterian Pan American School
In September the Presbyterian Pan American School in Texas dedicated the new Harte Student Center, the latest improvement in a long plan of improving..
Celebrating Holy Week with Children
I just reread Frederick Buechner's novella, “The Christmas Tide,” a story inspired by the suicide of his father when Buechner was 10..
Prayer and fasting conference
An announcement in a Nevada church bulletin: Please sign up for the prayer and fasting conference. The cost for attending includes meals.
What Holy Week means for the rest of the world
Who cares, really, about Holy Week? Not many of my kids’ friends. Most of my children’s closest friends have no faith affiliation..
David Brooks
“And then finally, there used to be a lot of Abraham Joshua Heschels in the world, and even Billy Grahams, and they were..
Sankofa
by Paul Roberts As I write this, the annual birthday commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. is just around the corner. In..
Transitions (from the Feb. 29, 2016) issue
Charles M. Webster, to transitional pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Va., from transitional pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, Neb. Stephanie Sorge Wing,..
Retirements (from the Feb. 29, 2016 issue)
William C. Beck, from pastor, Big Spring Presbyterian Church, Newville, Pa. Richard H. Brooks, from temporary pastor, Oakmont Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Ala...
He hid from them
“After Jesus had said this; he departed and hid from them.” John 12:36b
Ministry of the laity (50 years ago)
50 years ago — February 14, 1966 We must work out our ministry in the structures of everyday experience, at work and..
Congregational life: 2026
Guest commentary by Baron Mullis Where will the church be in 10 years? I’ve never been good at prognostication, but I do..
3rd Sunday of Lent – February 28, 2016
Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9; Lent 3C I confess: This is not my favorite Bible passage. Jesus sends a mixed message. He says, “No..
Southern Baptist foreign missionaries drop by nearly 1,000
(RNS) One out of five Southern Baptist missionaries overseas — or nearly 1,000 total — have volunteered to leave their posts to help..
Archaeologists dig up fabrics dating back to kings David and Solomon
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israeli archaeologists have discovered fragments of “remarkably preserved” 3,000-year-old fabrics, leather and seeds dating to the era of the biblical..
Study team releases report on “two-state” solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (UPDATED)
With significant contribution from Mike Jennings While the door to a viable Palestinian state is “closing rapidly, if it is still open at..
The Story That Chooses Us: A Tapestry of Missional Vision
by George Hunsberger Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 176 pages REVIEWED BY MICHELLE SUMPTION In this book, George Hunsberger..
Discipleship in the wilds: Manna principles during Lent
by Patricia K. Tull According to Exodus, God freed the Israelites from Egypt, a land where they had been forced to build..
“Now, go be church”: NEXT Conference attendees sent out
ATLANTA – On Wednesday morning, following full days of worship, workshops, presentations and fellowship, participants at the NEXT Church national gathering were sent..
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