Is it prophetic to be so predictable?
“Some things I think are very conservative, or very liberal. I think when someone falls into one category for everything, I’m very..
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Annual meetings reimagined
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I READ last year was Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” A central argument is what he..
Recreating worship
As my paintbrush touches the canvas, I imagine the emotion I feel to run through me and embody itself on the canvas...
Children’s Christian formation enhanced by music education
by Anne McNair The most important place for a child’s music education is in the church. It is where they learn to..
Gregory Wolfe
“Lamenting the art of your own era is intellectual laziness at best and a serious dereliction of duty when it comes to..
Prayer shawl ministry
The Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw in Florence, Oregon, has a prayer shawl ministry. A knitting group meets regularly and has distributed..
A Presbyterian choir director blooper
A Presbyterian choir director sent me this blooper from his church bulletin. “The sermon Sunday night is ‘What is hell?’ Come early..
Calendar Check – April 2016
APRIL 1-3 MONTREAT, N.C. Mantreat on Montreat. Montreat. montreat.org APRIL 13-15 CLINTON, S.C. Together is Better: A Conference for Small Church Missional..
Calendar Check – March 2016
MARCH 19 CORBETT, ORE. Equipping Pastors, Elders and Staff to Lead a Changing Church featuring Heidi Husted Armstrong. Menucha. menucha.org MARCH 28-31..
New Year’s confession (20 years ago)
20 years ago — January 15, 1996 An individual preparing to be ordained for the gospel ministry is required to share a..
Deceased (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)
Mary Louise Ellenberger, 89, May 25, Glen Arm, Md. John R. Sharp, 76, May 11, Baltimore
Retirements (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)
Daniel O. Beteta, from pastor, Latinos Unidos en Cristo, San Mateo, Calif. David Lee Blevik, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dearborn, Mich...
Transitions (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)
Nathan Esser, to pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Sioux Falls, S.D., from pastor, Mars United Presbyterian Church, Mars. Pa. Craig Goodrich, to pastor,..
Anniversaries (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho. 60 years
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team to consider new volunteers
The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team gathers this week in Jacksonville, Fla., to consider adding a group of new members. The so-called “Discernment..
Moderator Rada and North Carolina Presbyterians connect with Muslim community
SWANNANOA, N.C. (PNS) Inspired by the peaceful legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., nearly 400 people crowded into the pews of a..
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Capturing the mystery
A little Catholic schooling goes a long way, particularly when the time spent there was during early, formative years. I spent first..
Stereotypes and the Spirit
Guest commentary by Sam E. McGregor Jr. “Dad, I want to go to the Donald Trump rally. Will you get us tickets?”..
Two Lutheran seminaries to close and reopen as new school
(RNS) Two Lutheran seminaries in Pennsylvania are planning to close and launch together a new school of theology in 2017 with hopes..
Anglican leaders downplay censure of U.S. Episcopal Church
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Anglican Communion’s worldwide leaders, finishing up four days of heated discussions, sought to project a sense of unity..
Regarding ruling elders: Ruling elders and Clerks of Session
(PNS) Growing up just outside of Chicago, I was, and remain today, an avid Chicago Cubs fan. I learned early on that living..
My heart aches…
Guest commentary by Steve Wilkins Recently, two churches that have had enormous influence in my life voted to separate from the denomination..
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 17, 2016
Isaiah 62:1-5; John 2:1-11 My middle child was recently exposed to another branch of Christendom’s view of marriage. The details of this..
Episcopal Church suspended from full participation in Anglican Communion
(RNS) The Anglican Communion voted to censure its American branch, the Episcopal Church, during a meeting in Canterbury, England, called to reflect on the future..
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