Transitions (from the Nov. 9, 2015 issue)
David W. Rogers, to associate pastor for spiritual care, Cross of Life Lutheran Church, Roswell, Ga., from interim pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Jonesboro, Ga...
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A church in West Virginia…
A church in West Virginia has a motto committee that puts signs up around the building. One said, “Always read stuff that..
The beginning of theological education
RECENTLY, I TOOK PART IN THE ORDINATION of one of our recent graduates. He was ordained in his home congregation in New..
Covenant Network seeks avenues to new engagement at national gathering
DENVER – How can Presbyterians be involved in the difficult work of addressing injustice and working for reconciliation? That question has been..
Ordinations (from the Nov. 9, 2015 issue)
Betsy Reif Soto, to pastor, Star Presbyterian Church, Star, N.C., by Denver Presbytery Shannon Waite, to campus pastor at University of Mary..
Poorest of America’s Poor (40 years ago)
40 years ago — November 3, 1975 “Despite a five-year-old federal policy of Indian self-determination, the country’s largest Indian tribe, after more..
Reimagining the world
by C. Christopher Smith The new creation that God is bringing forth is one that stands in contrast to the status quo..
Living, speaking stones (Horizons 4)
HORIZONS BIBLE STUDY 2015-2016 COME TO THE WATERS Lesson 4 — Joshua 3-4 Every Fourth of July, cities around the nation..
Deceased (from the Nov. 9, 2015 issue)
Fred Hill, 88, Feb. 6, Hayesville, N.C. Sidney O. Hills, 97, July 17, 2014, Portland, Ore. Chester J. Minarcik Jr., 68, April..
Mission co-workers serving in Zambia
Dustin and Sherri Ellington are mission co-workers serving in Zambia. They report on the success of the YAV (Young Adult Volunteer) program there...
Mihee Kim-Kort
“In showing hospitality to the stranger, immigrant, refugee (whether a foreigner or a protester in the Black Lives Matter movement), it’s not..
“Unity Matters” – Covenant Network meets in Denver
DENVER – The crowd is small, and the way forward not entirely clear. With a big chunk of its advocacy agenda accomplished..
Language matters: Finding common ground in faith narratives
Guest commentary by Beth Buckingham-Brown Language matters. More than we realize. The language we hear and the language we use shapes us,..
Blurryface (twenty one pilots)
My 13-year-old, a little over a month ago: Hey Dad, whatcha doing? Me: I'm doing my album review for the Presbyterian..
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 8, 2015
Proper 27 – Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17; Mark 12:38-44 What is this week’s text from Mark about? I know, I know, Scripture is..
Cryptomnesia: How a Forgotten Memory Could Save the Church
by Christine A. Chakoian Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn. 136 pages The world has changed a great deal in the last 60 years...
Stoles that remind and connect
This month we asked our bloggers to share their thoughts on wearing vestments in worship. Here’s what they think. One of my..
Presbyterian Writers Guild seeks best first book nominations
The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations now for its 2016 Best First Book Award, honoring the best first book by..
Musings on church planting and vestments: It depends, but lose the robes (mostly)
This month we asked our bloggers to share their thoughts on wearing vestments in worship. Here’s what they think. One of the..
The 150th anniversary of the Van Dyck Bible
One hundred and fifty years ago the Van Dyck Bible was completed in Beirut in present-day Lebanon. According to David Grafton, a..
Pew study: More Americans reject religion, but believers firm in faith
(RNS) Americans as a whole are growing less religious, but those who still consider themselves to belong to a religion are, on average, just as..
Stated Clerk Nomination Committee receives inquiries
(OGA) The committee tasked with nominating the next Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) had received 21 requests..
Why do you all wear it?
This month we asked our bloggers to share their thoughts on wearing vestments in worship. Here’s what they think. So there I..
What’s right with your church?
During the past few years it has been fashionable to be openly critical of the Christian church in general and the Presbyterian..
‘Chaplains’ documentary follows nontraditional faith companions to battlefield, prison
(RNS) They can be found on the battlefield, at a chicken-processing plant and behind the locked gates of a prison. They are chaplains, and as a..
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