Koreans, Alaska Natives, ‘Norwegians’ come together in new presbytery; celebrate David Dobler’s retirement
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA (PNS) The Rev. David Dobler remembers when – early in his ministry in Alaska – presbytery meetings were fraught with..
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Video gamers can help change the world, McGonigal says at launch of SFTS’s Center for Innovation in Ministry
SAN ANSELMO, CALIF. (PNS) If we want to save the world, humans must engage in 21 billion hours per week of gaming,..
Orphans abandoned, shunned in Africa’s Ebola crisis
MONROVIA, Liberia (RNS) Ever since Frank Mulbah’s mother died of Ebola in August, no one will go near him. “I went to..
Pope Francis lends friendly support to Anglican Church in North America
(RNS) Pope Francis stepped slightly outside of ecumenical protocol when he sent his support and congratulations to the new leader of a..
Ebola prompts hands-off Mass in Fort Worth, Texas
(RNS) The Blood of Christ will not be offered during Mass. The Host will be placed in the hands, not on the tongue. And the..
A Political Theology of Climate Change
by Michael S. Northcott Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids Mich. 352 pages REVIEWED BY ANDREW PLOCHER Michael Northcott is..
Richard DuBose named president of Montreat Conference Center
Montreat, NC – A new chapter opens in the ongoing story of Montreat Conference Center as its Board of Directors names Richard..
Re: Covenant of conversation (pub. Oct. 13, 2014) – Letter to the editor from Heath Rada
As moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the PC(USA), I am having the remarkable privilege of traveling the country and meeting..
Seventh-day Adventists to decide in 2015 on women’s ordination
SILVER SPRING, Md. (RNS) Seventh-day Adventists opted for a middle-way approach on the divisive issue of women’s ordination on Tuesday (Oct. 14),..
Mark Driscoll resigns from Mars Hill Church
(RNS) Mark Driscoll, the larger-than-life megachurch pastor who has been accused of plagiarism, bullying and an unhealthy ego that alienated his most..
Digging deeper into faith – Jason Brian Santos: New associate for collegiate ministries
He’s the new guy. So it will take some time for Jason Brian Santos, the new associate for collegiate ministries for the..
The pursuit of happiness
NOT LONG AGO I WAS TALKING with a young adult about a choice that faced me. When I told him I was..
Hospitality: Ways to welcome newcomers
Most congregations are interested (if not desperate) to have new people attend worship and eventually join the church. The problem is that..
Covenant of conversation
Earlier this year when I read about — and then read — the “Zionism Unsettled” report on sources of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,..
Victoria Osteen
(RNS) “When you come to church, when you worship him, you’re not doing it for God really. You’re doing it for yourself,..
In a newsletter from Milledgeville, Georgia…
In a newsletter from Milledgeville, Georgia, they told of a little Presbyterian girl who was punished by having her eat her dinner..
40 years ago — Oct. 21, 1974
Through the Bible “we meet Jesus Christ, God’s greatest act.” And through the Bible “God calls us to be involved in his..
Deceased (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)
Anna Marie Alighieri, 61, April 8, Amelia, Va. Thomas B. Bagnal Jr., 87, Feb. 28, Mt. Airy, N.C. Jack R. Birkett, 94,..
Honorably retired (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)
Judy Angleberger, from pastor, Steffin Hill Presbyterian Church, Beaver Falls, Pa. Scott L. Barton, from member at large, Pelham, Md. Carl Frank..
Transitions (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)
Ashley Beaty-Perry, to pastor, Gautier Presbyterian Church, Gautier, Miss. Anthony Ceder, from youth director, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas, to pastor, Matthews..
Anniversaries (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)
First Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Va., 175 years Union Presbyterian Church, Los Altos, Calif., 100 years
Houston subpoenas pastors’ sermons in gay rights ordinance case
(RNS) Evangelical leaders are angry after city officials in Houston subpoenaed sermons given by local pastors who oppose an equal rights ordinance that provides protections to..
‘Spread hummus, not hate’ campaign unites Muslims, Jews
WASHINGTON (RNS) A small band of Jews and Muslims marched through one of the city’s busiest squares Tuesday (Oct. 14) shouting “Spread Hummus! Not Hate!”..
Regarding ruling elders: Moderating meetings
LOUISVILLE (PNS) As a ruling elder, you may have been asked, or will be asked, to moderate a committee or a meeting...
Prayers for Madagascar
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Please pray for peace, justice and calm in Madagascar in the midst of a tense political situation. Marc Ravalomanana returned..
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