Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton (bookmark)
Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton, 1845-1929 by Bradley J. Gundlach Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 374 pages It is a..
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Film in review – “The Trip To Italy”
I have an old friend who is a great conversationalist. Recently he proposed that we go on a road trip together, “just..
Film in review – “November Man”
This spy thriller is kind of in the genre of John le Carre’s literary potboilers: the viewer has to try to piece..
Film in review – “What If”
Even we married folks have friends of the opposite gender. And occasionally it will occur to us that we seem to have..
Speaking from the heart
“A MAN CANNOT LIE,” said Sigmund Freud (in the sexist language of his day), “if he lies with his lips he will..
The new pastor’s first year: Part 1
What should a teaching elder and the session try to accomplish in the first year of ministry? If people think that the..
Continuing history
WASHINGTON D.C. – It was late on a recent Friday afternoon when I slipped into New York Avenue Presbyterian Church here to..
Calendar Check – October 2014
Oct. 13-16 Montreat, N.C. More Than None: Engaging the Religiously Unaffiliated featuring Eric Weiner, Gabe Lyons, Katharine Henderson, Rodger Nishioka, Allan Boesak,..
Calendar Check – September 2014
Sept 15-17 Montreat, N.C. Healthy Congregations™ facilitator training. Montreat Conference Center. montreat.org Sept 22-27 Abiquiu, N.M. Change and Conflict in Congregations (Even..
Gradye Parsons
“Not one more name, Israeli or Palestinian, should be added to this list. The violence must stop.” Stated Clerk GRADYE PARSONS, in..
Darren and Elizabeth Kennedy wrote from Egypt
Darren and Elizabeth Kennedy wrote from Egypt about a seminary student named Joseph who fell from a moving train and suffered the..
… I don’t believe her
This one is personal. When I was a young mother with my first child, I took her along to a circle meeting..
Economic Bases of a Christian World Order (70 years ago)
70 years ago — August 9, 1944 The range of religion is as wide as life itself. God’s word and God’s will..
Deceased (from August 18 issue)
C. Phillip Buss, 91, Nov. 12, Daytona Beach, Fla. Richard V. Colen, 84, July 2, 2010, Spanish Fort, Ala. Jean Daugherty, 94,..
Retirements (from August 18 issue)
Alvin Bridges, from Cornerstone Church, Chicago W. Gail Logan, from chaplain, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville M. Sidney McCollum, from interim pastor, First..
Transitions (from August 18 issue)
Tai Zimmerman Magette, to First Church, Arlington Heights, Ill. from First Church, Rock Hill, S.C. Lawrence Hamrick, to parish associative, Lincoln Park..
Ordained (from August 18 issue)
Richard June Pak, to campus pastor/executive director, at University of Illinois Chicago Agape House
Ft. Hood shooter asks to be ‘citizen’ of Islamic State
(RNS) The man convicted in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood in 2009 that left 13 dead is asking to become a..
From Las Vegas stages to Air Force chaplaincy
MONTREAT, N.C. (PNS) God’s plan for Air Force chaplain Mitchell Holley led him a long way from where he expected to be. Holley..
Cracks in the ‘stained-glass ceiling’: Women reach prominent pulpits
(RNS) Chicago. New York. Washington, D.C. In quick succession this year, three women have been chosen to lead historic tall-steeple churches in..
Christian leaders call for end to US strikes in Iraq, focus on peaceful resolution
(RNS) Even as some prominent Christians are calling on the U.S. to take more forceful military action against Islamic extremists in Iraq and..
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
by Rodney Stark Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Wilmington, Del. 455 pages REVIEWED BY ROBERT L. MONTGOMERY This is a book for those who,..
Jason Brian Santos to head PC(USA)’s collegiate ministries
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Jason Brian Santos has been named the new associate for collegiate ministries for the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) of the Presbyterian Church,..
US Muslims ask John Kerry for protection on Mecca pilgrimage
(RNS) Concerned for the safety of U.S. citizens soon headed to Mecca, 27 Muslim-American groups are asking the State Department to better..
Living soil
by Jacob Bolton I was learning about compost. I’d never composted before, but a member of the church I serve informed me..
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