Columbia President Steve Hayner Diagnosed with Cancer
Decatur, GA—Earlier this spring, Columbia Theological Seminary President Steve Hayner was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor. He is presently pursuing an aggressive..
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The Spiritual Practice of Remembering
by Margaret Bendroth William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. and Cambridge, U.K. 141 pages American culture is inclined to feel a sense..
What is connectional?
Recently, a pastor was on social media asking for feedback about what is essential about Presbyterianism. In other words, “Without [fill in..
CRC, RCA to consider joint resolution
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (Christian Reformed Church News Service) After more than 150 years of separation, the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) and the..
General Assembly backgrounder: theological issues and institutions
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly ― June 14-21 in Detroit ― will once again consider a proposal to include The Belhar Confession..
More than 80 religious groups for passage of Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
LOUISVILLE (PNS) More than 80 religious groups ― including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ― have signed onto a letter to the U.S...
Cancer & Theology (Bookmark)
Edited by Jake Bouma and Erik Ullestad Elbow Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 107 pages The first thing to be said about this important..
Definition v. Discretion
So what about marriage? How would you advise commissioners and delegates to the 221st General Assembly as they consider proposals to change..
Library litany
Like many congregations, mine has a library. It’s near the office on the first floor of the church building and is named..
Hillary Rodham Clinton
“The miracle of loaves and fish was the first great potluck supper. It is what women do every day: we feed the..
A primary Sunday School class…
A primary Sunday school class was hearing the story of Cain and Abel for the first time. The teacher asked, “Why do..
Presbyterians continue to seek ways to help people of a violence-torn Iraq (10 years ago)
10 Years Ago — May 3, 2004 Presbyterians strive to maintain contacts with Christians in war-torn Iraq. Victor Makari, PC(USA) regional coordinator..
Deceased (from the May 26, 2014 issue)
Joseph W. Atkins Jr., 78, Nov. 13, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Eugene S. Callender, 87, Nov. 2, New York Tomas Chavez Jr., 86,..
Retirements (from the May 26, 2014 issue)
Jerry E. Blacklaw, from pastor, Gulf Breeze Church, Gulf Breeze, Fla. John Carl Bowers, from pastor, Homecrest Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. Constance M...
Transitions (from the May 26, 2014 issue)
William Evertsberg, from pastor, First Church, Greenwich, Ct., to pastor, Kenilworth Union Church, Kenilworth, Ill. Shannon Johnson Kershner, from pastor, Black Mountain..
Ordinations (from the May 26, 2014 issue)
Kristin Raley, to hospice chaplain, Boston, Mass., by Chicago Presbytery
A Fool-Proof, Full-Orbed Salvation: A Final Reflection as Moderator of the 220th General Assembly(2012) for the 221st General Assembly (2014)
Office of the General Assembly Neal D. Presa Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..
PHEWA recognizes four social justice ministries with 2014 awards
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association(PHEWA) will present its four 2014 ministry awards at a June 19 event during the..
General Assembly backgrounder: church polity and ordered ministry
Among other topics, the Committee on Church Polity and Ordered Ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly will debate the degree to which..
Planning underway for world gatherings of theological educators
CHICAGO (Latin America and Caribbean Communication Agency) A meeting was held May 15-16 at McCormick Theological Seminary here to plan a “World..
First Presbyterian Houston files lawsuit to gain title to its property
Things still appear tense in the relationship between First Presbyterian Church in Houston and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – as the session..
The faith and marriage
by Jerry Andrews The church has a faith without which she cannot live faithfully. That faith, and the faithfulness it both informs..
Marriage: A polarity?
Well … not the first polarity you are imagining, not the Mars/Venus thing. Those are different planets. Magnetic poles occur on the..
Welcome to the conversation (Stated Clerk’s column)
Welcome to the 221st conversation as a whole church gathered as commissioners this time in Detroit, Mich. This conversation has some legs on it...
General Assembly backgrounder: mid councils issues
The Assembly Committee on Mid Councils Issues of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly will begin shaping the future of the denomination’s mid-level governing..
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