Bookmark – Undone
by Laura Sumner Truax IVP Books. Downers Grove, Ill. 221 pages. The author asks, “What do you do when life starts..
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“Zionism Unsettled” unsettles many Presbyterians
To Walt Davis, who helped write it, the 74-page “study guide” adds up to a condemnation of all three Abrahamic faiths’ penchant..
84-year-old nun gets 35 months for breaking into nuclear facility
(RNS) An 84-year-old nun was sentenced to nearly three years in prison on Tuesday (Feb. 18) for breaking into a Tennessee nuclear..
Cardinals gather in Rome as debates on church reform heat up
VATICAN CITY (RNS) High-level debates over Catholic teachings on marriage and divorce and other hot-button issues heated up on Wednesday (Feb. 19)..
First Presbyterian Church in Johnson City, Tenn.
One of the strongest supporters of mission in the PC(USA) is the historic First Presbyterian Church in Johnson City, Tenn. It supports missionaries..
One young girl pondered out loud in her Sunday School class…
One young girl pondered out loud in her Sunday School class, “I’ll bet God is glad he doesn’t need a cell phone..
Jamie Coots’ snake theology was not that crazy (commentary)
(RNS) The death of Jamie Coots could be read as just another bit of evidence that the universe doesn’t much care what..
3 things I’m glad I learned in seminary
The suggested prompt for the blog this month was, “5 Things I wished I’d learned in seminary.” One way to explore this..
Fossil Free PC(USA) divestment movement gains momentum
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Droughts. Temperature darting up and down. Concerned about the impact of climate change, Presbyterians are asking the 2014 General..
Blue blood president
I DON’T WATCH ANY TELEVISION series on a regular basis, but if I’m home and otherwise unengaged on a night when Tom..
“Help End the Mid-East Standoff”
10 Years Ago — February 2, 2004 “The next day we witnessed a demonstration by Palestinians protesting the building of the ‘Apartheid..
Transitions for February 17, 2014
Donald Mark Davis, from pastor, Heartland Church, Clive, Iowa, to pastor, St. Mark Church, Newport Beach, Calif. David C. Stoker, from associate..
First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, N.C.
First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, N.C., recently came out with a clever brochure called “First Presbyterian Church A to Z.” It lists..
A Presbyterian preacher in Mississippi was startled…
A Presbyterian preacher in Mississippi was startled when a young lad introduced his father as, “This is my Dad. He begat me.”..
Newark archbishop’s retirement home includes $500K addition
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) The 4,500-square-foot home sits on 8.2 wooded acres in the hills of Hunterdon County, N.J. With five bedrooms, three..
Science group, evangelicals push new collaboration
(RNS) Scientists and Christian evangelicals can collaborate for the good of society but it will take some serious effort, experts said as..
All that stuff
I loved my seminary experience. My wife and I both studied at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena at the same time (she..
Editorial – To the glory of God
Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: “He is..
Fired Tenn. pharmacist sues Walgreens alleging religious bias
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) A Tennessee pharmacist and a Baptist church deacon who lost his job after an ongoing dispute over selling Plan..
Jamie Coots, co-star of Snake Salvation, dies of a snakebite
(RNS) The Rev. Jamie Coots, a serpent-handling pastor and co-star of the “Snake Salvation” reality television show, died Saturday (Feb. 15)..
Films in review – “The Monuments Men” & “That Awkward Moment”
Actually, they could switch titles. “That Awkward Moment” is supposed to be one of those guy gross-out comedies disguised as a rom-com. ..
Film in review – “Labor Day”
Adele (Kate Winslet) is one of those emotionally wounded single moms who’s clinging to her only child, a pre-pubescent boy named Henry..
Reactions to Zionism and the PC(USA)
Relations between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Jewish groups – difficult for some years now – have slid into acrimony again involving..
Book review – Who Is the Church? An Ecclesiology for the Twenty-First Century
by Cheryl Peterson Fortress Press, Minneapolis. 176 pages. Reformations are about identity. The foundation is the same across every reformation,..
Book review – The Westminster Handbook to Karl Barth
Edited by Richard E. Burnett Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 242 pages. Karl Barth was the twentieth century’s greatest..
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