The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith Brazos Press, Grand Rapids,..
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What my mental health patients taught me about providing spiritual care
I'm not proud to admit that I was nervous the first time I began visiting patients on the psychiatric floor of my..
Age integration: choosing to listen
These words about leadership just leaped off the page — because they are provocative, and because they sound true. “The hope..
Sabbatical nourishment
Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, a 170-member congregation in the riverside village of Weems, Va., started swimmingly on sabbatical planning for its..
Distracted by life
A few weeks ago, I attended a funeral. Funerals are not foreign territory for me; as a pastor responsible for pastoral care..
Water initiatives get congregations to pledge to conserve
(RNS) At an interfaith summer camp in northern New Jersey, two dozen children explored a swamp to learn how creatures depend on..
You are my disciples… I expect better from you
I have changed her name to protect the innocent, so we’ll just call her “Prissy.” Prissy and I were CBFFs (Church Best..
Walking to church for shoes: The jobs-to-be-done model for mission innovation
Mission begins at the church’s front door. Any elder or deacon can tell you that. But how do you reach the people..
“TE”: Are you serious?
I love our new Form of Government — most of it. It’s lean, efficient, and places our historic principles of Presbyterian governance..
Whose ministry?
My son, Sam, got sick last week for the first time in his almost 11 months of life outside the womb. Some..
Appreciating the pastor as juggler
Peter Drucker, the business/management/leadership author, once said that the four hardest jobs in America are to be the president of the United..
Film in Review – Gravity
“Gravity” is a most believable space thriller that’s just a fantastic ride. Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) is the pilot, and Dr...
Hobby Lobby apologizes for Hanukkah flap
(RNS) The owner of the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, under fire because his stores do not carry Hanukkah merchandise, has apologized..
Who’s a Jew? Few American Jews say it’s a matter of belief
WASHINGTON (RNS) In the most comprehensive study of American Jews in 12 years, a strong majority said being Jewish is mostly about..
I’m sick of talking about Millennials
It's that time of the year. Target and the local grocery stores turn into veritable labyrinths with stacks of bookcases and..
How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization
How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization by Mary Eberstadt Templeton Press, West Conshohocken, Pa., 268 pages..
Whitworth enters into new partnerships with PC(USA)
North Puget Sound Presbytery Stated Clerk the Rev. Dean Strong, Whitworth University President Beck Taylor and Whitworth’s dean of spiritual life, Terry..
Consumers, missionaries, or worshipers?
A colleague sent me a link to a blog article by Carey Nieuwhof reckoning with the reality that even faithful churchgoers are coming..
An antidote to religious strife in Egypt: nationalism
CAIRO (RNS) After decades of polarization along religious lines, Christians and Muslims in Egypt are coming together to rally behind their flag...
First Anglican woman bishop in India says critics have been silent
NEW DELHI (RNS) A Christian nun who became the first woman bishop of South Asia’s Anglican community said that so far her..
Pastoral study grants offer space for Sabbath
For many ministers — who often sprint from one end of the week to the next, their schedules crammed with meetings and..
Three churches become one to better engage neighborhood
Gonzalez-Gertz says Engage helped congregation welcome and accept each other— and their neighbors —Light of Hope Presbyterian Church LOUISVILLE (PNS) A miracle..
Meet the ‘Nominals’ who are drifting from Judaism and Christianity
They’re rarely at worship services and indifferent to doctrine. And they’re surprisingly fuzzy on Jesus. These are the Jewish Americans sketched in a new Pew..
Three reasons the American church is ignoring Christian persecution
In her September 27th Daily Beast column, Kirsten Powers drew attention to the woeful silence of the American church in the face of a global..
Appreciation Power
I grew up in a pastor’s home, back in the day when honorifics were standard fare when addressing clergy. I do not..
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