Churches must change or die — and the clock is ticking
I want to talk about age. First, let’s get the obvious out of the way. All ages are good. Children, young adults,..
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Presbyterian Youth Triennium prepares for more than 5,000 participants
‘Trashing the playbook’ – California pastor excited about permission-giving presbytery, new worshiping community
IRVINE, CALIF. For a number of years, Veritas — a Sunday evening contemporary worship service of Irvine Presbyterian Church (IPC) — had..
Response to Ed Koster’s Guest Commentary “Descent Into a Pickle”
I wish to respond to Ed Koster’s guest commentary “Descent Into a Pickle” published in the Outlook’s July 8, 2013 edition on..
Descent into a pickle
The moderator of the General Assembly has recently written that the confessions of the church are effectively without authority. That puts us..
“If we have no volunteers, we will not eat!”
“If we have no volunteers, we will not eat!” cheerfully shouted a young woman as she recruited servers among the large crowds..
Church seeks a star to steer by amid sea change on same-gender marriage
Bookmark: Men Pray: Voices of Strength, Faith, Healing, Hope and Courage
Conservatives say religious freedom is ‘under attack’ in military
Moving on Uptown
I previously created a blog titled “Modern MonKye” when I was moving to Minnesota almost three years ago. At the time, I..
Community of dreams
A nongeographic retrospective
Ky. church wants pastor gone after wife’s column
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A newspaper column lampooning Southern Baptists, calling the group "the crazy old paranoid uncle of evangelical Christians," is causing quite..
Now that Heidelberg has passed …
Church of England to draft new legislation on women bishops
Vocational Discernment for the Church?
Let’s get a few things straight: “Young people” do not like change any more than older generations. Our norms may be different;..
Holy handwriting: Presbyterian completes hand writing of Bible, comes away with message of love
Joel Hunter pays a price for political activism
Sudanese across U.S. gather in Des Moines for Nuba Day events
Sudanese from around the country, many of them refugees, met at Des Moines’ Westminster Presbyterian Church this weekend for a three-day gathering..
Midterm exams
So we’ve reached the midpoint between the 220th General Assembly (2012) and the 221st (2014). How are we doing? How would you..
Is the growth of the nonreligious good or bad? Americans are divided
African religious leaders reject Obama’s call to decriminalize homosexuality
Pope Francis proclaims John Paul II, John XXIII as new saints
Films in review: Buddy movies: “White House Down” and “The Heat”
Book review – However Long the Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
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