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For church leaders: ‘Brush up your bylaws’
Film in review: “21 Jump Street”
“21 Jump Street” is the address where baby-faced rookie cops report for their new assignment: as undercover high school students, to bust..
‘Called to stretch’
Louisville, Ky. (PNS) We are called by God to move out of our comfort zones and open ourselves up to the movement..
Shopping around
charlotte, n.c. (PNS) When it comes to increasing stewardship, churches can either change the slogan or change the product, said the Rev...
Film in review: “John Carter”
Williams’ return to academia marks a career of scholarship
Interview with cast members of “The Hunger Games”
Gratification is ‘flip side’ of generosity
Tornado survivors band together to aid community
Ecumenical leaders oppose congressional resolutions on Iran
General Assembly registration is now open
Worship Words: Discipling Language for Faithful Ministry
“Kathleen Norris likes to say that language in worship ought to be ‘incarnational.’
Blood Under the Altar
Here’s a rip-snorter of a South Texas murder mystery, with a Presbyterian flavor, a Presbyparson’s first book. Mark Stoub, pastor in Bay City, Texas, weaves a yarn of murder, conniving and the dark (and lighter) sides of human nature among small-town Presbyterians in Shoestring, Texas.
Film in review: “John Carter”
“John Carter” is a sci-fi movie that brings to the big screen a very old novel.
Film in review: “Wanderlust”
The premise of “Wanderlust” is fairly believable, on the face of it: not-so-young-anymore couple, George and Linda (Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston), suddenly finds themselves jobless, and now they can’t afford to pay their bills.
Film in review: “Silent House”
“Silent House” is of interest because of style points. The whole 85 minutes was done in one “take.” No cuts, no editing, no “tightening” of the scenes, no excess footage on the cutting-room floor.
Film in review: “Friends With Kids”
“Friends With Kids” is one of those ensemble comedies that follow the awkward antics of a set of four couple-friends through marriage and early childhood.
Film in review: “Being Flynn”
Here’s an unguarded generalization: one of the issues in every man’s life is the relationship with his father. And, of course, every man’s relationship with his father is different from every other man’s, so there are few rules, and every man’s relationship with his father evolves over time, so the way is fraught with unseen perils.
Film in review: “Act of Valor”
If you were going to make a promo film about the ideal life of a military strike team, this would be it.
Pakistan vows to support religious minorities’ rights
Presbyterian leaders oppose rush to war with Iran
South Sudanese face deadline to leave the north
Peace train: Colombian pastor’s non-violent conflict resolution program goes global
BogotÁ (PNS) What began as a coincidental nonviolence training session has blossomed into a vocational passion for one pastor in the Presbyterian Church of Colombia.
When life tumbles in
Lousville -- I was expecting February to be a typical month in the life of the Moderator of the General Assembly: visits to Riverside and Northern Waters Presbyteries, meetings in Louisville of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly and the General Assembly Mission Council, and the NEXT Church conference in Dallas.
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