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.
“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.
“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.
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.
If you were going to make a promo film about the ideal life of a military strike team, this would be it.
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.
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.
As a documentary, "Undefeated" is compelling because it seems so honest and down-to-earth. Bill Courtney, a successful small-business owner in North Memphis, has a wife and four kids and lives in an affluent (white) suburb. Nothing unusual there.
This one was nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign film. It’s “Schindler’s List” in the sewer. Literally. A Polish sewer maintenance man hides some Jews in the sewer underneath the city of Lvov while it was occupied by the Nazis during World War II.
The Rev. George B. Telford, a leader in the Presbyterian Church before and after reunion, died Feb. 28 after a battle with pancreatic metastatic cancer. He was 78.
Camp and conference centers in the PC(USA) continue to play a vital and expanding role in the denomination. They provide and support Christian education, disciple-making, young adult leadership, congregational support, retreats of all varieties, evangelism and outreach.
W ith dollars being hard to come by and congregations and presbyteries feeling the pinch, many Presbyterian camps and conference centers are in a season of re-evaluation. Some have closed, and some are reconfiguring to diversify and firm up their financial base.
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he book was published 10 years ago. The traveling show — presenting full-day seminars on the subject by the authors Bill Easum and Dave Travis — circled the country around that time, too. And a big impact was made, if only by putting the title in front of the church: “Beyond the Box.”
The Compass Points Certification Program was developed by the Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association (PCCCA) in partnership with Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga.
DALLAS
The General Assembly Mid-Councils Commission has voted 15-5 to permit non-geographic, “provisional presbyteries” as part of a “designated season of reflective experimentation” in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The General Assembly Mid-Councils Commission is calling for reviews of the denomination’s top-level agencies and its racial ethnic ministry.
You know about the front door, the one painted red. But you have three other doors as well. If you work all four doors, your church will grow and thrive.
Let’s take these doors one by one:
Jossey-Bass (a Leadership Network publication). 256 pages
reviewed by ANDREW PLOUCHER
What about the inactive members? Where’d they go? If you’ve ever asked this question, deflected it during a tense session meeting or been frustrated with the challenges of developing a more active church membership, “The Other 80 Percent” is a must read.
HarperOne, San Francisco. 208 pages
reviewed by MIKE LITTLE
Can our charitable efforts to help the poor actually harm the very people we set out to help? In his most recent book, “Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help,” Robert Lupton contends the answer is unequivocally “yes.” In fact, he believes the harmful consequences of our charitable work are a national scandal.
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