LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PNS) “Watermarked,” an album renowned Presbyterian singer/songwriter david m. bailey was working on when he died last fall, has been released posthumously.
Chicago, May 6, 2011—McCormick Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustees has elected Frank M. Yamada as its tenth president. Dr. Yamada, who will assume the presidency on July 1, succeeds the Rev. Dr. Cynthia M. Campbell, who is retiring.
The leaders of “The Fellowship” have downgraded the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s threat alert.
“Prom” is exactly what you’d expect: no more and no less.
When Disney produces a documentary about cheetahs and lions in the wilds of Africa, you’d expect a lot of cute “awwww” shots of cubs cuddling and playing. And we get those. But we also get the realism of hunting to eat. And the honesty of the law of the jungle, that only the strong survive.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (GAMC Mission Council) Maseabane, a grandmother in the small African country of Lesotho, is a prolific planter of seeds.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PNS) Acting on a recommendation from the 217th General Assembly (2006), two Presbyterian groups have partnered to help their older adult ministries stay connected.
Nairobi, Kenya (ENI) Christians in Kenya over the Easter
weekend exchanged thousands of text messages on mobile phones, announcing
the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday and marking his crucifixion on
Good Friday.
Blog post by Rev. Mike Sears, Gastonia, NC
How can an issue, which isn’t really even insinuated in 10A, cause exam-passing pastors and lifelong elders to totally abandon socio-historical approaches and critical thinking when it comes to understanding the Bible?
Tossing ‘fidelity and chastity’ rule would open a new set of questions
So what will it mean for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) if the ordination rules change?
Webinar - “Faithful Presence: Preaching the Word”
LOUISVILLE - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent conference will be held in Indianapolis after all, now that potential conflicts with proposed immigration legislation have been worked out.
In the aftermath of tornadoes that swept through the Southeast last week, killing more than 340 people and leaving homes, businesses and lives devastated in Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere, Presbyterians are helping with prayer, concern and material relief.
When the emergency sirens stopped blaring in Alabama and the power of the storm was finally spent, the questions came quickly. Who’s been hurt or killed? What’s damaged? What’s left? Who needs our help?
… Fellow skeptics of evolution: we have to avoid bringing God into the science classroom. ... Let’s confine our efforts to insisting..
When I was in high school Advanced Biology class, I remember that I was skeptical of evolution, but I never had any..
Symbol or substance? Church leaders transact so much business in the language of metaphor and symbol that they can mistake it for reality. When Pastor Trina Zelle of Tempe, Arizona, submitted to the 2010 PC(USA) General Assembly a commissioners’ resolution regarding her state’s Senate Bill 1070, she did not make such a mistake. She chose substance over symbol.
We've done a good bit of relief work, including sending a 4 ton truck up north full of clothes, blankets, water, and food. We've also raised nearly $30,000 in funds which we are sending to National Christian Council in Japan, which is helping in the hardest hit areas.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, the General Assembly Mission Council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will hold its September 2012 meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
This time 30 years ago my friends and I were preparing for final exams and descending into melancholy as we listened to Dan Fogelberg sing, “Same Old Lang Syne” on my roommate’s car radio.
We speak a shared language, Presbyterian-related colleges and their sister churches — a language of scholarship, faith, vocation, arts, community and service.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
In a church riven by dissent, seminaries where students span the liberal-to-conservative spectrum should count as a plus, says José Irizarry, academic dean at Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico.
Ask 100 American residents what happened in 1812, and 98 will probably say, “the War of 1812.” But two of the 100 just might say, “A new Presbyterian seminary.” The two could well be speaking of different schools, however, for that year brought the launch of both Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey and Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Virginia.
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We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most white Americans reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God, according to a new poll.
Colleges
Austin College, Sherman, Texas, May 15, 8:30 a.m., on campus. Drayton McLane, chairman of McLane Group and longtime chair and CEO of the Houston Astros Baseball Club, is keynote speaker.
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