Grace and peace to all of you. I was baptized as an infant at First Presbyterian Church, Billings, Montana. I was taught faith, Scripture, the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and confirmed at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sulphur, Louisiana.
Almost immediately after the White Paper of the Presbyterian Fellowship appeared, intense reaction followed. Two phrases seemed to attract the most concern. The mention of bringing together a group of theologically “like-minded” people created a powerful reaction in a denomination that has learned to prize its theological pluralism. In another column we can ponder that idea. The other incendiary phrase was “deathly ill,” which was used to describe the prognosis of the PCUSA. Who said “deathly ill” and upon what basis? That prognosis came from me. Let me tell you why.
Are Christianity and capitalism a marriage made in heaven, as some conservatives believe, or more of a strained relationship in need of..
FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) -- According to investigators, Kimani Wright, Pastor of Haymount Presbyterian Church, came home around 9:30 am to find the back..
Nairobi, Kenya (ENI) At least ten churches have been burned
in Nigeria, where violence has broken out following the re-election of
President Goodluck Jonathan, according to Barnabas Fund, a Christian
Charity in the United Kingdom.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (PNS) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons joined a number of U.S. religious leaders April 19 for the second annual Holy Week prayer breakfast at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
His office on North Fifth Street is three stories above the sanctuary (always filled on Sundays), and life in Richmond (where he mostly grew up) is familiarly complex for the leader of Second Presbyterian Church. …
UPDATED APRIL 19, 2011 – The Presbytery of deChristo voted on Saturday to a 62-62 tie – which counts as a collective “no” vote – becoming the third presbytery to turn away from supporting elimination of the fidelity-chastity ordination requirement (in 2009 it voted 59-48 to overturn the policy).
TOKYO (ENI) A "cross of comfort" has been erected at a church
site about one month after its building was washed away by the tsunami that
followed the magnitude-9 earthquake on March 11, a Christian relief
organization reported.
WASHINGTON (ENI) The State Department has a "rigidly
narrow" view of diplomacy that neglects religion's role in foreign affairs,
a prominent Catholic ambassador charged on April 17 as he announced his
resignation.
How do you explain why a comedy isn’t funny? It just isn’t. But no self-respecting
critic could just leave it at that, so, here goes the whining.
“Rio” is one of those animated musicals that are so cute and endearing you’ll not only
want your children to see them, you’ll also enjoy them yourself.
What we all know about the Middle East situation is that there is more than one point
of view. Anybody’s who been living in the United States understands our country’s
traditional allegiance to Israel.
The good news is that one of the most extraordinary paleontological finds in history
was discovered in 1994. Nestled near the cultivated vineyards of the French
countryside, unsettled limestone formations had formed subterranean caves.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PNS) The Rev. Michael Jinkins was inaugurated and installed
April 15 as the ninth president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
(LPTS).
Of all the Christians who will gather for Easter worship services the world over, we Presbyterians have just a slightly greater need to hear about the resurrection.
On Easter morning, Christians in this country and around the world proclaim “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!” We declare this joyfully, accompanied by brass choirs and resounding organs. We call up all the extra choir members and bell ringers, dancers and drummers, to celebrate the great mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
I’ll never forget the presbytery meeting where we examined an incoming minister. Along with other subjects, he subject of the Atonement was..
This may be the year when the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) opens the door to the ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.
It now seems very possible that Amendment 10-A to the church’s constitution will be approved.
I’ll never forget the day Ann came to my office. She was visibly upset, had tears in her eyes and said, “There’s something I have to tell you … .”
Official membership figures that the Presbyterian Church (USA) keeps show 11,260 congregations in 1998 with 2.59 million members.
In her recent book “Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers, A Handbook” (Louisville: Geneva Press, 2009), Joan Gray, former moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), urges leaders to ask if they are a part of a rowboat or a sailboat church:
by David Kelsey
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press (2 volumes). 1496 pages.
reviewed by ERIC O. SPRINGSTED
David Kelsey, longtime beloved teacher at Yale and author of numerous widely respected books, such as “The Uses of Scripture in Recent Theology” (1975), has delivered two important volumes that lay out a Christian understanding of human being.
by Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook and Fredrica Harris Thompsett
The Alban Institute, 2010. Pb., 193 pages. $18.00
reviewed by MARY HARRIS TODD
Picture this: a small Episcopal congregation of seven members goes to visit its bishop to request closure, and the bishop replies, “No! You still have a mission in your community!”
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