Celebrating the Presbyterian Family
O sing to the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. — Psalm 96:1 If I have become convinced of one […]
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A Hymn for Haiti
An American Presbyterian pastor has penned a moving hymn to unite churches in sharing grief and pain with the people of Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the nation’s capital city on Jan. 12.
Hear the Word of God
The challenge, the delight, of “doing radio” alone in a darkened studio is to make listeners of those who only hear. Dictionaries are a little ambiguous about my hair splitting, but when the reader proclaims: “Hear the word of God,” I think “listen to God’s word” might be more fruitful instruction.
Worship and Play
Sometimes I wonder where Presbyterians are the most playful—and self-revealing. I’m not convinced that it’s when we worship… Was that a logical leap? Blame it on the New Year’s egg-nog. Or blame it on our Presbyterian thesaurus that doesn’t put “worship” and “play” together.
Presbyterians Rally for Quake-Stricken Haiti
As traumatized residents wandered through the ruins of Port-au-Prince after an earthquake devastated the region on Jan. 12, support for relief efforts was already pouring into Presbyterian World Service and Development.
Review: Song for Canada and Lift High the Cross
As I described in an earlier In Song entry, a church’s recording project can invite a wider public to listen to what is going on musically in a congregation, opening a window, and sometimes an inviting door, into its life.
How Do You Pray?
The dawning new year seems a moment that needs prayer as we face the unkown ahead. I suppose there is a course about prayer I could sign up for somewhere and maybe it would be helpful, like consulting a golf pro about my backswing.
Churches Share Less with National Offices
A sharper-than-expected decline in Presbyterians Sharing income will result in the loss of up to five positions at the church’s national offices as well as […]
Relative Cold
“Blast! It’s cold,” I said, my teeth chattering and chewing the words. “You can say that again,” Linda said. “I have been getting increasingly chilled […]
Life and Mission Agency Rethinks its Vision
As the Presbyterian Church makes challenging decisions, the main thing we’re asking ourselves is, “What do we believe?” said Rev. Daniel Cho, convener of the […]
St. Andrew’s, Lindsay, Opens New Wing
It was 12 years in the making, but on Nov. 15, 2009, the congregation of St. Andrew’s, Lindsay, Ont., dedicated a new addition to their […]
The Church on Earth
“I can find no clear warrant in scripture for the practice of ordination to Word and Sacrament as we now practice it.” So declared Rev. […]
The Love Bomb
Sunday, January 31 Epiphany 4 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Why does Paul pause in the middle of a really good argument about the use and abuse […]
Drop in Regional Staff Grants
Funding provided for regional staff will decline for most synods beginning in 2011 as cuts in Women’s Missionary Society funding take effect. A new formula […]
Where in the World is God?
The 2009 series Theology 101 offered two distinct views, one on Christian theology, the other on world religions. We follow this with a series presenting […]
Ghana : Boogie to the Front
SETTING: Abetifi, Ghana. Steepled stone church with balconies and soaring ceilings. Painted murals along the front of the sanctuary. On the right, an elevated, dark-wood […]
A Hero for Empowering Girls
In Zimbabwe, men with HIV rape virgin girls believing they will be cured of their disease. Betty Makoni, who is devoted to rescuing such girls, […]
More PCC Missionaries in Taiwan
• Rev. Murray Garvin and Louise Gamble are retired missionaries of the PCC serving now as volunteer missionaries. Garvin teaches English at Yushan Theological College […]
Taiwan is Not China
Taiwan, along with another island, was the settlement China made with Japan after losing the first Sino-Japanese War in 1895. This led to 50 years […]
Justice Organization Condemns Massacre in Philippines
A Presbyterian-supported justice organization has condemned the murder of 57 people on Nov. 23, calling it “a grim testimony to the pervading culture of impunity […]