UN envoys, faith leaders and humanitarian groups, intensified international efforts June 20 to secure safe passage for about 800 Syrian civilians, half of whom are Sunni Muslims and half Christians, trapped in Homs, Syria by armed combat between government and opposition forces.
Protestant churches in Tanzania have cautioned the government against extracting uranium deposits recently discovered in the East African country, noting that Germany plans to close its nuclear power stations by 2022 and the Japanese city of Fukushima is still recovering from the 2011 earthquake-caused nuclear disaster.
Can I just say this has been a very enlightening week. There are so many things that go on during General Assembly. Until you actually […]
To start with, the idea of spending five and a half hours in sederunts on my birthday was not my first choice for how to […]
This year is my first time being part of the general assembly. I am what is called a YAR, or young adult representative. Being in […]
My mission is the witness of a Palestinian Christian woman whose life has been closely affected by the Palestine/Israel conflict for over 64 years.
I think of an example of one bird with two wings, one is mission one is education. This is important, I think, for one bird to have two wings. If mission and education are together moving, they can fly!
First time here at The Presbyterian General Assembly 2012 being a YAR (young adult representative) . Its been such an amazing experience so far and […]
I think it’s amazing that we can have such a diverse representation of our church in one place to discuss important issues. I arrived with […]
When I was first asked to be one of the YARs at the General Assembly, I wasn’t sure what I was suppose to expect and […]
I was interested to read the report of the HanCa presbyteries for two important reasons.
One, I was at the General Assembly when the HanCa presbyteries were established and as a former clerk of presbytery, I was extremely interested to know how this new and innovative change in our structure had fared.
Two, recently I served for over 15 months as an assessor elder with a Korean congregation in Montreal.
I’ve been hearing a lot of questions these days throughout our church—questions that are endeavoring to wrestle with the realities of church decline in our day.
The church’s highest court met in Oshawa, Ont. June 3 – 7. Read about news and views from the assembly floor.
Welcome to our coverage of General Assembly 2012. The meeting of the church’s highest court begins in earnest tonight with a 7:30 p.m. worship service. […]
This collection of essays and articles is a reminder that theology, as Karl Barth said, is a cheerful science.
Re Sola Fida, April Father Pope’s blog, which is quoted in Rev. Daniel Scott’s article, includes the concept of faithfulness into the meaning of faith. […]
How did Lakeview celebrate the extraordinary achievements of two of its members? With cake, naturally. Catherine Colquhoun (left) was congratulated on her appointment to the […]
In celebration of its multi-cultural heritage, Memorial hosted their fifth annual International Sunday. Representing 30 countries, the 150 attendees joined together for enthusiastic worship; it […]
This is not an easy book to read. The topics are difficult, and the situations are meant to make you uncomfortable. But as I read it, I experienced an incredible feeling of God’s presence and I began to see answered prayers everywhere.