PRESBYTERIAN NEWS SERVICE HEADLINES
A monthly column for the PC(USA) by the General Assembly moderator
'Breaking Down the Walls': a comprehensive report about a complex context
Biblical and theological reflections are now online
Honorees to be recognized at April 7-10 fete in Chicago
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March 8, 2010
MAKING HISTORY TODAY:Bricks and Mortar
Church is about people, not buildings to be sure, but Jim Currie of the Presbyterian Historial Society of the Southwest, takes us from St. Giles in Scotland to Yankee Stadium while exploring the importance of place.
January 20, 2010
In Touch
The struggle of new vision and long-standing tradition in the movie Invictus has implications for church leaders.
November 9, 2009
An inspiring PC(USA) story on CNN
A national television audience learned this week what many of us have known for a long time — our Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program changes lives. (1 response so far)
September 23, 2009
Sharing the heavy loads of people in Malawi
It is a balancing act to carry these heavy loads. If your foot slips or your strength weakens or you lose your balance, it can be very costly.
August 18, 2009
“A Polity Point: Duty to report abuse
The picture hangs in homes and churches across the country: beaming children gathered around a seated Jesus. His words, “For such is the kingdom of heaven” are equally familiar. The picture and the words remind us of God's intention that we protect and nurture children. (1 response so far)
The hospital previously reported to have collapsed in the Jan. 12 earthquake is reported to be still standing. Unknown is whether the large aftershock on Jan. 20 caused further damage. Any updates to this situation will be posted here.
Jann Treadwell’s spiritual journey is very different from most educators. Her family was involved in another denomination, but she has no recollection of church school. She never attended a vacation Bible school, and shyness kept her away from the youth group.
NORTHEAST SHORTS
The Church of All Nations, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation in Columbia Heights, Minn., a Minneapolis suburb, is one of five congregations to receive a $10,000 Cultures of Call grant from The Fund for Theological Education, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Mary (Sue) Makin, Presbyterian Church (USA) medical missionary in Malawi, recently received the prestigious John Linton Award from Hannam University in Daejeon, South Korea.
What do a book about sharks, a children’s biography of John Calvin, and a story about a dump truck have in common? Find out at a the new website...
The nine members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly Middle East study team met in November at the Presbyterian United Nations office and at First Presbyterian Church of New York City.
Rev. Thomas "Tom" Taylor will begin service Jan. 15, 2010, as president and chief executive officer of the Presbyterian Foundation.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance will send $200,000 to Hôspital Sainte Croix (Holy Cross Hospital) and an affiliated nursing school in Léogâne, Haiti. The donations to PDA for Haiti tallied more than $1.2 million as of the last week of January.
*THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED...One mission worker injured, now in Florida. Three mission teams in Haiti at the time of the earthquake are unharmed and one may be home already.
