What is the secret of a balanced Christian life?
To answer this question, the Rev. Philip W. Butin, co-pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, AR, and a former president of San Francisco Theological Seminary, gave about 50 participants in his Big Tent workshop Aug. 3 a crash course on Scripture, theology, and church history.
Seventeen new or reassigned Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-workers, along with three long-term volunteers, completed mission orientation last month and will begin international service in coming weeks.
Sunrises and sunsets are inspiring religious adoration of a digital sort.
As news of violence and turmoil — including the destruction of Christian church buildings — continues to come from Egypt, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its partners call for peace and faith in God.
Teaching theology is about proclaiming good news. I want to share with you some glimpses of good news from my teaching this semester at the Evangelical Center for Pastoral Studies in Central America (CEDEPCA) in Guatemala City.
Everything’s going digital. Even bar mitzvah preparation.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice. Our legacy as a denomination is grounded in the principles of biblical justice and the mission of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ shared in his mission statement at the beginning of his ministry.
While at Big Tent this month, Erin Dunigan sat down with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly (2008). The spoke about his new book, “But I Don’t See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race.”
I believe I was privileged to have been raised in a Christian home with two loving parents who were committed to serving Christ and raising their children to do the same. Many children today do not have that same experience. Many young families, under pressure from work, a weak economy, and too much debt, struggle to put food on the table each day and have no energy left to add family devotions and prayer to the long list of things they must accomplish each day. Many families do not take advantage of Sunday school, Vacation Bible School or other Christian education programs that can teach children about Jesus and the great love of God. Many children do not understand that this great and wonderful love surrounds them each and every day of their lives.
A commission of religious leaders has called for clarity in churches’ ability to endorse candidates and issues from the pulpit without fear of losing their tax-exempt status.