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Written by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
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Friday, 29 July 2011 16:18 |
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On the afternoon of Sept. 22, 2001, Carolyn wrote “O God, Our Words Cannot Express,” a hymn that was used by many churches on that evening and in the days that followed. It was published in the Presbyterian Outlook at the time, and was mentioned in USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, lots of magazines and was on national PBS-TV twice in the USA and the BBC-TV in the United Kingdom.
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Written by Jonathan Luxmoore
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Thursday, 28 July 2011 19:50 |
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Warsaw, Poland (ENI) Church leaders across Europe expressed shock
and sorrow at the killing of 76 people by a right-wing extremist in Norway,
and pledged solidarity and prayers with the country's inhabitants.
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Written by Anto Akkara
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Thursday, 28 July 2011 19:36 |
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Bangalore, India (ENI) Major churches in India are taking part
in a hunger strike that began July 25 in New Delhi to demand an end to
discrimination against Christian Dalits.
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Written by STEPHANIE SORGE WING
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:59 |
In a time when ministry and outreach to college students is in decline, the Presbyterian Student Center Foundation, known as PresHouse, is thriving on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. However, its tax-exempt status has been revoked, and the ministry could soon be shuttered.
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Written by CHRIS JOHNSON AND MARY BETH MCCANDLESS
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:57 |
Q: How can a conference reflect open-mindedness, intentionality, innovation and church leadership all at once?
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Written by W. P. Campbell
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:55 |
On Tuesday, May 10, a vote in the presbytery of the Twin Cities area tipped the balanced in a 30-year debate about ordination standards in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), presumably allowing gays and lesbians to become pastors, elders, and deacons in gay-affirming congregations. I use the word “presumably” intentionally. I don’t believe the debate has ended.
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Written by Rev. Amy E. Loving
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:52 |
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A friend recently drew my attention to the “I Choose This Day” materials that have been put forth by the Presbyterian Lay Committee.
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Written by from byFaith, the Web magazine of the PCA
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:46 |
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America has directed its Interchurch Relations Committee to study the denomination’s participation in the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and offer its findings to the 2012 General Assembly.
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Written by Greg Garrison
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:43 |
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. A new Alabama law that makes it a crime to offer rides to undocumented immigrants is the “meanest” immigration law in the country, according to a United Methodist bishop.
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Written by Adelle M. Banks
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:40 |
(rNS) The National Association of Evangelicals is siding with Jews and Muslims in opposing a proposed ban on infant male circumcision in San Francisco.
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Written by David Crampton
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Friday, 22 July 2011 18:07 |
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (ENI) Migrant religious workers in New
Zealand are welcoming the opportunity to be permanent residents after the
government announced changes to the law on July 19. Starting in November,
an updated temporary visa will allow workers to stay in the country for four
years before applying for residency.
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Written by Fredrick Nzwili
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Friday, 22 July 2011 15:58 |
NAIROBI, Kenya (ENI) The Kenyan government has promised to
expand a refugee camp for thousands of desperate Somalis fleeing a drought
crisis in the Horn of Africa, and faith groups and humanitarian agencies are
praising the move.
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Written by Ginna Irby, Special to Presbyterian News Service
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Friday, 22 July 2011 15:55 |
WASHNGTON (Special to the Presbyterian News Service) On July 11, more than 150 U.S. citizens from faith-based, environmental and human rights organizations gathered in front of the White House to protest the pending Colombia Free Trade Agreement. A Presbyterian presence was prominent among them.
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Written by Fredrick Nzwili
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Friday, 22 July 2011 15:50 |
Nairobi, Kenya (ENI) Christian relief agencies providing aid to
millions of people facing drought in Somalia face security issues in the
war-torn country, where humanitarian officials say operating is difficult,
but not impossible.
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Written by Francis Wong
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011 17:51 |
HONG KONG (ENI) The Vatican has excommunicated the Rev. Joseph
Huang Bingzhang, a Catholic bishop in Shantou in the southern Guangdong
province in China, for being ordained without a papal mandate.
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Written by Fredrick Nzwili
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011 05:07 |
NAIROBI, Kenya (ENI) Roman Catholic Bishop Caesar Mazzolari of
South Sudan's Rumbek diocese died suddenly on July 16 at age 74, one
week after the mainly Christian and animist region celebrated its
independence from the mainly Arab and Islamic North.
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Written by Paul Seebeck
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011 18:08 |
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) More than 75 Presbyterians in town for the
denomination’s Big Tent event demonstrated their support of immigrants at
the Indiana Statehouse July 2.
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Written by Frank Frieberg, Carl Wilton
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Monday, 11 July 2011 00:04 |
I think people are leaving. I know that there are people in my church who are considering it. What bothers them the most is the departure from viewing Scripture as authoritative and instead viewing Scripture as merely guidelines. We might as well replace Scripture with the Pirates’ Code. Remember the movie, “Pirates of the Caribbean”?
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Written by Adelle M. Banks
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 23:48 |
(RNS) Religious leaders are hoping to hit a home run in a campaign to get Major League Baseball players to ban tobacco use on fields and dugouts of the national pastime.
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Written by Ron Csillag
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 23:45 |
TORONTO (RNS) A group of Catholic and Jewish parents is taking the province of Quebec to court to challenge a government ban on religious teachings at subsidized day care centers.
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Written by Fredrick Nzwili
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 18:53 |
Nairobi, Kenya (ENI) Christian leaders from around the world
have pledged support for Southern Sudan, which is set to
become an independent state July 9.
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Written by Anto Akkar
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 18:51 |
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Bangalore, India (ENI) Christians and other minority leaders in
Pakistan have spoken out against the government's move to relegate issues
regarding religious minorities to provincial governments in the
Muslim-majority nation, instead of dealing with them on a national level.
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Written by John Zarocostas
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 18:48 |
Geneva (ENI) United Nations relief agencies launched global emergency appeals today seeking new aid funds to help 10 million people, including 2 million severely malnourished children, in countries in the
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Written by David R. Collins
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 15:27 |
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I had never gone to a national denominational gathering before last weekend. This was absolutely on purpose. I’ve avoided them like the plague because I like being a Presbyterian, and I was pretty convinced that i’d have to find another denominational home after going to one. …I can honestly say that there’s no way I can walk away from Big Tent thinking that Louisville is out to get us evangelicals… read more
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