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May 22, 2013
Creating a biblical ethic of peace in Colombia
Accompaniment programs, unified voice of churches critical to peace process, church leaders tell CLAI
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian News Service
HAVANA—Colombia’s churches, supported by their international partners, must develop a single “ethic of peace that comes from Biblical values,” a number of that country’s faith leaders told a packed room at the Havan Libre hotel here May 20 on the eve of the sixth General Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI).
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May 22, 2013
Bridgett Green joins PPC editorial team
Pastor will be acquisitions editor for biblical studies
From Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
LOUISVILLE—The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is pleased to announce that the Rev. Bridgett Green will begin work as acquisitions editor for biblical studies on July 1. Green, a doctoral candidate in New Testament at Vanderbilt, will work part-time until she completes her Ph.D., at which point she will become a full-time editor with the Press.
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May 22, 2013
Franklin Graham calls IRS probe of ministry finances 'un-American'
WASHINGTON—Evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the Internal Revenue Service probe of conservative nonprofit groups as “un-American,” saying both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the relief group Samaritan’s Purse were audited by the IRS.
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May 22, 2013
Adapting theological education in Asia
Group signs covenant to address needs of students, congregations
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May 21, 2013
Church leaders call for prayer in the wake of the May 20 tornado in Moore-Oklahoma City
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May 21, 2013
Catholic population surges across the Global South
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Summer 2013 intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations - Brendan Welsh
Published May 22, 2013
Hello. My name is Brendan Welsh, and I just completed my first year at Princeton Theological Seminary. I went to Episcopal Academy where I grew up, in a suburb of Philadelphia, after which I went to Hamilton College in upstate New York, where I met my wife. In January of 2012 we were married in California, and I went to work for the FOCUS youth ministry in Philadelphia, where I worked for 2½ years. My wife and I come from different denominational backgrounds, but we both joined Narberth Presbyterian Church a little over a year ago, a wonderful community that ...
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Summer 2013 intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations - Marissa Costello
Published May 22, 2013
My name is Marissa Costello and I’m an intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. I wanted to intern here for two reasons specifically. One of those reasons being that I am now going into my senior year as an undergraduate at Saint Francis College but I’m still not sure what career I would like to pursue in my future. I’m a sociology major with a concentration in social work but I don’t know what specific field I would like to pursue. I’m hoping that working with this ministry and being exposed to ...
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Enjoying Breast Milk Ice Cream: Questioning your Food Beliefs
Published May 21, 2013
I apologize in advance for ruining your lunch or latte or whatever dairy confection you are enjoying. No, I’m not going to go into gruesome detail PETA style about how your milk is produced, although there may be a few nuggets of information you would prefer not to know. Actually, the purpose of this blog is to encourage you to question your food-related assumptions and beliefs. I mean, it would be great if you eat less conventional dairy (dairy coming from mass-production factories which are not pretty places), or alternatively it would be nice if you at least gave ...
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