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Faithful civil engagement

Posted June 14th, 2017

I remember how shocked I was the first time I heard the question. As I stood in the receiving line during my first year as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), one of the parishioners asked point-blank, “Pastor, do you love Jesus or the social gospel?”

Civil Engagement

Posted May 20th, 2017

Politics can divide a church. I remember how shocked I was the first time I heard the question. As I stood in the receiving line during my first year as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), one of the parishioners asked point-blank, “Pastor, do you love Jesus or the social gospel?”

Talkin’ ’bout my generation

Posted January 13th, 2017

Does coming of age in a particular era decisively shape people’s values, habits and personalities? Yes, say some analysts.

Presbyterian representation drops slightly in 115th US Congress

Posted January 6th, 2017

A recently released report by the Pew Research Center for Religion & Public Life shows the composition of the 115th U.S. Congress is losing members from historically mainline Protestant groups in favor of modest gains by evangelicals, Catholics and representatives from other faith traditions.