Presbyterian Mission Agency new testament Archives

Physically distant, but spiritually close

Posted February 24th, 2021

“We may be physically distant,” the Rev. Dr. Derrick McQueen said at the opening of a recent Facebook Live appearance with the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty, “but we’re always spiritually close.”

Love Offering — Life Offering

Posted October 29th, 2020

Jesus points to a widow who gives out of love. She did not seem embarrassed about a small gift, nor did it prevent her from giving.

Grassroots home churches thrive in Rwanda

Posted May 6th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church in Rwanda opened its Center for Training and Documentation in 1996, two years after the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi.

One day, while taking a break from studying in the Duke Divinity School library, I got into a conversation that would change the course of my family’s life. As I talked with a stranger, I learned he was the only person in the world with a Ph.D. in New Testament, which is also my field of study, who could speak the particular language of the country where he was training Christians for ministry. This really struck me.

New Testament professor retraces steps of first disciples

Posted October 14th, 2016

Over two mornings at the 2016 ARMSS/POAMN conference the Rev. Dr. John T. Carroll shared his wisdom in a comprehensive, two-part keynote address with broad implications for his audience of pastors, educators, and others engaged in ministry with older adults.