March 4, 2012 Rev. Fritz Ritsch, D. Min., Preacher St. Stephen Presbyterian Church Fort Worth, TX Six St. Stephen members and I dared… Read More »The Next Church and the Others–Mark 8: 31-38
By Rev. Fritz Ritsch, D. Min., Pastor, St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, Texas
There was a moment at the NEXT Church Conference in Dallas that made my jaw set and my stomach clench.Read More »The Church Come of Age
Former PC(USA) moderator and prolific blogger Bruce Reyes-Chow has started a petition drive called “There is more than one version of Christianity!” His point is that there is a great deal of diversity the Christian family. Christians need to be more tolerant of one another and the media and culture need to recognize Christian diversity, too.Read More »Big Tent?
The Second “NEXT Church” Conference will be held at First Pres, Dallas, February 27-28. As the PCUSA experiences change generated both from within and… Read More »“NEXT” Church Con in Dallas Explores the Future of the PCUSA–You Should Go!
http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/missionconnections/curry-sharon-2012-1/
and on http://the-journey-s-in-s.blogspot.com/
January 5, 2012
I just looked at the calendar on my computer in astonishment as I read the date. I wanted to ask the question that I have been asked on a regular basis since I arrived in South Sudan, “Is it really? Are you sure?” I can’t believe it has been only five days since this year began!
If the saying, “So starts the year, so goes the rest” is true, it is going to be one heck of a ride this year. Hang on tight! We are all in for the ride of our lives!Read More »A letter from Sharon Curry in South Sudan
A Letter from guest commentator, Missionary Sharon Curry
I wish I could describe in a few short words the amazing work that God has been doing in the past few weeks. I have been on a whirlwind of travel from Big Tent in Indianapolis to a few days of R&R in Tennessee, to two weeks of Ecumenical training in Toronto, and now, I am “resting” in Louisville at the PCUSA portion of orientation training for my new position as Health and Development Consultant for South Sudan – 8 to 10 hours a day of training and fellowship with PCUSA World Mission staff.Read More »Greetings from Hot and Sunny Louisville
The three men stood elbow to elbow to demonstrate how closely the sleeping mats are spaced at the Presbyterian Night Shelter. “Sometimes they roll over and throw their arm across you,” said one man, and the others nodded in agreement. “You have to put your shoes under your head or they’ll steal them.”Read More »Night Time at Room In The Inn
