Tag: Presbyterian
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Polity
Yesterday reminded me why I love the Presbyterians. We held our mandatory annual congregational meeting for 2021 yesterday. ASIDE: “Mandatory” says who? The Book of Order, the polity, “the way we do things around here,” the rules. When people talk about “organized religion,” this is exactly what they’re talking about, whether they know it or…
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How I Would Study for the PC(USA) Bible Content Exam (Part Two)
In Part 1 of this post, I shared a Thirty Day Bible Content Review Plan for a “fast and focused” reading/reviewing of the whole Bible, along with some reasons for it. Here in Part 2 are my thoughts on how I would use that plan to study for the PC(USA) Bible Content Exam. I have…
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How I Would Study for the PC(USA) Bible Content Exam (Part One)
The PC(USA) Bible Content Exam is coming up. This has been on my mind a lot, for some reason. So, to get it off my mind, I tried to think seriously about what I would do if I had to take the BCE in August – that is, a little over 30 days from now.…
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I Passed the Bible Content Exam and You Can, Too (or, What to Say to Someone Who Has a Lot to Read)
The Bible Content Exam(*) is coming up. (*)Aside for those who don’t speak Presbyterian: The Bible Content Exam is one of the required ordination examinations for would-be ministers in the PC(USA). The denomination gives it twice a year, on the Friday before Labor Day in the Fall and the first Friday of February in the…
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Ideas Go Places
According to one of my professors, meaning comes from juxtaposition. I was willing to go along with him on that then, and over the years I have come to believe it more and more strongly. The announcement that Paul Beatty had won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for The Sellout came out on Tuesday, but…
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Sign Language
Here is text from the Book of Order of the PC(USA); W-7.1001 to be precise: The church participates in God’s mission in the world through its ministry and worship. Worship presents the reality of the divine rule which God has promised in Jesus Christ as the final renewal of creation. The worshiping community in its…
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Promoting Peacemaking
Just learned that the PC(USA) is offering a number of resources focusing on peacemaking, including Bible Study curriculum and daily devotions, leading up to World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October (this year, October 2). They are available at the Season of Peace website
Matters of Interpretation 