The decline of the western Church seems fortunate to me in the sense that those who drift away from the church never really belonged to it. There was a crisis in this church. But it was a crisis dating back to the […]
Dr. Richard A. Davis, PTC Faculty Reading — Isaiah 24:3-6 (NRSV) 3 The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled; for the LORD has spoken this word. 4 The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers; the […]
Sermon Preached by Dr Richard A. Davis at St Ronan’s, Eastbourne, 18 May 2014 SCRIPTURE READINGS John 14:1-14 Acts 7:55-60 1 Peter 2:2-10 SERMON For our nation and our church these are times when we are tearing down and building up. No […]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer solves church fossil fuel divestment issue – “The church is church only when it is there for others. As a first step it must give away all its property to those in need.”, Letters and Papers from Prison (DBWE, 503).
I have been selected to attend the second Global Institute of Theology (GIT) in June 2010. I will be representing the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ). “The GIT will be a place of exposure to the local context and of reflection through […]
Is this article is true is would appear that the problems within PCANZ around its social witness are shared by the its large North American cousin, PCUSA: Commentary: ACSWP Seeks More Attention and Clout Also see: PCANZ to leave CASI More on […]