In April 1942, Edith Frances Millican was authorized for medical work by the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners. Born in 1914 in China, where her parents were stationed as missionaries, Millican devoted her life to helping others. She earned a medical degree from the Women’s Medical College of Philadelphia.
The grace of Christ be with you. We write out of our deep love for you to express our concern and assure you of our support in this painful time.
Our hearts are broken daily as we hear of devastation caused by individuals and groups motivated by prejudice, hatred, and religious bigotry. Their violence seems to know no bounds, as innocent children and adults are victimized by shootings, bombings, and acts of war.
"To All?"— Because this year has been in some ways so shocking and sad for us here in Paris, I thought we all needed a different take on the proverbial reason for the season. And so I invite you to reflect with me on Paul’s Christmas story in these amazing words to Titus: “For the grace of God appeared, bringing salvation to all.” This is the good news of Christmas, a kind of Titus Twitter Tweet that sums up the message of the incarnation and why we celebrate this night!
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) office of World Mission received a letter late yesterday from the Rev. Fadi Dagher, general secretary of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, urging continued prayers, peacemaking efforts and resistance to the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS.
In the wake of Nov. 13 terror attacks that shocked and traumatized a city, a nation, and the world, Presbyterians across the U.S. stand in solidarity, pain, and prayer with the people of Paris and those affected by terror attacks in Beirut and Baghdad earlier in the week.
Pope Francis raised the specter of a World War III “in pieces,” Muslims issued statements of condemnation, while evangelical Christians in America debated whether to speak of a “war with Islam.” These were some of the responses by religious leaders around the world on Saturday (Nov. 14) to the series of attacks overnight in Paris, which left more than 120 people dead.
모든 상황 속에서, 전개되고 있는 폭력 속에서, 그리고 테러와 상실 이후에 우리를 붙들어 주시는 자비의 하나님, 우리를 붙들어 주시는 당신의 사랑과 긍휼을 구합니다. 이렇게 두렵고 위험하고 분열이 일어나는 속에서도, 우리는 모든 열방과 족속과 나라들이 평화로이 함께 거하는 당신의 평화의 나라가 어떤 식으로든지 여전히 가능하다는 것을 믿기 원합니다.
The Rev. Dr. Laurie Ann Kraus, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance coordinator for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued a call to prayer Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, following the terror attacks in Paris. Kraus also acknowledged the wave of terror attacks leveled against other locations around the world in the prayer, specifically noting last week’s attacks in Beirut and Baghdad.