By Paul Rack, Stated Clerk, Presbytery of Elizabeth, PC(USA)
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Critics of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are multiplying like Tribbles. Many of their criticisms have about them a ring of truth. But are they accurate?
Whether it comes as a stream of ooohs and aaahs in response to projected photos at the Academy Awards or in the..
“Fare thee well my own true love And farewell for a while. I’m going away, but I’ll be back If I go..
(RNS) In the perfection of hindsight, I see that I was clueless when I knelt before the Episcopal bishop of Indianapolis on..
(RNS) Imagine being Joseph, the husband of Mary and stepdad to baby Jesus. Your fiancée is pregnant and not by you. Her..
It began with phone calls into the Baltimore Presbytery office from churches and organizations across the country that wanted to do mission..
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) Two weeks before Christmas, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Middle East in a century..
(RNS) The Rev. Frank Schaefer was defrocked by United Methodist officials in Pennsylvania on Thursday (Dec. 19), after he refused to conform..
by Brian Stanley G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. 818 pages. It is impossible these days to write a..
(RNS) Clergy used to rank near the top in polls asking Americans to rate the honesty and ethics of people in various..
The other day I was at the local YMCA when I ran into one of the other regular Friday morning swimmers. We..
Mothers, children, families need our prayers and support in a violent time Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Presbyterian World Mission are compelled to help more than..
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014
2 p.m. E.T. (11 a.m. P.T.)
The recent court ruling that ministers’ housing allowances are unconstitutional has stunned ministers, priests, church treasurers and session/vestry/board members. While it's not clear whether that ruling will hold up under appeal or be implemented in more than one geographic area, the ruling has provoked plenty of concern about the potential tax impact for ministers and cost implications for congregations if housing allowances for ministers were to be disallowed. What do clergy and congregations need to be doing now as we await the next steps from the courts?
Tuesday February 11
2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT)
Join BETH JOHNSON as she explores the season of Lent (Year A).
I live in a faith-based CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community). I came here first to an independent living apartment. When needed, I..
(RNS) The Rev. Frank Schaefer said Monday (Dec. 16) he would refuse to surrender his clergy credentials voluntarily and continue to perform..
In 2008, 25-year-old seminarian Kathy Wolf Reed was the youngest person to become an elected member of the Committee on Theological Education..
Perhaps they thought it was the Feds who’d come for them! Somehow, the N.S.A. had tracked, and would condemn Those dirty shepherds,..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Synod of Alaska-Northwest has voted unanimously to merge the Presbyteries of Alaska and North Puget Sound (NPSP). The merger..
The 2012 General Assembly came stunningly close to taking a bold and controversial step – rejecting by just a 52-48 percent margin..
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