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A blessing for emerging into the world

May you know the love of the One who created you. May you sense it within your body, like a comforting and..

Religion News Service

Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop

(RNS) — The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May..

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship — May 16, 2021

You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..

Voices

Get outside the box: Becoming a welcoming church during this time of reentry

Guest commentary by Tara Spuhler McCabe Thanks to COVID-19 (scratch that) … thanks to the CDC guidelines, churches get a RESET button..

Looking into the lectionary

6th Sunday of Easter — May 9, 2021

Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:9-17 Easter 6B Questions of authorship and dates aside, John’s letters are read best as commentary..

Book Reviews

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez Liveright Publishing, 368 pages Reviewed by Emery J. Cummins “Jesus and John Wayne” presents a serious critique of..

Outlook Features

Peace: Finding the balance God creates

In order to understand the perspective in which this article is written I must first introduce myself. I am an enrolled member..

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship — May 9, 2021

You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..

Insights columns

For what else were we born?

Years ago, there was a recurring segment on NPR called “This I Believe.” People from all walks of life submitted brief statements..

Voices

Not ready, but called

Guest commentary by Anna Kendig Flores In the agonizing hour before the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was announced last week,..

Prayers for the moment

A prayer for India

Sovereign God, your breath that we share, whether in India or the United States of America, unites us. The suffering inflicted on..

Voices

Am I my brother’s keeper? Reflections on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial

Guest commentary by Sam McGregor Am I my brother’s keeper? It’s an infamous question — one that Cain asked God after God..

Outlook Reporting

The process of a unified budget: Presbyterian leaders collaborate and wrestle with sizable task

Members of the Moving Forward Implementation Special Committee have voiced some concern about whether leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be..

Outlook Features

Joy: Moments of grace in a triple pandemic

We come to Scripture with anticipation. We come with an openness to learn and to be challenged. We also come with assumptions..

Voices

The Good Shepherd and Lesbian Day of Visibility

Guest commentary by Amy Cerniglia Lesbian Day of Visibility, marked annually on April 26, celebrates lesbians around the world. With this day..

Book Reviews

Christ and the Multiverse: Following Jesus in Our Wild, Infinite Creation

David Williams Apocryphile Press,150 pages Reviewed by Ruth Everhart Can you recall the moment in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”..

Christian Ed for Children

Earth care shepherds — Christian ed @ home

In many congregations, the Sunday after Earth Day becomes Earth Care Sunday. We sing hymns like “For the Beauty of the Earth,”..

Let’s connect

Let’s connect: Zephyr Point

Zephyr Point | Zephyr Cove, Nevada COVID-19 shut down much of what we previously took for granted, including the ability to gather..

Prayers for the moment

Litany for a verdict

(If desired, this prayer may be read responsively, with the words of the people in bold) Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do..

Presbyterian News Service

Maine man charged with hate crime offenses in connection with Massachusetts church fire

(PNS) The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts charged a Maine man in federal court Thursday in connection with..

What's right?

What’s right about Heritage Presbyterian Church?

Heritage Presbyterian Church — Acworth, Georgia Last summer, as Heritage Presbyterian Church continued to worship virtually, an interactive prayer station appeared in..

Prayers for the moment

O God of resurrection hope: A prayer in response to violence

God, We are surrounded by violence, learning geography through tragedy: Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Brooklyn Center, Chicago. No place is safe. So many lives..