Christians today should not live in the fantasy that they know more about the faith than those who came before them –..
This post originally appreared on Juicy Ecumenism, a blog from the Institute on Religion and Democracy. It is reposted here with permission...
Knowing that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is about to confront once again the question of whether Presbyterian ministers should perform same-gender marriages..
SPOKANE, WASH (PNS) Whitworth University has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to fund a new comprehensive church engagement..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) As the year winds to a close, the Presbyterian Mission Agency has received its second $1 million anonymous gift in..
PRINCETON, N.J. (PNS) With the idea of membership meaning less and less in American culture and its churches, the Rev. John Burgess..
(RNS) Midway through the dash from Thanksgiving Day to Gift-giving Day, it’s time for the annual quandary: “How much of Christ can we..
I welcome and thank Neal D. Presa, Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012-2014) as a guest blogger in an Advent series answering the..
PRINCETON, N.J. (PNS) God’s Word sounds in the midst of a cacophony of other voices ― cultural, political and religious ― making..
21 year old student Lenin Bladimir Dubon; 61 year old Tolupan activist Maria Enriqueta Matute; 23 year old farmer Melvin Amaya; And,..
(RNS) It’s one thing to say kind words about gay people and atheists while admonishing those who would bury them in stones. It’s one thing to..
For at least 60 years, the light of Nelson Mandela, the man known to his people as Madiba, has shined over the..
(RNS) Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who died Thursday (Dec. 5), had a deep connection with religious institutions. Mandela was..
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ― a modern-day Moses who led his people, his nation and the world out of the racist captivity of apartheid..
Worshipers are beginning to refer to Wild Goose as their “thin place” (where the veil between heaven and earth is very..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Office of the General Assembly (OGA) has been receiving inquiries and questions regarding the November 21, 2013 decision of..
WASHINGTON (RNS) Sapped by three weeks of a water-only diet, three activists for immigration reform ended their fasts Tuesday (Dec. 3) with..
(RNS) My first career: print journalism. Current status of that field: on life support. My second career: pastoring neighborhood churches. Current status..
(RNS) This is Giving Tuesday, when nonprofits of every stripe hope to attract some of the billions of dollars to be spent during..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Gloria Ulloa was recently named president of the World Council of Churches for Latin America and the Caribbean. She..
Nearly a month after Typhoon Haiyan devastated much of the central part of the Philippines, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) continues to work with its partners to..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Christian cross has become little more than a piece of jewelry worn around the necks of celebrities, said..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Can the so-called “Francis effect” that has captivated the imagination of the Catholic Church now extend to global politics?..
“He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came..
(RNS) Paul Crouch, the religious broadcaster who co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network and was known for his prosperity gospel messages and lavish lifestyle, died..
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