Webinar explores race, science and the church

(PNS) — Wednesday’s online forum Race, Science and the Church uncovered some surprising facts, including this one: Eugenics, which had its heyday..

Book Reviews

On Living Well: Brief Reflections on Wisdom for Walking in the Way of Jesus

Eugene H. Peterson WaterBrook, 240 pages Eugene Peterson’s writings inspired generations of pastors to delve deeper into the sacred Word with his..

Voices

Beauty in virtual worship

Like many others, my church pivoted to virtual-only worship and programming for much of January. It was a difficult decision, but one..

Voices

The difference a colleague can make

Life right now is strange. We continue to work, live, and operate as the pandemic changes daily. We have tension and stressors..

Book Reviews

Money Matters: Faith, Life, and Wealth

Paul Stevens and Clive Lim William B. Eerdmans, 199 pages Is money a weapon? A tool? Or an instrument? Clement of Alexandria..

Outlook Features

Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America

Alec MacGillis Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 400 pages What’s happening to Baltimore, Maryland? To St. Louis, Missouri? To Dayton, Ohio? To Newark,..

Voices

Invitation to a contemplative Lent

Which path – giving up or taking up – will help you foster a contemplative Lent this year, asks L. Roger Owens?

Religion News Service

For clergy, COVID-19 has brought both burnout and breakthrough

(RNS) — For Rabbi Katie Mizrahi, the rabbi of the Reconstructionist synagogue Or Shalom in San Francisco, the COVID-19 pandemic has been long, stressful..

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship — February 27, 2022

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

Looking into the lectionary

Transfiguration Sunday — February 27, 2022

Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration of the Lord “You can tell when someone is really listening to you,” writes Amanda Ripley in High Conflict:..

Christian Ed for Children

Transfiguration of the Lord — Weekly Christian ed lesson

Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday can be challenging for our youngest disciples. While the story of Jesus’ transformation paints a vivid word..

Prayers for the moment

A Psalm 27 prayer for the people of Ukraine

“Whom shall I fear?” Creator God, this question of Psalm 27 is not rhetorical for the Ukrainians who are threatened by the..

Religion News Service

Black seminary grads, with debt higher than others, cope with money and ministry

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rev. Melech E.M. Thomas attended two seminaries and graduated from the second, a historically Black theological school, in..

Presbyterian News Service

Panel of faith leaders focuses on opportunities for democratic renewal

(PNS) — “We need to talk about voting,” Dr. Rodney S. Sadler Jr. of Union Presbyterian Seminary said to kick off a 90-minute..

News from other sources

Casper I. Glenn: A life in urban ministry at 100

(Presbyterian Historical Society) — A devoted city minister with a peripatetic career, the Rev. Casper Isaiah Glenn turned 100 years old in..

Presbyterian News Service

Two churches come together to bend the moral arc toward justice

(PNS) — “How Long, Not Long” is the popular name given to the speech delivered by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King..

Presbyterian News Service

Leading Theologically broadcast features the Rev. Saleem Ghubril, founding director of The Pittsburgh Promise

(PNS) — The numbers put up by The Pittsburgh Promise over the last 13 years are astounding: to date, the organization has funded..

Presbyterian News Service

PNS movie critic explores theological themes and ethical values in the Best Picture nominees

(PNS) — Oscar buzz is in full swing now that the list of nominees has been released. This year there is a..

What's right?

What’s right with Mariners in Mission?

National Presbyterian Mariners, the head organization that linked individual Mariner groups across the nation, closed in 2003. There were too few members..