Fourth Sunday of Advent — Family faith formation for December 19, 2021
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy as a way to begin your time of learning..
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Prayer in response to devastating tornadoes
God, you are our refuge and strength, our present help in times of trouble. We pray for the people of Kentucky, Tennessee,..
Stated Clerk mourns loss of life in December tornado outbreak
This season of Joy has been stunned by an unusual and historic outbreak of severe weather across the Midwest and we once..
Innovative executive presbyter selected to lead the transformation of the Presbyterian Mission Agency
(PNS) — Dr. Corey Schlosser-Hall, the executive presbyter of Northwest Coast Presbytery for the past 15 years, has been named the Presbyterian Mission..
Women breaking through to top roles in Black churches
This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religions. (RNS/AP)..
Gen Z is looking for meaning this holiday season, but maybe not where we expect
(RNS) — It’s that time of year, for many of us, for shiny packages tied up with a bow. But don’t expect..
Some pastors fear talking about vaccines. Bishop Horace Smith sees them as a blessing.
CHICAGO (RNS) — Pastors and other church leaders have learned a host of lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic: how to stream video,..
Scholar and Buddhist priest Duncan Ryuken Williams wins 2022 Grawemeyer religion prize
“Is America fundamentally a White and Christian nation or is America a multi-ethnic and religiously free country?” Scholar Duncan Ryuken Williams poses..
Disruption, faith and generosity
Editor’s note: The following piece was published in our Dec. 27, 2021 magazine. Our standard is to wait a month to publish..
Presbyterian World Mission will enter 2022 with two new regional liaisons
(PNS) — Presbyterian World Mission is moving forward into 2022, hiring new mission co-workers, building on the Matthew 25 vision and working with..
$1 million grant will help Columbia Theological Seminary fund a new initiative
DECATUR, Georgia — Columbia Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help prioritize and respond to the challenges of preparing..
Presbyterians are stepping up to welcome refugees. How can you help?
(PNS) — There are two major points of welcome for Afghan refugees coming to the United States. First, refugees are arriving at..
Nominees sought for best Presbyterian writer
(PNS) — The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations for its 2022 David Steele Distinguished Writer (DSDW) Award. The award is given..
Leadership, God’s Agency & Disruptions: Confronting Modernity’s Wager
Mark Lau Branson and Alan J. Roxburgh Cascade Books, 240 pages “Leadership, God’s Agency & Disruptions” was published exactly when I needed..
For God so loved the world that she…
Several years ago, my wife and I took a tour of Iceland. We stayed for several nights at Stykkishólmur, a seacoast..
A mistake, a loaf of bread and something sacred
At my first church as a pastor, the session organized an effort to reach out to inactive members of the church. Each..
Another suicide story
Veteran Rowan Mooney shares their story through poetry.
Seeing the elephant: A war story
Veteran Chris Bell shares his writing.
Afghanistan
Veteran Eric Hanson shares his writing.
SITREP: Veteran perspectives on combat and peace
Jacqueline Wilson creates a safe space and community for veterans to share their stories through the written word.
Remembering Richard Poethig
The Rev. Richard Poethig, who died on November 22 at the age of 96, cared passionately about history. As a fraternal worker in..
Advent, race and the intimacy of Incarnation
(RNS) — Just ahead of the first Sunday of Advent this year, a painting depicting Mary cradling the body of the crucified..
As COVID continues, church-run food pantries, ministries adapt and expand
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (RNS) — On a cold, cloudy afternoon in late November, two dozen volunteers were busy unloading a truckload of food..
Weeping with those who weep
I remember being shocked by the fact that Mrs. B., my third grade teacher, was crying. It must have been April 30,..
Advent poetry reading — A poem
An invitation to go deeper, to penetrate the hard-worn surface of our habitual this-and-that, permit entry to images, suggestions, even fears that..
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