Jon Meacham, Bishop Michael Curry discuss religion, politics and insurrection
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attacks — where Christian symbols and prayers were on full..
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King’s last full year of life: Protest, praise, ire, incarceration
(RNS) — While Martin Luther King Jr. Day is mostly commemorated with quotes and clips of King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream”..
Scaling the truth and spreading reconciliation
(PNS)— Just as they helped launch the nation’s first Truth & Reconciliation Commission in Greensboro, North Carolina, about 20 years ago, the Rev...
PMA global partner celebrates 50 years of helping the people of Nicaragua
(PNS) — This year, a longtime global partner of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the Council of Protestant Churches of Nicaragua (CEPAD), will..
Celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(PNS) — “With this faith we shall be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope” was..
“Shaping Young People by the Thousands:” An Interview with Marjorie Hass
“Because they use the church as their only measuring stick, Presbyterians and other mainline Protestant religions often have a sense of decline..
Thunder in the Soul: To Be Known by God
Abraham Joshua Heschel (Edited by Robert Erlewine. Forward by Susannah Heschel) Plough Publishing, 127 pages Abraham Joshua Heschel was born in 1907..
A struggle for a common PC(USA) vision
Top denominational leaders had some honest talk on Jan. 13 about what has worked, and what hasn’t, in their efforts to collaborate..
Project aims to change the way internally displaced persons in Cameroon are seen, heard
(WCC) — The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) and the Christian Broadcasting Service of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon have partnered..
WCC video interview describes human rights crisis in West Papua
During a World Council of Churches (WCC) video interview, Peter Prove, WCC director of International Affairs, talks about the human rights and..
A blessing for college students
My dear one, May you know that you are beautifully and wonderfully made. Yes, you! You are beautiful and perfect just the..
Preachers Dare: Speaking for God
William Willimon Abingdon Press, 192 pages Pandemic ministry is strange. (Forgive me, dear reader, for opening with such an obvious statement.) I..
How can mainline denominations care for ex-vangelicals?
There's a group of young evangelicals leaving behind their tradition. Can progressive mainline denominations welcome them? Jon Mathieu reflects.
Hartford International University expands Black ministries with Howard Thurman Center
(RNS) — Hartford International University for Religion and Peace has launched its new Howard Thurman Center for Justice and Transformational Ministry, an..
Following a devastating blaze, Bethany Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Washington, regroups and rebuilds
(PNS) — Never has a lectionary passage been more providentially timed. Just four hours after worship ended on Sunday, Jan. 2, a..
Presbyterian World Mission adopts new funding system to support mission co-workers
(PNS) — As the new year gets underway, the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) is implementing a timely and important change to its..
Using disruption for good
Recently, the world opened up enough for me to accompany my son, a high school senior, on several college tours. Even though..
A college degree for social mobility
Upward socioeconomic mobility is something that many families count on when sending their children to college. Their expectation is that earning a..
Paul Distilled
Gary Burnett Wipf and Stock, 156 pages As a pastor, I am always in search of solid resources to help share the..
Mark, a Gospel for Ordinary Time
(RNS) — Beginning this week and continuing until Lent, Catholics will be listening to the Gospel of Mark at weekday Eucharists. This..
Growing old with grace and kindness: The life and lives of Sidney Poitier
(RNS) — On the day Sidney Poitier died at age 94, the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, an African American theologian, wrote me about what..
Rev. Al Sharpton calls for justice in police killing of Valentina Orellana Peralta
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The Rev. Al Sharpton, speaking at the funeral of the 14-year-old fatally shot by a Los Angeles Police..
At Milwaukee church, refugees find welcome from a less suspicious time
MILWAUKEE (RNS) — Asher Imtiaz is the kind of person who always seems to be wandering into a great story. Like the..
U.S. Senator Chris Coons helps childhood church, Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware, launch its 300th anniversary celebration
(PNS) — Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware, turns 300 this year, and the congregation plans a year-long celebration. On Sunday, worshipers..
Presbyterian Writers Guild seeks Best First Book nominations
(PNS) — The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations now for its 2022 Best First Book Award, honoring the best first book..
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