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..
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$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..
A Surprising God and Beyond the Tinsel
The following short reviews were published in our Dec. 6, 2021 magazine.
Order of worship — December 12, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Third Sunday of Advent — Family faith formation for December 12, 2021
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy as a way to begin your time of learning..
Rejoice, rejoice — Weekly Christian ed lesson
Joy is a concept that children are quite familiar with, whether they realize it or not. There is a constant undercurrent of..
3rd Sunday of Advent — Dec. 12, 2021
Isaiah 12:2-6 Advent 3C Many of us distrust our physical selves, focusing too much on our minds, too much on our ability..
Tech watch: Obsidian app
A note-taking app that I’ve just started using is Obsidian. I use Obsidian to capture notes and ideas as I’m reading. I’ve..
Christian Ethics in Conversation
Edited by Isaac B. Sharp and Christian T. Iosso Cascade Books, 258 pages Donald Shriver used to ask his students: “What can..
A Q&A with PC(USA) minister and professor Rebecca Todd Peters about reproductive rights
Rebecca Todd Peters is a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister, a professor of religious studies at Elon University, and the author of "Trust..
Before there was Roe: Religious debate before high court’s historic ruling on abortion
(RNS) — Testifying in California in 1964 before the state Assembly, the Rev. William J. Kenneally, president of St. John’s Seminary in..
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