Bearing the pain of others
In the spring of 2016, I was laying on my back in a hospital bed at Duke University Medical Center. Sickness and..
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Princeton Seminary receives $1 million to innovate new models of Christian leadership
Princeton Theological Seminary has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the institution in preparing pastoral leaders to..
Faith leaders arrested while protesting in support of Build Back Better bill
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Hundreds of faith leaders and activists protested outside the U.S. Capitol in support of the Build Back Better bill..
Poll: America growing more secular by the year
(RNS) — Christmas is just 10 days away, and most Americans will celebrate the birth of Jesus. But a new poll from Pew shows..
Reading the Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Hermeneutic of Discipleship
Derek Taylor Intervarsity Press Academic, 304 pages In the summer of 2020, a subset of the Christian population of the United States..
Nativity play — A poem
Amid sheepish shepherds, embarrassed kings, awkward angels with their bent-coat-hanger wings – my most unforgettable character is the tender-hearted lad assigned to..
Office of Public Witness champions Build Back Better Act
(PNS) — The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is urging Presbyterians to call their U.S. senators to advocate for the passage..
Presbyterians impacted by and responding to weekend tornado outbreak
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (PNS) — Saturday afternoon, in the face of devastating loss, First Presbyterian Church of Mayfield, Kentucky invoked Scripture: “The bricks..
Louisville seminary on the tornadoes
We arise this morning to the tragic news of the loss of life and property brought about from a string of tornadoes..
4th Sunday of Advent — December 19, 2021
Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) Advent 4C My husband and I met some of our best friends, Nancy and Mark, in our hospital’s birthing..
Love is love is love — Weekly Christian ed lesson
Love is the foundation of children’s faith formation. Love is one of the first ways that children experience God. From an early..
Order of worship — December 19, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
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..
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..
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