How playing piano taught me to pray
It was one of my very first nights at seminary. Some new friends and I explored the town: walking the Princeton campus,..
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Kate Bowler wants to take down the self-help enterprise
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Atop a bookshelf in a room next to her office, Kate Bowler and her team have assembled a..
Presbyterians sharing their experiences at UN climate conference
(PNS) — A group of Presbyterians has been joining global leaders and activists at the 26th gathering of the Conference of the..
Speaker articulates ways that decolonization can build up church leaders
(PNS) — “A friend, mother, lifelong partner to her husband, pastor, co-founder of her church, writer, community advocate, student, and follower of..
Tech watch: Ulysses
An app I use every day is Ulysses for writers. Some writers swear by Scrivener, but I like how easy Ulysses is..
25th Sunday after Pentecost — Nov. 14, 2021
Mark 13:1-8 Ordinary 25B; Proper 28 “We are in an imagination battle,” writes adrienne maree brown in her book “Emergent Strategy: Shaping..
Hunger and homelessness Sunday — Weekly Christian ed lesson
As temperatures begin to drop, many of us begin to focus on those who are without shelter. And we are reminded of..
Announcing our hope in God — Family faith formation for November 14, 2021
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy as a way to begin your time of learning..
Order of worship — November 14, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Horizons 3 — “What My Grandmothers Taught Me”
Lesson 3: Rahab (Joshua 2; 6:22-25) The 1990 movie, “Pretty Woman,” features a young prostitute, Vivian, who gets involved with a very..
Mentoring with Morgan
Karen Schlack Wipf & Stock, 134 pages A good book on preaching is always valuable, and this concise book is designed to..
Collective imagination: The church can build what it first imagines
You might remember the 1980s baseball movie, “Field of Dreams.” In the movie, Kevin Costner’s character has a wild dream to build..
Young Adult Volunteer program names new coordinator
(PNS) — Destini Hodges was named this week as the permanent coordinator of the Young Adult Volunteer program. She has served in the..
Stated Clerk urges Biden administration to reject ‘terrorist’ designation of six Palestinian organizations
(OGA) — On Oct. 19, 2021, the Israeli Defense Ministry issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the..
What’s right with the Presbyterian Church
Table talk amongst PC(USA) family members often devolves into a discussion about our differences. Yes, our churches and their members have different..
While I write, my mother flies back from Phoenix — A poem
Letters levitate above any expanse of air — like this paper version of clouds: misted vision with you flying through. Gravity holds..
Change as catalyst for growth
New seminary graduates serving their first calls often exclaim, “Seminary didn’t prepare me for this!” When I first entered ministry, my things-I-wasn’t-prepared-for..
Austin Theological Seminary’s President Wardlaw announces plans to retire in 2022
President Theodore J. Wardlaw, the ninth president of Austin Seminary, has announced plans to retire in 2022. He plans to stay in..
Four leadership lessons in a era of change
Our world is covered in change. At present, it feels like the whole world is changing at once. If I am honest,..
As COP26 conference gathers, faith-based environmentalists fight ‘eco-grief’
(RNS) — There’s a word for climate disaster fatigue: It’s called “eco-grief.” As the United Nations Climate Conference (known as COP26) gathers world leaders in..
For some churches, paying back PPP loans is better than forgiveness
(RNS) — When Michigan’s governor required churches to stop meeting in person on March 16 last year, Kenton Sanders, director of operations..
Jeff Chu on the daunting charge to finish Rachel Held Evans’ final book
(RNS) — One of Rachel Held Evans’ greatest fears was to die before finishing an important book, her husband Daniel Jonce Evans..
PC(USA) urges Biden administration to aid Cameroonian asylum seekers
(PNS) — Is the United States a nation that cares for humanity or politics? That was the question from a group of..
Two Matthew 25 churches in the Presbytery of Philadelphia are learning how to get past their differences
(PNS) — This story is about two churches in the Presbytery of Philadelphia who answered the PC(USA)’s Matthew 25 invitation to focus on racism and..
A continuing education in permission-giving
Like many of my clergy colleagues, my “terms of call” (a very Presbyterian term that essentially means compensation package) sets aside two..
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