Vaccination and faithfulness in a time of pandemic

(OGA) — The theological commitments of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) compel us to support vaccination against COVID-19 for all people except those..

Religion News Service

Five clergy speak about their unexpected callings

(RNS) — Traditionally, clergy operate at their community’s center. The faithful can find their leader in the shared location where they gather..

Presbyterian News Service

Jubilee Weekend is an opportunity for advocacy Oct. 15-17

(PNS) — Presbyterians are being encouraged to support a weekend of advocacy by the Jubilee USA Network, a partner of the Presbyterian..

Presbyterian News Service

J. Herbert Nelson troubled by treatment of Haitians coming to US

(OGA) — We owe so much to the people of Haiti. They are a symbol of freedom in this part of the..

Book Reviews

No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)

Kate Bowler Random House, 224 pages I never thought I would be smitten with a Duke Divinity School professor, but after reading..

Voices

Remember to play

During a week of vacation this summer, I took my kids to a creek near their grandparent’s house. While my wife was..

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship — October 3, 2021

You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..

Religion News Service

J. Dana Trent turns her drug-dealing childhood into a podcast about poverty and faith

(RNS) — J. Dana Trent is best known for a series of books in which she has expounded on faith, love and..

Benedictory

Care for creation

Earlier this summer I was fortunate to join friends on a small expedition ship to explore southeast Alaska’s coastal wilderness. The trip..

Outlook Horizons Studies

Horizons 2 — “What My Grandmothers Taught Me”

Lesson 2: Tamar The trickster is a common character in folk tales around the world. Whether the character is Bugs Bunny in “Looney..

Voices

A tribute to Don Shriver

Guest commentary by Christian T. Iosso Don Shriver was on my committee when I received my Ph.D. in ethics from Union Seminary..

Book Reviews

What It’s Like to Be a Bird

David Allen Sibley Knopf, 203 pages One could ask why a book of ornithology is in a journal for Presbyterian church leaders...

Looking into the lectionary

18th Sunday after Pentecost — September 26, 2021

Numbers: 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Ordinary 18B; Proper 21 “The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept.” What..

Presbyterian News Service

New Orleans Young Adult Volunteers respond to tribe impacted by Hurricane Ida

(PNS) Following hurricane Ida’s South Louisiana landfall late last month, the New Orleans Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) site turned a learning relationship..

Religion News Service

Cathedral to replace Confederate windows with stained glass reflecting Black life

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Four years after the Washington National Cathedral removed stained-glass windows depicting Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson,..

Family Faith Formation

Removing stumbling blocks: Family faith formation for September 26, 2021

Note: Gather colored pencils, pens or markers and paper for a doodling exercise. Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) celebrates Native Americans during a special Wednesday worship service

(PNS) — On Wednesday, employees of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) gathered for a special online worship service to celebrate Native Americans. Welcomed..

Outlook Features

Play: The weary world rejoices

A couple of summers ago, during what seemed to be an endless summer (joke was on me it seemed; 2020 was just..

Book Reviews

If God Is Love Don’t Be A Jerk: Finding a Faith that Makes Us Better Humans

John Pavlovitz Westminster John Knox Press, 248 pages Reviewed by Emily Berman D’Andrea John Pavlovitz writes using provocative language and phrases, lacing..