Making way for a new creation: Adaptive leadership, Jesus and the Canaanite woman show us the way

Remember those Zoom meetings early in the pandemic when “you’re on mute” became our communal refrain? At the start of the COVID-19..

Presbyterian News Service

Princeton Seminary building damaged by fire

(PNS) A fire heavily damaged a building on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus Tuesday. The fire was reported at 5:15 a.m. Eastern..

Presbyterian News Service

New director of programs and services named at the Presbyterian Historical Society

PHILADELPHIA (PHS) Natalie Shilstut has joined the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) as director of programs and services, a leadership position that oversees..

Outlook Features

Art as prayer: Considering art forms as spiritual practices

Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri explores art as a form of spiritual practice.

Voices

Finding God

One year I took a 4 a.m. Christmas morning airport shuttle alone with a sweet driver. “Merry Christmas,” he said and handed..

Voices

Land and people: Camp at Dwight Mission

Growing up in Oklahoma, I had a complex relationship with how I learned about Indigenous people and land — about how we..

What's right?

What’s right about Tustin Presbyterian Church?

Tustin Presbyterian Church — Tustin, California Though known for his friendly sense of humor, pastor Steve Ranney felt that a “sign of..

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship — August 8, 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

During Disability Pride, Religious institutions still behind on accessibility

(RNS) — July is Disability Pride Month and marks the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, a..

Religion News Service

CDC researcher Susan Hillis on how people of faith can support COVID orphans

(RNS) — Susan Hillis, a member of the COVID-19 International Task Force at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, remembers..

Voices

Hero worship

Guest commentary by Paul Hooker As I write these words, the news is coursing around the internet that Simone Biles, American gymnast..

Looking into the lectionary

10th Sunday after Pentecost — August 1, 2021

Ephesians 4:1-16 Pentecost 10B; Proper 13 “I’m baffled,” one of my pastor friends recently wrote on Facebook. “Worship attendance and church engagement..

Family Faith Formation

God provides — Family faith formation @ home: August 1

Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One: ..

Book Reviews

Hope in Disarray: Piecing Our Lives Together in Faith

Grace Ji-Sun Kim The Pilgrim Press, 160 pages Reviewed by Eunjin Jeon Grace Ji-Sun Kim, an ordained Presbyterian minister and a professor..

Insights columns

Ministry and social media

On a hot summer Friday night, 30 millennials, a few seasoned saints and a couple of kids gathered in the basement of..

Benedictory

German shepherd theology

In Ana Menéndez’ book ‘’In Cuba I was a German Shepherd,’’ Máximo, a Cuban immigrant, tells a joke about Juanito the dog..

Christian Ed for Children

Bread of life — Christian ed at home

Children are very trusting. We know that when babies form secure attachments to their caregivers, they trust that their basic needs will..

Religion News Service

Study: Only half of American households donate to charity

(AP) — For the first time in nearly two decades, only half of U.S. households donated to a charity, according to a..

Let’s connect

Let’s connect: Menucha

Menucha Retreat & Conference Center | Corbett, Oregon We believe that people are better emotionally, spiritually and physically when they are gathered..