Presbyterian Women elects new leadership

(PNS) Thursday’s second day of Presbyterian Women’s first-ever online triennial meeting saw goodbyes to the board leadership team and hellos to brand-new..

Voices

Labyrinth

Guest commentary by Matt Matthews “To be quiet, even wordless, in a good place is a better gift than poetry.” —Wendell..

Looking into the lectionary

August 8, 2021 — 11th Sunday after Pentecost

A Looking into the Lectionary reflection by Whitney Wilkinson Arreche.

Religion News Service

Amid hesitation in African Anglican provinces, Kenya appoints first two women bishops

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In a predominantly Anglican region of western Kenya, a long-serving female priest has been elected an Anglican bishop,..

Presbyterian News Service

Video: Learning to pastor in a pandemic

(OGA) Nearly 17 months after the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S. and other countries, professionals in all walks of life are still..

Family Faith Formation

Bread of life — Family faith formation @ home: August 8

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

Book Reviews

Delivered Out of Empire: Pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus, Part 1

Walter Brueggemann Westminster John Knox Press, 114 pages Reviewed by Mark Peake When you’re given the task of reviewing Walter Brueggemann, what..

Christian Ed for Children

Waiting and hoping — Christian ed at home

In this lesson, your children will explore the ways in which God’s unwavering love fill us with hope, even when we..

Outlook Features

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..