Take a break — Christian education at home
A few weeks ago, my 13-year-old son told me he was too busy and needed some down time. I have to admit..
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Presbyterian special committee discusses race and reparations with Mark Lomax
What about reparations? The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Special Committee on Racism, Truth and Reconciliation – which the General Assembly created in 2018,..
Prayers of the people for August 9, 2020
Jill Duffield reads the prayers of the people she crafted for this Sunday. You are welcome to share this with your congregation..
Explosion nearly levels the port area of Beirut, Lebanon
A massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday has left at least 100 dead and more than 4,000 people wounded. The cause..
Lamar Williamson Jr., a Presbyterian pastor, educator and mission co-worker dies in North Carolina at 94
The Rev. Dr. Lamar Williamson Jr., beloved Presbyterian pastor and educator and a former mission co-worker in the then-Belgian Congo, died peacefully..
The non-glamourous story of parking lot worship
As of three weeks ago, the church I pastor is now holding weekly outdoor worship in our parking lot! When the congregation’s..
Horizons preview: “Into the Light: Finding Hope Through Prayers of Lament”
Anguish, anger, regret, guilt, sadness, loneliness, rage, cries for justice — I have felt all of these in this time of COVID-19..
What have we learned from COVID-19?
Someday the extreme dislocations of COVID-19 will end. The question being asked throughout American society, economy and politics is: What then? What..
Mandela greets U.S. faith community (30 years ago)
30 years ago — July 16-30, 1990 Religious “leaders from the United States gathered in the chapel of Riverside Church in New..
On turning 40
At the end of this month, I will turn 40 years old. It feels like such a cliché to be troubled by..
Bearing witness: Presbyterians to host Week of Action
LOUISVILLE — As the country continues to reckon with its history of racism and oppression of Black and brown people and take..
PC(USA) offers guidance on baptism, ordination during the pandemic
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Theology and Worship have together prepared..
New York church to devote $200,000 to ‘reparations’ with housing help, anti-racism training
(RNS) — A historic New York City church has decided to devote $200,000 — about a tenth of its budget — to..
A vital congregation — A system centered on Christ
Pastors typically experience tensions between what they see as their biblical role and the role imposed on them as leader of a..
Prayer for those in the path of Isaias
Lord you come to us in the storm, refusing to let the perils of life overtake us. Trusting your power and mercy,..
Stated Clerk says today’s generational culture is taking a different approach to racism
LOUISVILLE (OGA) As the U.S. witnesses protests and marches over the treatment of people of color, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II,..
Order of worship — August 9, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free..
Confessions of a relocated pastor
Being a Virginian never mattered to me as much as it did when I moved to Kentucky. As of the day of..
not/me
I. Two by two they walked from the ends of the earth strung together like beads destined for the..
The Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery, beloved Presbyterian pastor, dies at 68
(PNS) The Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery, praised by his local newspaper as “a progressive conscience of Memphis,” died Friday at age 68 after..
Charlie Dates
“To name racism as merely individual sin somehow absolves white people who feel like they are not racist. They do not understand..
Presbyterian Women
The Presbyterian Women of the United States recently gave a $100,000 to complete the purchase of a retreat center property run by..
Church secretary
A Presbyterian saw that her friend had applied to be the church secretary. Worriedly, she called her and asked, “Couldn’t you have..
Presbyterian Foundation steps up to meet the need for online giving
JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana — In a typical month, the Presbyterian Foundation’s online services team receives 12-15 online giving applications. But there’s been absolutely..
Our college’s calling goes beyond the classroom
COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests have clarified that the calling of my small Presbyterian Church-related college goes beyond the classroom...
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