Incarnation all around us
Incarnation. My first thought when I hear this word is “the Word made flesh.” God taking on a human body in the..
Latest Posts
Won’t Jesus miss us?
While I was leading a church-sponsored trip, the father of a parishioner told me a family story. His two daughters had left..
Digital Leader Briefing to be held this week in preparation for the 224th General Assembly (2020)
LOUISVILLE (OGA) It is swiftly becoming the norm. Person-to-person meetings are giving way to digital gatherings. That’s the case Tuesday when the Presbyterian..
Ask. Listen. Repeat.
I work on a college campus, a place where Generation Z is making themselves known. I am an older millennial, a generation..
J. Herbert Nelson weighs in on digital General Assembly
LOUISVILLE (OGA) — For nearly two months, the Office of the General Assembly has been working on how to conduct the 224th General..
Order of service — 5th Sunday of Easter
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
What does God have to do with us? God has everything to do with everything and everybody
Once upon a time, a professor of theology heeded the lasting wisdom of H. Richard Niebuhr. “Today,” he observed way back..
Prodigious Old Testament scholar Pat Miller dies at 84
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Rev. Dr. Patrick D. Miller Jr., a prodigious scholar at two seminaries affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),..
Spotlighting Mental Health Month during the coronavirus pandemic
(PNS) May ushers in Mental Health Month, an annual observance that takes on greater significance this year because of the global pandemic...
Montlure plans “Camp Reimagined” for the summer of COVID-19
So what does an online summer camp look like? That’s what Kellie von Borstel, camp director of Montlure Camp in Arizona, is..
4th Sunday of Easter — May 3, 2020
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Easter 4A I appreciate Acts 2:42-47 for its clarity and brevity. When I struggle to..
Committee on the Office of the General Assembly discusses ongoing special committee work, GA plans and social media threats
Plans for the virtual 2020 General Assembly continue to take shape — with the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly..
May 3: Family faith formation at home — Awe in the early church
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One: ..
Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire
Scot McKnight Baylor University Press, 236 pages Reviewed by Neill S. Morgan In an age when Scripture is weaponized for political advantage,..
Presbyterian camps respond to COVID-19
COVID-19 has created a precarious and uncertain time for Presbyterian-related camps and conference centers. Will there be summer camp? Will the loss..
Local volunteers step up as Presbyterian Disaster Assistance goes virtual
Disaster relief volunteers Richard and Susan Caldwell had been praying about their mission work and where God would lead them to when..
Prayers of the people for the 4th Sunday of Easter (May 3, 2020)
Jill Duffield reads the prayers of the people she crafted for the 4th Sunday of Easter. You are welcome to share this..
Keeping it simple: Christian education at home
One of the best things about stories is their ability to transport us to a world different than our own. Access to..
Welcome to Groundhog Day 2020
Being a pastor during this pandemic feels something like the life of Bill Murray’s cynical weatherman character, Phil Conners, in the classic..
What does God have to do with us? God refuses to be without us
Who is God, really? Who are we, honestly? And what does God have to do with us? I realize our attention should..
About $350,000 so far raised for small churches at risk during COVID-19
(RNS) — An initiative that seeks to financially help small and struggling churches in the wake of COVID-19 has raised about $350,000..
COVID-19 impacts on Presbyterian Hunger Program’s global partners
The whole world has come to a pause over the last two months as the coronavirus hit almost all countries on the..
A service of remembrance
During this time of social distancing, we are faced with the painful reality of being unable to gather for services of witness..
What does God have to do with us? God is with us
Emmanuel The best way to determine what God has to do with us is to listen to God’s own testimony in Scripture...
Opinion: What living apart has taught me about #StayAtHome church
(RNS) — My husband and I moved to the U.S. 16 years ago. We didn’t know a soul in the college town..
Page 256 of 898