Episcopal diocese suspends Communion wine, drains baptismal fonts due to coronavirus
WASHINGTON (RNS) — After an Episcopal rector at a Washington church tested positive for coronavirus, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington is instituting..
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Churches in Europe urge a coordinated European humanitarian response
(PNS) “When I left there, I was ashamed — and I consider myself a convinced European — to be a member of..
Who is God, really? God is triune
What God looks like In his TED Talk, “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” Sir Ken Robinson tells the story of a little girl..
Bread for the World taps Eugene Cho as new president
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Bread for the World, a prominent Christian advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger, has elected Seattle pastor and author..
Stated Clerk halts international travel for PC(USA) staff in Louisville
LOUISVILLE (OGA) - As the coronavirus continues to spread across the world, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian..
Board of Pensions announces substantial Benefits Plan changes
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has announced changes to the church Benefits Plan..
God Whose Will Is Health and Wholeness (hymn in response to the coronavirus)
IN BABILONE 8.7.8.7 D ("There's a Wideness in God's Mercy") God whose will is health and wholeness, hear your people as we..
Prayer for wisdom and peace as the coronavirus spreads
God of all that is seen and unseen, our anxiety rises as the invisible coronavirus spreads. We worry about the impact of..
Who is God, really? God is a (somewhat) knowable mystery
A wondrous mystery One of my favorite theological quotes comes from Saint Augustine who insists that “if we have understood, what we..
Bedrock for a Church on the Move
Merwyn S. Johnson In Christ Supporting Ministries, 244 pages Reviewed by Thomas W. Currie Merwyn Johnson has written a remarkable book —..
As COVID-19 cases increase, Seattle Presbytery asks churches to cancel worship
In response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Washington state, where at least 16 people have already died from the..
Fire devastates New York church’s fellowship hall, but spares historic sanctuary
The fellowship hall at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Newburgh, New York is the heart of the community ministry of the 162-year old..
Brian Blount asks NEXT Church: Are you at least as faithful as a rock?
CINCINNATI — Stones memorialize words, people, moments, movements. Brian Blount, president of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, looked to how Jesus..
2nd Sunday in Lent — March 8, 2020
Genesis 12:1-4; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Lent 2A I once preached outside in the dark. We climbed up a hill to..
Worries over virus prompt changes in many worship services
NEW YORK (AP) — A rising number of churches across the United States are making changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak,..
Registration for the 224th General Assembly (2020) of the PC(USA) delayed
LOUISVILLE (OGA) — The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is..
Recognizing community abundance in Indianapolis
CINCINNATI – For years, Broadway United Methodist Church in Indianapolis ran a tutoring program – and pastor Mike Mather worked hard to..
Presbyterian group participates in worship at the Border Church
TIJUANA, Mexico — The Rev. Brian Parcel was preaching about Nicodemus coming to Jesus Christ to ask him what he needed to..
NEXT Church testimonies: What do these stones mean in Cincinnati?
CINCINNATI — How is the Spirit at work in Cincinnati? How are people of faith responding to God’s call and serving others? ..
Love and Quasars: An Astrophysicist Reconciles Faith and Science
Paul Wallace Fortress Press, 132 pages Reviewed by David A. Douthett What would we do without subtitles in our theological libraries? They..
Stated Clerk opens first Sunday in Lent at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York
(PNS) Are you ready? That was the question from the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, to members of The Brick Presbyterian..
Faith groups gear up disaster relief after deadly tornadoes in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Faith-based disaster groups are gearing up to provide assistance after overnight tornadoes killed at least 21 people across..
PC(U.S.A.)’s Theology and Worship office issues pastoral statement on the coronavirus
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Many people worldwide have questions about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), first detected in China and now in more than..
Carrying the rocks of grace and faith
CINCINNATI — It was 1975. There was an 11-year-old girl. And she wanted a Pet Rock. That youngster was Floretta Barbee-Watkins, who..
What’s right about Northside Presbyterian Church?
Northside Presbyterian Church — Blacksburg, Virginia We are small – no doubt about it – and we are older than we used to..
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