Daniel Deitrich
“I don’t think I could follow the way of Jesus without the support of those around me or without the practices we..
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A village full of goodness (40 years ago)
40 years ago — March 17, 1980 “During the first four years of the 1940s, a little Huguenot village perched on a..
Collateral Damage: Changing the Conversation about Firearms and Faith
James E. Atwood Herald Press, 224 pages Reviewed by G. Wilson Gunn Jr. In James Atwood’s new book, he makes his most..
Discussion questions: Who is God, really?
A basic theological question is this: Who is God, really? This issue of the Outlook is devoted to answering this very question...
With coronavirus concerns, sales up for prepackaged Communion cups and wafers
(RNS) — Every week at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, congregants come forward for Communion. But in light..
PC(USA) stated clerk speaks about in-person worship and the coronavirus
(PNS) The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is urging congregations to make decisions about worshiping in..
Transylvania Presbytery recommends canceling worship gatherings on Mar. 15
Another presbytery – Transylvania Presbytery in Kentucky – is recommending that Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations in the region cancel church services on..
Gregory Bentley and Elona Street-Stewart to stand for co-moderators at 224th General Assembly
A second team has emerged to stand for co-moderators of the 2020 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – one from..
A theology of leadership during crisis?
Guest commentary by Matthew J. Skolnik It appears to me that as the church wrestles with how to respond to COVID-19, that..
J. Herbert Nelson remembers Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
(OGA) As the world mourns the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly..
Who is God, really?
My 4-year-old came home from preschool singing, “He’s got the whooooooole world, in his hands!” His 7-year-old brother replied: “The whole world?..
Who is God, really? God is the Incarnate
Singing of where and who God is, Rabindranath Tagore, a Hindu philosopher and a Nobel laureate for literature, passionately insisted, “God..
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..
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..
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