Super Bowl Sunday
Back in the 1980s, one Presbyterian church in the South started taking in cans of soup on Super Bowl Sunday. The idea..
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Allan Hugh Cole Jr.
“When the darker moments come, or when gratitude eludes me, I ask myself, ‘What are you thankful for?’ Then, I look at..
RIP, black and blue (10 years ago)
10 years ago — January 11, 2010 “The time has come to turn the page from a black and blue magazine …..
Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was in his..
Faith in Action gears up for 2020 election season, with a focus on local offices
(RNS) — For the Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of the congregation-based organizing network Faith in Action, wearing a clerical collar is..
Trump pledges to prevent ‘unacceptable’ repression of school prayer
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Donald Trump, surrounded by schoolchildren of a variety of faiths, has announced what he called “historic steps to..
General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations holds winter meeting
LOUISVILLE (PNS) There is no reason why churches can’t grow in the 21st century. That was one of the messages to the..
Community dinners: Matthew 25 in action
Guest commentary by Linda Dickerson On Mondays, you would hardly think that on Sunday mornings worshippers gather to sing, pray, hear the..
2nd Sunday after Epiphany — January 19, 2020
Isaiah 49:1-7; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 Ordinary 2A God called you. God is faithful. This refrain of God’s initiative and God’s..
Climate change and divestment: MRTI votes on recommendation to General Assembly
A committee is recommending that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) divest from three companies that it says are not making sufficient progress on..
Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts
W. David O. Taylor Eerdmans, 312 pages Reviewed by Kristin Stroble As a solo pastor of a traditional congregation, I spend a..
What’s right about Southminster Presbyterian Church?
Southminster Presbyterian Church — Boise, Idaho Southminster is a church that takes hospitality seriously. Fair warning: If you don’t like being hugged..
Jane Kurtz named winner of top Presbyterian Writers Guild award
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Jane Kurtz, prolific author, artist, literacy advocate and a child of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission workers, has been named..
Special committee likely to ask 2020 General Assembly for denominational restructuring
LOUISVILLE – It will take more time for the Special Committee on Per-Capita Based Funding and National Church Financial Sustainability to agree..
Regarding Ruling Elders: Congregational ministry assessment
(OGA) While many churches begin their program year in September and the liturgical calendar begins with Advent, most congregations follow the calendar..
Self-Development of People celebrates its 50th anniversary
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — As we enter the 2020s, the United States finds itself frequently looking back to the early 1970s — a..
Flesh in the Word: A Presbyterian Outlook for our time
“At some time after I came to this work I recalled a prayer that I made every night without fail when I..
Presbyterians wrestle with funding models to replace or augment per capita
LOUISVILLE – It’s an intricate mosaic of life in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but the big picture looks something like this. Presbyteries..
Survey: Protestant pastors don’t think geopolitical events hasten the Second Coming
(RNS) — A new LifeWay Research survey of Protestant pastors reveals that most don’t believe they can speed up Christ’s return by..
Stated Clerk named one of 20 people to watch in Louisville, Kentucky
(OGA) Over the past year, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..
Navigating between “Amen” and “No” — The dilemma and promise of the Presbyterian Outlook
Sometime in the early 1980s, when I was a recent graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary, I had a conversation with an uncle...
A broken per capita system? Committee discusses financial sustainability for the PC(USA)
LOUISVILLE – The per capita funding system is broken, mid council leaders say. Presbyteries are under stress — from having to send..
What they heard: Special committee listens to Presbyterian leaders discuss concerns and hope for per capita
LOUISVILLE – For seven months in 2019, the per capita work team of a special committee held listening sessions with leaders of..
First woman Muslim chaplain commissioned in the US military
(RNS) — The U.S. Air Force commissioned its first Muslim woman chaplain candidate last month, marking the first time the U.S. military..
Why schism? United Methodist leaders explain proposal to split the denomination
(RNS) — The 16 United Methodist bishops and advocacy group leaders who negotiated a recent proposal to split the denomination explained their..
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