PHILADELPHIA (Presbyterian Historical Society) In April 2019, the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) highlighted four ongoing initiatives that expand its mission in new ways:..
Hebron Presbyterian Church — Staunton, Virginia Hebron Presbyterian Church started a new committee: the GROW team. Our focus is not..
After King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and arranged for her husband to be killed, God sent the prophet Nathan to David...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Lord's Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a..
(THE CONVERSATION) — For years, my husband would say after we returned from the church, "I thought the sermon was good." To..
Guest commentary by Jason Schiller I am an aspiring gardener. I love the idea of tending to and cultivating fruits, vegetables and..
Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Christmas 1A The combination of appointed texts for this week scrambles praise for God’s wonderful deeds..
Who would give birth to the god of death? Not brought forth in light, as if from clouds, but squeezed tightly into..
Toni Morrison Alfred P. Knopf, 368 pages Reviewed by J. Stephen Rhodes Toni Morrison’s death leaves the United States bereft of a..
"Wherever we find ourselves this day, we plead for the wisdom to be alert, aware, awake to your inbreaking and the transformation it brings in us and in all creation," writes Jill Duffield.
A Christmas Eve prayer by Jill Duffield.
(OGA) Beginning today and culminating on the opening day of the 224th General Assembly (2020) in Baltimore, current and former leaders of..
After more than eighty of such purple seasons, you might think there would be nothing left to look toward, get ready for...
The board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, has voted to ask the 2020 General Assembly to expand the board’s size..
Lord, we lament the state of our life together. We lament the rancor and the division. We lament our inability to listen..
(RNS) — Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief of the influential evangelical magazine Christianity Today, says that President Donald Trump should be removed from..
Guest commentary by Aaron Neff I sat at the bedside of a longtime member of my congregation, who was not very responsive,..
Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-17; Matthew 1:18-25 Advent 4A Signs and angels mingle with kings and carpenters this week, demonstrating yet again God’s..
Dare to Lead Brené Brown Random House, 320 pages Brené Brown continues to apply her principles of vulnerability, shame and courage in..
I am supposed to be waiting for Jesus. That’s what I tell people for four weeks every November and December. “Stand guard...
Millie is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was raised in the Moravian Church. She graduated from Davidson College with honors in psychology..
Ross Gay University of Pittsburgh Press, 112 pages I was a young pastor when a mentor said simply, “Read poetry.” Many years..
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Pew) – Many surveys have asked Americans about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, including what religious group they belong..
ST. LOUIS —The Board of Trustees of Eden Theological Seminary announced last week the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause as..
Sister Helen Prejean Random House, 320 pages Reviewed by Roy Howard with Candy Markman and Terry Horgan One of the most remarkable..
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