A call for a new iconoclasm
Guest commentary by Suzanne DeWitt Hall Icons are images that are meant to act as windows through which we look to see..
Latest Posts
20th Sunday after Pentecost — October 27, 2019
Joel 2:23-32; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Luke 18:9-14 Ordinary 30C; Proper 25 I come back to this parable of the praying Pharisee and..
Shaped by Scripture
Read correctly, the Hebrew Bible offers necessary understandings of God’s nature, God’s desires and humanity’s journey in God’s creation. It doesn’t offer..
Living Waters for the World expands training to Johnsonburg Camp and Retreat Center
(Press release) Living Waters for the World (LWW), a ministry of the Synod of Living Waters, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Johnsonburg Camp..
‘Border Church’ and ‘Border Mosque’ team up for prayer service
SAN DIEGO (RNS) — For more than a decade, the Rev. John Fanestil, a United Methodist minister, has held a Sunday service..
Understanding the Sacred: Sociological Theology for Contemporary People
Murray Milner Jr. Wipf & Stock, Eugene, 134 pages Reviewed by David K. Garth Explanations and antidotes for the decline of mainline..
American faith groups agree: Trump should act more presidential
(RNS) — Americans disagree over just about everything — from gender roles and immigration to impeachment to whether the country is on..
Christian aid groups vow to stay to help after US sudden withdrawal from Syria
(RNS) — Earlier this month, the pastor of a Kurdish Christian church in northeastern Syria gathered his congregation to decide whether to..
A prayer on United Nations Day
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Thursday marks the 74th anniversary of the day that the United Nations Charter came into force. To help Presbyterians..
The manifold tools and skills of Pastor Barbie
When I was a young girl, I absolutely loved playing with my Barbie dolls. I loved dressing them and playing out different..
Mid Council Leaders Gathering concludes with hard conversation about per capita
BALTIMORE (OGA) The final plenary at the Mid Council Leaders Gathering in Baltimore focused on some frank conversation around per capita, the primary..
Women in ministry through the lens of former co-moderators (who are women in ministry)
As we were leaving our roles as the first co-moderators of the General Assembly (2016-2018), our roles also changed in terms of..
Princeton Seminary announces plan to repent for ties to slavery
PRINCETON, New Jersey — Last week the Princeton Theological Seminary Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed the implementation of a multi-year action plan..
Barbara Brown Taylor: Reformation is a ‘delicious’ wilderness but lonely
DENVER, Colorado (RNS) — When LifeWay, the research arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, asked American pastors to rank the most influential..
Stated Clerk calls on mid council leaders to follow where God calls them
BALTIMORE (OGA) — Piecing a denomination together after years of losing churches, infighting, and struggle is a challenge, according to the Reverend Dr...
Co-Moderators announce plans for new conference for commissioned lay pastors/ruling elders
BALTIMORE (OGA) — The Co-Moderators of the 223rd General Assembly (2018) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) believe it’s time to take a..
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
Ann Voskamp Zondervan, 240 pages I was gifted the book “One Thousand Gifts,” which made its way into my vacation reading this..
Meet the treasurer of the Presbyterian Outlook board: Martha Nommay
Martha has served as the director of finance and operations at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis since 2006. She received her certified..
Unified budget discussions will explore ways to fund the denomination
The Moving Forward Implementation Commission has initiated a process for trying to develop a unified approach for budgeting for 2021-2022 – calling..
Ten churches selected to receive $1.9 million in preservation grants
PHILADELPHIA — Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago is among 10 churches around the country to receive a total of $1.9 million in..
19th Sunday after Pentecost — October 20, 2019
Jeremiah 31:27-34; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Ordinary 29C; Proper 24 The days are surely coming when God’s people will know God’s..
Pew report: Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’
(RNS) — The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising. Those are..
PC(USA) investing group and others urging GM to adopt clean vehicle goals
(PNS) The Presbyterian Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investing is joining with New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and a coalition of..
The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong
Karen Gonzalez Herald Press, 200 pages Reviewed by Neil Craigan Immigration is one of the hot-button issues in the current political landscape..
Envisioning a different reality: Reflections on the CoInspire conference
Montreat, North Carolina. A beautiful place. A complicated history. “Presbyterian Disneyland” as my husband called it. All these things were present at..
Page 283 of 898