Presbyterians urged to pray for peace, justice in the Republic of Sudan

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (PNS) — “Pray for a new Sudan to come” was the heartfelt plea given by Dr. Aida Weran to..

Should we pray for the president?

This past weekend, as I write these words at the beginning of June, a large collection of influential evangelical pastors and leaders..

Presbyterian News Service

Stated Clerk denounces President Trump’s tweets about Baltimore

(OGA) As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) prepares to open Big Tent this week in Baltimore, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated..

Presbyterian News Service

Self-Development of People will engage with Atlanta at next meeting

(PNS) With its September meeting in Atlanta, the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) aims to get to know the Georgia..

Voices

No substitute for community

I recently attended the PC(USA) Transitional Ministry Conference at the Zephyr Point Conference Center in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The conference itself was..

Presbyterian News Service

God and science: There is room for both

(OGA) Can you believe in God and still be committed to science and its discoveries? A group of Presbyterians in Texas believes you..

Outlook Features

The process of rejuvenation: Krislund Camp and Conference Center

Krislund Camp and Conference Center is settled in the rural northern stretch of the Appalachian Mountains in central Pennsylvania. Like many faith-based..

Voices

Guns and the gospel: A personal perspective

Guest commentary by Paul Watermulder “And a little child shall lead them,” we read in Scripture. Or in the words of Jesus..

Looking into the lectionary

7th Sunday after Pentecost — July 28, 2019

Hosea 1:2-10 Ordinary 17C; Proper 12 This week, we are grateful to guest contributor John Wurster for writing this week’s lectionary reflection...

Insights columns

Which slant is our truth?

We tell our stories slant. And this story is personal. My grandpa Del was a magical storyteller. A journalist for the Associated..

From the Archives

Editorial – 50 years ago

50 years ago — June 29, 1959 Southern states had strict laws segregating the races. Though the General Assemblies had spoken against..

In This Corner

A Sunday school teacher…

A Sunday school teacher in Baltimore was discussing the importance of grandparents and asked, “Where does your grandmother live?” A 6-year-old lad..

Presbyterians in Action

Mission co-worker in Africa

Frank Dimmock, a long-time mission co-worker in Africa, has been sent by the Outreach Foundation in Franklin, Tennessee, to a refugee camp..

He/She Said

Bishop Daniel G.P. Gutierrez

“We can look at goals, or we can look at the impact in the community. I’m of the belief that when you..

Presbyterian News Service

Celebrating 150 years of Presbyterian partnership in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile — The sanctuary at Unión Cristiana Presbyterian Church in Santiago, Chile was full the evening of Sunday, July 21, as..

Voices

The joke about the Kingdom of Heaven

“If God would stop telling jokes, I might act serious.” – Tukaram (Muslim poet) “My Lord told me a joke And seeing..

Book Reviews

Wally the Wave’s Wanderings Towards Oneness: A Story of Social Inclusion

Ryan Althaus, co-illustrated by Noah Habib sweatysheep.com, 43 pages Reviewed by Eva Stimson This book is further evidence that its author, Ryan..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian film exploring gun violence now on Amazon Prime

LOUISVILLE (PNS) “Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence,” produced by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s Story Productions, is now available for streaming on..