Across US, clergy mobilize to support vulnerable migrants
(AP) — So far this week, an anticipated nationwide sweep has not materialized at the expected magnitude. Yet the mere prospect of..
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Triennium attendees advised what to do once they get home
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (PNS) — “It’s time to go,” the Rev. CeCe Armstrong told the thousands of people gathered for closing worship..
Fifty years after Apollo 11, Texas church still commemorates Lunar Communion
(OGA) As the nation reflects on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing 50 years ago, a church in Texas commemorates another event, the..
The Color of Compromise
Jemar Tisby Zondervan, 256 pages Reviewed by Robert Melone Jr. It is humbling to be a Christian pastor these days, for in..
Triennium preacher tells the inspiring story of his nephew’s heart transplant
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — The Rev. Johan Daza’s “Here’s My Heart” story tugged at Triennium heartstrings Friday. Daza, the coordinator for cross-culture..
A Corporation board considers issues of authority in the denomination
The board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation finished its two-day meeting July 19 by working systematically through its business —..
Triennium preacher identifies an app for each of the seven deadly sins
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — In 1998, the last time the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell took to the Triennium stage at the Elliott..
Aladdin: For such a time as this
Guest commentary by Liz Rasley The new live-action movie “Aladdin” isn’t a new story at all. It’s an old story (even older..
6th Sunday after Pentecost — July 21, 2019
Amos 8:1-12; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 Ordinary 16C; Proper 11 Two phrases stand out in this story of Mary and Martha: “many..
A Corp board meets alongside Triennium to discuss finances, agency culture (and sneak in an energizer)
While some 4,000 Presbyterian teenagers are bringing the energy to Purdue University this week at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium, the board of..
Triennium pays it forward to hurricane-affected Puerto Rican camp
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (PNS) — Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri first traveled to Campamento El Guacio as a 13-year-old girl and kept going back for..
Can this Triennium’s generation be the one to end racism?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (PNS) — The Rev. Denise Anderson noticed something about the infamous news footage of white nationalist marchers in Charlottesville,..
5 faith facts about the moon landing: Space Communion and a prayer league of its own
(RNS) — Where humans go, faith seems to follow. It’s no less true of NASA’s first manned mission to land on the..
Threshold of Discovery: A Field Guide to Spirituality in Midlife
L. Roger Owens Church Publishing, 200 pages Reviewed by Teri McDowell Ott With his 40th birthday just two months away, L. Roger..
I’ve forgotten how to read for fun
When I was a kid, reading was my hobby. Other kids played soccer or did gymnastics or participated in Scouts. While I..
Triennium preacher: Like Zacchaeus, youth are called to climb down and dine with Jesus — and invite others
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Like Zacchaeus, many youth “live in a world where we are concerned about how others see us,” said..
Interim leadership announced for World Mission
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Sara Lisherness, the current director of the Compassion, Peace & Justice ministry, will serve as the interim director for..
Triennium’s opening worship infused with youthful joy and enthusiasm
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (PNS) — More than 4,000 youth and their chaperones clearly energized by having arrived at Purdue University for the..
Summer books: Briefly noted
In This World of Wonders Nicholas Wolterstorff Eerdmans, 334 pages This memoir is a series of vignettes, stories and remembrances of a..
Webster Presbyterian Church near Houston reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
Apollo 11 Moon landing. Photo by NASA (OGA) Fifty years ago this week, a nation was glued to the television to watch..
Full Darkness: Original Sin, Moral Injury, and Wartime Violence
Brian S. Powers Eerdmans, 200 pages Reviewed by Martha Moore-Keish This “present project is my argument against the comfortable and simplistic understandings..
Regarding Ruling Elders: Walking the Labyrinth
Søren Kierkegaard once said, “Above all, do not lose your desire to walk: Every day I walk myself into a state of..
Theological education leader Joyce C. Tucker dies
(Presbyterian Foundation) The Rev. Dr. Joyce Cummings Tucker, a Presbyterian pastor, author, and prominent leader in theological education, died July 12, 2019, in..
One Breath at a Time: A Skeptic’s Guide to Christian Meditation
J. Dana Trent Upper Room Books, 112 pages Thomas Merton once said all Christians should be content with being beginners. Life is..
Caring for children as a pastor and a father
As a father of a 4-year-old son and a pastor of a church, I have a particular concern and care for the..
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