Prayer for Monday of Holy Week
Living God, we acknowledge our tendency to worship you on Sunday only to forget your claim on our lives come Monday. Yesterday..
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Prayers requested for Republic of Sudan
(PNS) Church partners in the Republic of Sudan are asking for prayers for peaceful resistance and non-violent responses to the change in the..
Palm Sunday — April 14, 2019
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40 Palm Sunday, Year C I am trying to imagine what the triumphant entry into Jerusalem must have..
Scripture, Ethics and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships
Karen R. Keen Eerdmans, 160 pages Reviewed by Linda Lanam The debate surrounding the position of the church and its individual members..
New chairs at the table: Thoughts on the end of white Christian America
LOUISVILLE – There’s been a lot of discussion about the role white evangelical Christians played in the 2016 presidential election. And what’s..
Ecumenical Advocates march and meet on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (PNS) — President Donald Trump was not the first leader to use tweets, the Rt. Rev. W. Darin Moore told a..
Loving the foreigner: Opening church doors to transgender asylum-seekers
When our church was asked to provide transitional housing for transgender women recently granted asylum or temporary release, my initial thought was:..
100 investigators probing La. fires that destroyed three black churches
(RNS) — About 100 investigators are working to find who is behind a series of church fires that have struck rural areas..
Stated Clerk urges Colombia’s president to commit to peace process in the region
(OGA) The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is urging Colombia’s..
The importance of language
On her last Sunday morning with our congregation, Sasha stood before us resplendent in a lovely dress and a new haircut. Even..
Showing ‘what advocacy is’ keeps Presbyterians coming back to Washington event
ARLINGTON, Va. (PNS) — Susan Orr came to her first Ecumenical Advocacy Days in 2013, and the past several years, she’s been..
More than 200 Presbyterians sharpen their social justice skills at CPJ Day
WASHINGTON (PNS)— Angela Nichols of Columbia, Maryland stood in the sanctuary of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church shortly before dinnertime Friday and..
The Matthew 25 initiative: A conversation with Diane Moffett
On April 1, an invitation went out: for Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations and mid councils to declare themselves to be Matthew 25 churches...
5th Sunday in Lent — April 7, 2019
Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Lent 5C What thread ties these three texts together on this fifth Sunday of Lent? The..
Grief and gratitude
Guest commentary by Lara Hauser What does grief have to do with stewardship and giving? They seem like pretty disparate subjects, but..
4th Sunday in Lent — March 31, 2019
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 5C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance seeks support for recovery work in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
(PNS) It has been three weeks since the Southern African countries of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe were slammed by Cyclone Idai, packing..
US Methodists consider ways to resist new LGBT rules
RNS — On Thursday evening last week, 300 United Methodist clergy and laypeople gathered outside their denomination’s regional headquarters in Garner, N.C.,..
Presbyterian Mission Agency board votes to increase student loan debt forgiveness program
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — At its recent spring meeting, the Presbyterian Mission Agency board unanimously voted to increase the impact of Presbyterian Mission..
Three Hours: Sermons for Good Friday
Fleming Rutledge Eerdmans, 96 pages In this remarkable set of brief sermons on the traditional seven last words of Jesus, Fleming Rutledge..
The God we are not
If I had to describe myself in three words, I would pick loyal, dedicated and consistent. So, no surprise here – along..
Students protest at Columbia Theological Seminary
(PNS) International students at Columbia Theological Seminary say they want their voices heard as controversy has erupted on campus. The controversy began..
Who am I?
It has been over 22 years since the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta sustained my ordination after I completed a gender transition from..
Prayer for those in the middle of the Lenten wilderness
"Right here in the middle of the wilderness, I confess I am weary, weighed down with the urge to sleep until the suffering has passed and resurrection reigns," writes Jill Duffield.
NIH Director Francis Collins on why Christians must reconcile with science
(RNS) — On top of his duties as the director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins takes time to answer..
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