Nuancing empathy
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.” (Romans 12:15) I keep encountering empathy in things I read and hear..
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What’s right about Pipe Creek Presbyterian Church?
Pipe Creek Presbyterian Church — Pipe Creek, Texas Pipe Creek Presbyterian Church dedicated 100 prayer quilts in 2018 to people in times of..
Appointments to General Assembly Special Task Forces and Reconciliation Team
(OGA) Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri and Cindy Kohlmann, Co-Moderators of the 223rd General Assembly (2018), announced today appointments to two additional special entities approved..
Coming together for South to South mission and ministry
(PNS) “Your story is our story.” That’s what a group of visitors from global partners Nile Theological College (NTC) and RECONCILE (Resource..
Anonymous donor gives Columbia seminary $1 million gift
Columbia Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the creation of The Rev. Dr. Thomas W. and Jan C. Walker Presidential Scholarship. The..
More than pink and blue blankets
“Oh, I love this gray blanket!” said the new young mother. As the newly hired director of children and family ministries, I..
Prayer for Earth Day
The earth, and all that is within it, is yours, Lord God. Every creature great and small, you made and cherish..
Wild Church founder Victoria Loorz finds resurrection on Easter and Earth Day
(RNS) — Easter and Earth Day arrive on successive days this year, and some churches are welcoming the coupling. Among them are..
Who are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
(The Conversation) — At least 200 people have been killed in several coordinated bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka..
On the Road
Headed back home we were, after a day of strange reports and rumors. Some of the women had gone early to wash..
Prayer for Sri Lanka
Risen Lord, on this day when your tomb is empty and you reveal yourself alive, we, like Mary, rejoice through tears. Your..
Easter Sunday blasts kill at least 207 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches..
Prayer for Easter Sunday
It is the third day, Lord of all, the third day, the eighth day of creation, the day of resurrection. The stone..
Prayer for Holy Saturday
Jesus, the light that no darkness can overcome, even as the sun rises, the night refuses to relent. We huddle together, afraid,..
Resurrection of the Lord/Easter Sunday — April 21, 2019
Luke 24:1-12 Easter Year C The women wasted no time doing the business death requires. I know these women, don't you? In..
Prayer for Good Friday
My God, my God, why have you forsaken your Son? How can you tolerate the suffering of the One who came to..
Walls
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall …” So begins Robert Frost’s famous poem “Mending Wall” from 1914 — musing on presumably..
God with us (Horizons 9)
“God’s Promise: I Am With You” Lesson 9: God with us Matthew 18:15-20; 28:16-20 Sometimes unhappiness and discouragement taint our actions. I’ve..
Tackling tough topics
When I trained to be an emergency medical technician, this was a paramount lesson: Identify the life threats. Your patient might be complaining..
Black women cracking ‘stained-glass ceilings’ with Jesus’ 7 last words
(RNS) — Days before Good Friday, the Rev. Stacey Hamilton continued to contemplate what she would preach about some of the last..
ECFA ousts Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has terminated the membership of Harvest Bible Chapel...
Gallup: Number of Americans who belong to a church or house of worship plummets
(RNS) — Most Americans still say they believe in God. But their involvement in organized religion continues to wane. A new Gallup..
Presbyterian Outlook recognized at Best of the Christian Press Awards
CHICAGO — The Presbyterian Outlook received top honors in several categories at the Associated Church Press (ACP) 2019 annual conference in Chicago last week. ..
Prayer for Maundy Thursday
Lord, you are our Master, our Teacher, our Friend. The thought of your suffering pains us. We desperately want a different outcome,..
Regarding ruling elders: Risk-taking in spiritual leadership
(OGA) The gospel of Matthew tells the story of a man who entrusts a large amount of money to each of three servants..
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