Bible study and skateboards meet at Skatechurch

TULSA, Okla. (RNS) — When Brant Lozano was 13, he thought the idea of a church for skateboarders was stupid. But a..

Benjamin: A short story

“Master, stop!” The disciples turned and saw a man running after them, the sort of man who didn’t usually have to run...

Prayers for the moment

Prayer for those facing extreme cold this week

Sheltering God, we pray for all those in the path of the polar vortex gripping the nation. The calls have been made..

Religion News Service

In polarized Washington, a Democrat anchors bipartisan friendships in faith

WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump doesn’t have a lot of nice things to say about Democrats these days. Well, except Sen. Chris..

Outlook Features

Blue-eyed Snake

What in the world is a blue-eyed snake? A sign that things are surely changing, that what is old is sloughing off,..

Outlook Features

Scrolls

1. How can you say, “We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us,” when, in fact, the false..

Presbyterian News Service

Co-Moderator of the 223rd General Assembly is moved by migrant struggles

LOUISVILLE (OGA) As the debate over building a wall along the U.S./Mexico border continues on Capitol Hill, leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..

Book Reviews

Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future

Mary Robinson Bloomsbury Publishing, 176 pages Reviewed by Susan G. De George Mary Robinson’s “Climate Justice” is in many ways the book..

Editorials

God gives us a story

Flannery O’Connor prays: “Dear God, tonight it is not disappointing because you have given me a story. Don’t let me ever think,..

Voices

Bendiciónes: Reflections on praying at the border

Guest commentary by Aric Clark I raised two fingers as I prepared to offer what would be one of the most sacred..

Looking into the lectionary

3rd Sunday after Epiphany — January 27, 2019

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Ordinary 3C Maybe the cold temperatures, the short days and the sluggishness of..

Voices

Toes

We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections. What should really worry..

Book Reviews

After the Trip: Unpacking Your Crosscultural Experience

IVP Books, 128 pages Reviewed by TJ Remaley “It was a life-changing trip!” So goes the all-too-common refrain of those returning home..

What's right?

What’s right about First Presbyterian Church?

First Presbyterian Church — Donalsonville, Georgia Since 1898, Presbyterians in Donalsonville, Georgia, have been striving to be faithful to the great commandment and..

Voices

Disagreement vs. conflict

We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections. In current times, it..

Outlook Features

Managing secrets maturely: Family systems theory for church leaders

Every pastor faces the constant challenge of how to handle personal and congregational “secrets.” Because of the unique relational nature of..

Voices

Remembering

Where I left the car keys, the remote for the TV, that letter from the lawyer, my spectacles and pills. I must..

Presbyterian News Service

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Stated Clerk recalls Poor People’s Campaign, other King legacies

(PNS) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his last weeks on Earth in 1968 fighting to gain traction for the..

Presbyterian News Service

Alabama Presbyterian church suffers major tornado damage Saturday

(PNS) The almost two-century-old sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church in Wetumpka, Alabama was destroyed Saturday when a tornado struck the town, which..