Regarding ruling elders: Dealing with problems in healthy ways

(OGA) Even in the most placid churches, people will occasionally get offended or object to the way things are being done or..

Voices

A love letter to the Presbyterian Church

This month, we invited our bloggers to write a "love letter" to the church. Here are their letters. Dear church, I love..

Book Reviews

White Picket Fences: Turning toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege

Amy Julia Becker NavPress, 240 pages Amy Julia Becker grew up in Edenton, North Carolina, a town whose racial divisions were prevalent..

Presbyterian News Service

A prayer on the first Parkland school shooting anniversary

LOUISVILLE (PNS) Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, which killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High..

Religion News Service

James MacDonald fired as pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel by church elders

(RNS) — James MacDonald, the embattled pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, has been fired by the suburban Chicago megachurch he founded three..

Editorials

My Jesus-first agenda

You shall have no other gods before me. The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and..

Voices

A love letter to the church

This month, we invited our bloggers to write a "love letter" to the church. Here are their letters. Beloved, Remember that is..

Outlook Reporting

Being a balm in Gilead: Creating a Presbyterian mental illness ministry network

LOUISVILLE – How can Presbyterians respond to the needs of people living with mental illness in their congregations, their communities and their..

Outlook Reporting

Moving Forward Implementation Commission lines up its next tasks

The Moving Forward Implementation Commission, which is meeting by conference call every two weeks, is continuing its work on a variety of..

Religion News Service

‘Brewery church’ is the latest in craft of luring folks to church

ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — Martin Luther, the famed 16th-century rebel monk and Protestant Reformer, is known to have had a penchant for..

Benedictory

The Hawk is flying

“Who let that Hawk out? Whew, the Hawk is flying high today!” I exclaimed as walked into my office from a bone-chilling..

Outlook Horizons Studies

God with us as Emmanuel (Horizons 7)

“God’s Promise: I Am With You” Lesson 7: Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 Who needs a savior? As armies come towards Jerusalem, the people..

From the Archives

Tutu stresses justice, mercy, humility in remarks to students (20 years ago)

20 years ago — February 1, 1999 “‘What does the Lord require of you?’ Micah stated that a relationship with God depends..

Presbyterian News Service

Migration conference closes with call for ‘spring cleaning of the spirit’

The Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes delivers the closing keynote address for the Migration and Border Crossings conference in the Campbell Hall Chapel..

Book Reviews

Not Your White Jesus: Following a Radical, Refugee Messiah

Sheri Faye Rosendahl WJK Press, 202 pages Reviewed by Rose Wayland Growing up in the Anabaptist tradition, and recalling my college days..

Religion News Service

Southern Baptist leaders vow to improve addressing sex abuse after papers’ report

(RNS) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have called the reports by two Texas newspapers of hundreds of sex abuse cases..

Presbyterian News Service

World Mission names Luciano Kovacs as new area coordinator for Middle East and Europe

(PNS) World Mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) announced announced Feb. 8 it has named Luciano Kovacs as the new area coordinator for..

Book Reviews

Paul Writes (a Letter)

Chris Raschka Eerdmans, 40 pages The author is a two-time Caldecott Medal winner who has now turned this talent to the letters..

Outlook Reporting

Christian educators gather at the waters for education and inspiration

GALVESTON, TEXAS (Outlook) – Focused on the theme “Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters” (drawn from Isaiah 55), the 2019..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA) Stated Clerk denounces Senate bill limiting protest of Israel

(PNS) The Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has spoken out against a bill which would allow state and municipal governments..

Presbyterian News Service

Budget, immigration, and cultural diversity take up last day agenda for COGA meeting

COGA wrapped up its third day of meetings in Houston with a conference call with the OGA Office of Immigration Issues. Photo..

Presbyterian News Service

Former U.S. Poet Laureate opens conference by turning the immigrant story around

DECATUR, Georgia (PNS) Juan Felipe Herrera stepped up to the microphone Thursday at Decatur Presbyterian Church and started telling stories. There was..