A compassionate church: Ministry at the intersection of faith and public life

I’ve heard many colleagues share how proud they are that they serve “purple” congregations where members from different sides of the political..

Presbyterian News Service

A Sunday in the life of Cindy Kohlmann

BOSTON (OGA) For the Rev. Cindy Kohlmann, a typical Sunday will involve a morning worship service, one to two hours in the car,..

Voices

My hope for the PC(USA) in 2019

Given the chance, I jump at the opportunity to tell people why I love the Presbyterian Church. I can go on and..

Outlook Features

Grace, mystery, beauty and freedom: Four takeaways of Reformed theology

The thing about Reformed theology is that it is not really aiming to be “Reformed.” It is aiming to be Christian...

Presbyterian News Service

Montreat College Conference: The early 20s — the perfect age for leadership

MONTREAT, N.C. — Eboo Patel, an interfaith leader in his own right, told the 1,000 or so Presbyterian students attending the 2019..

Voices

Dangling feet: The pay gap and the chancel chair

Guest commentary by Anna George Traynham I know I’m biased, but I think the church I serve is strikingly beautiful, with the dark..

Looking into the lectionary

Epiphany — January 6, 2019

Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany Year C Nations shall come to your light. Gentiles have become fellow heirs. Wise men..

Religion News Service

Study: New Congress showcases religious diversity but is still mostly Christian

WASHINGTON (RNS) — When the 116th Congress was sworn in on Thursday (Jan. 3), it became one of the most religiously diverse..

Voices

Compline – January 6th

No snow tonight, the air stands vibrant, crystal sharp, expectant, as if waiting for a bell, or gong, some resonating sound, to..

Book Reviews

Horses Speak Of God: How Horses Can Teach Us To Listen and Be Transformed

Laurie M. Brock Paraclete Press, 144 pages Reviewed by Jennifer Meyers As a teenager I rode my horse on a large network..

Voices

A New Year’s resolution: Practicing friendship

What if we made a New Year's resolution to be intentional, writes Sam Codington?

Presbyterian News Service

Stated Clerk looks to challenges, opportunities facing the church in 2019

(OGA) For two and a half years, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, has listened to the heartbeat of the church. The..

Presbyterian News Service

Fifteen months after Maria, PC(USA) leaders find Puerto Rico devastated but determined

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PNS) — It’s a pretty port of call. Mere blocks from where cruise ships pull into San Juan..

News from other sources

Presbyterian Publishing Corporation’s president and publisher announces retirement

LOUISVILLE (Presbyterian Publishing Corporation press release) — Longtime president and publisher of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC), Marc Lewis, has announced that..

Editorials

Holy Spirit house of worship

Ineffable. The feeling that washes over you in worship or in a session meeting or at a community event in the church..

What's right?

What’s right about Westminster By-The-Sea Presbyterian Church?

Westminster By-The-Sea Presbyterian Church — Daytona Beach Shores, Florida After reading Leslie Scanlon’s article about churches responding to the opioid epidemic (“Addiction and..

Voices

A resolution to wonder

Whereas a year is a wondrous fleeting thing, and there is no time like the present and no present like the..

Prayers for the moment

Prayer for the New Year

God of our past, present and future, as the calendar turns and we greet another year, we ask not so much..

Religion News Service

2018 in review: A year of reckoning for powerful religious figures

(RNS) — A year ago Bill Hybels was the well-respected pastor of one of the most influential megachurches in the nation. Theodore..

Voices

Confession and assurance at the border

Guest commentary by Jonathan Freeman This is my confession. Earlier this month I joined a delegation of fellow Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary..