Christ the King Sunday — November 25, 2018
2 Samuel 23:1-7; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 The language of “king” perplexes and confounds. For some, it creates a stumbling block to..
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Prayer for Thanksgiving
God whose giving knows no bounds, your Word teaches us to give thanks in all circumstances. Today we take that instruction to..
Survivors of California’s unending fires cook up Thanksgiving for latest victims
(RNS) — It was almost four months ago when the Carr Fire near Redding, Calif., ripped through Amanda Woodley’s town. The blaze..
When children pray
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from..
What’s right about Rutgers Presbyterian Church?
Rutgers Presbyterian Church — New York City Mayada Anjari came to the U.S. as a Syrian refugee and is building a new..
Inches from wildfire, Malibu church faces uncertainty
MALIBU, Calif. (RNS) — Two hours before the sun set over the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 8, the Rev. Joyce Stickney, rector..
PDA responds to needs following both natural, human-caused disasters
(PNS) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance uses terms like “unprecedented” and “all-encompassing” when referring to the destructive fires still burning both in Northern and Southern..
Sojourners all: Presbyterians involved in international advocacy
“These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having..
Grateful for privilege?!
I recently watched a short, six-minute film by Louis Schwartzberg called “Gratitude” (you can find it on YouTube). This is a visual..
Workshops and worship create full agenda at Moderators’ Conference
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Policies and procedures, workshops and worship made up the two-day Moderators’ Conference in Louisville, Kentucky over the weekend. The Presbyterian..
Grateful when grieving?!
A wave of death has hit our congregation recently. We said goodbye to several long time church members over the course of..
The Forgotten Books of the Bible: Recovering the Five Scrolls for Today
Robert Williamson Jr. Fortress Press, 179 pages Reviewed by Teri Peterson As a parish minister, I am always on the lookout for..
Co-moderators pull next “one church, one book” title following workplace allegations against the author
LOUISVILLE – The co-moderators of the 2018 General Assembly are pulling the book they asked Presbyterians to read over the next year,..
Co-moderators share what they’ve seen and learned since General Assembly
LOUISVILLE – Dinner was over, parliamentary training was done. And it was question-and-answer time for the co-moderators of the 2018 General Assembly,..
Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri teaches the importance of pronouns at PC(USA) Moderator’s Conference
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Ruling Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, co-moderator of the 223rd General Assembly, told the 110 or so presbytery and synod moderators attending..
After the Longest Night (album & songbook)
Steve Thorngate Reviewed by Luke Hyder After the Longest Night (album & songbook) by Steve Thorngate Advent can be a season of..
26th Sunday after Pentecost — November 18, 2018
1 Samuel 1:4-20; Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 Ordinary 33B Proper 28 Occasionally, when the Outlook staff emails one another we begin..
Princeton seminary report examines its historical connection to slavery
(PNS) Work on the Princeton Seminary and Slavery report began in the spring of 2016. The Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes was in..
Lutheran comfort dogs bring compassion, care during disasters
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (RNS) — Early on the morning of Nov. 8, Bonnie Fear awoke at her home in Colorado to a..
Seminaries partner with prisons to offer inmates new life as ministers
NASHVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — Inside a squat cinderblock building on the grounds of Nash Correctional Institution, 24 inmates are hunched over white plastic..
Prayer for the victims of the California fires
Devastation. Displacement. Death. Lord, the images from California capture only a fraction of the suffering and pain consuming your people who seek..
Mentoring: Biblical, Theological and Practical Perspectives
Dean K. Thompson and D. Cameron Murchison, editors Eerdmans Publishing, 240 pages Reviewed by Heath K. Rada Run, don’t walk, to purchase..
Caring is not enough: Reflections on transgender pastoral care
“Caring is not enough.” “Good intentions are not enough.” Erin Swenson, a licensed counselor and transgender Presbyterian minister from Atlanta, told those..
National and international church leaders urge churches to engage with political leaders
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Representatives from the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches are urging faith groups to engage with their..
Regarding ruling elders: Letting God Be God in the Church
(OGA) The struggle to be in control is a kind of addiction that is part of our fallen human nature. Even the most..
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