After synagogue shooting, Presbyterians share shock, grief; stand in solidarity with neighbors
(PNS) One of the first things Presbyterian minister the Rev. Susan Rothenberg did once she knew what the “pop, pop, pop” sound..
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Stated Clerk calls for end to the sale of assault weapons following mass shooting in Pittsburgh
The news of the senseless shooting deaths of eleven worshippers in the Tree of Life Synagogue during worship in Pittsburgh this past..
From doing ministry to being community
I am a recovering first born, a recovering Martha and a recovering “human doing” who is learning to be a human being...
Shalom’s story: One woman’s search for asylum
SAN BENITO, TEXAS – She’s a native of Zimbabwe, and she arrived in the United States last February on a flight from..
La Posada Providencia cares for migrants, each one someone’s beloved child
SAN BENITO, TEXAS – The caravan is coming: as many as 7,000 Central American migrants, fleeing violence and corruption in their homelands,..
A trinity of mission: Mission Presbytery meets to do mission on the border in Mission, Texas
MISSION, TEXAS – Look at a list of the poorest counties in Texas, and the pattern is clear: they’re clustered at the..
The Epistle to the Ephesians
Karl Barth Baker Academic, 192 pages To call this a commentary on Ephesians would certainly be accurate. It would also barely scratch..
A princess of God
At our first meeting she told me she was a “prayer warrior.” I nodded, not knowing enough about what she meant to..
O God, This Day We Grieve (free hymn)
O God, This Day We Grieve LEONI 6.6.8.4 ("The God of Abraham Praise”) O God, this day we grieve your children who..
Prayer for Pittsburgh
Lord, we know your power, your promises and your presence, but on days like today when your chosen people are gunned down..
Amy Julia Becker reflects on the burden of white privilege
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Amy Julia Becker always looked forward to the nightly reading routine she shares with her children, especially some of..
At least 10 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue and people with knowledge of the..
Stated Clerk condemns shipment of suspicious packages to Trump Administration critics
(OGA) The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is condemning acts this..
Meet many strangers
Books are like friends — both have an inordinate influence in your life. I have two middle schoolers and I know the..
Coming home with history
I remember a summer evening gathering of the history department where I was a Ph.D. candidate. Faculty and other doctoral students began..
Who is missing at the table?
The revised “Book of Common Worship” offers this explanation of the prayers of intercession in the Service for the Lord’s Day: “Prayers..
In a high school Sunday school class …
In a high school Sunday school class at a Presbyterian church in Oregon, the teacher asked, “What did Jesus do in his..
Gary and Marlene Van Brocklin
Gary and Marlene Van Brocklin, serving as mission co-workers in Pakistan, report gratitude for Mountain View Presbyterian Church in Maryville, Washington. The..
Lydia Kiesling
“If I don’t figure out how to write the feelings I feel or the places I have seen in just the right..
Legal battle continues over religious leader housing tax break
(RNS) — A federal court heard oral arguments this week on whether a longstanding housing tax break for clergy called a “parsonage..
In between time: Confessions of a call seeker
Guest commentary by Alina Kanaski “Have you found a church yet?” As a graduated, unemployed call-seeker, I hear this question several times..
23rd Sunday after Pentecost — October 28, 2018
Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 Proper 25 Ordinary 30B I found myself getting emotional as I read and studied the..
For ICE detainees, access to clergy is infrequent or absent altogether, rights groups say
(RNS) — In May, Roberto Rauda, an undocumented immigrant, went to a New London, Conn., courthouse to pay a fine for carrying..
Participating in God’s Mission: A Theological Missiology for the Church in America
Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. Zscheile Eerdmans, 384 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. Zscheile..
The time machine of music
The Pandora app turns your car into a time machine. The app lets you create your own radio station. You don’t..
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