12th Sunday after Pentecost — August 12, 2018
Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 Ordinary 19B; Proper 14 Put away falsehood. Let your words give grace to those who hear. Put..
Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51 Ordinary 19B; Proper 14 Put away falsehood. Let your words give grace to those who hear. Put..
RICHMOND, Va. – The Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Presbyterian Seminary, first African-American..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II has written to Colombian President Iván Duque condemning..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II has issued a call for all Presbyterians..
CHICAGO (RNS) — The lead pastor and entire elder board of Willow Creek Community Church have announced they will resign to give..
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(Read Going home: Part One) Yesterday, I rejected the premise of Dr. Seuss’ book “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” in favor..
(RNS) — On the morning after a dozen boys were rescued from a Thailand cave, hymn writer Carolyn Gillette contrasted the jubilation..
BIDI BIDI REFUGEE CAMP, Uganda (RNS) – Every morning when Achol Kuol wakes up, she borrows a Bible from her neighbor and..
ATLANTA, Georgia (OGA) Charles F. Easley, Sr., vice-moderator of the 215th General Assembly (2003) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died May 23. Services..
Indonesian president Joko Widodo (second from left) examining the damage following this week’s Lombok earthquake. Indonesian Government Photo (PNS) More than 100..
Recently, in a backyard near your house, a freshly-graduated high school student opened a present from her mom and dad. In it,..
Synod School attendees fill Schaller Chapel on the Buena Vista University campus for opening-night worship Sunday, July 21. (Photo by Duane Sweep)..
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LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Christian churches across the world are now using portable card readers or apps to take donations as..
Andrew slid up to the table to speak to the chaplain at the Travel Center of America (TA) in Columbia, New Jersey...
CHICAGO (RNS) — Willow Creek Community Church announced it will commission an independent investigation of sexual harassment allegations against founding pastor Bill..
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — On a recent weekend, Pamela Jennings brought her 7-year-old granddaughter, Amara, and 4-year-old grandson, Trend, to People’s Church,..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Native American women came together in Louisville on Aug. 2 for a pre-gathering event prior to the kickoff of..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – “The beauty of Presbyterian Women is that many of us are here because of the faith and hard work..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Over 200 people gathered at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville to join the 2018 National Gathering of..
(RNS) — With silvering hair, dark makeup and liturgically inspired tattoos, Nadia Bolz-Weber stood late on a Sunday afternoon in early July..
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona clergy are calling activists to gather this weekend at the state’s border with Mexico and leave large jugs..
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Duke Divinity School’s first woman dean, Elaine Heath, has stepped down after a brief and rocky two-year tenure marked..
As a pastor, much of my time is spent trying to get in touch with God. I think often of the concept..