Pastor as saunterer

This month we asked our bloggers about how they view the role of pastor, how they understand their pastoral identity, or to..

What's right?

What’s right about Providence Presbyterian Church?

Providence Presbyterian Church — Gum Spring, Virginia Our historic, wood-frame structure has been in continuous use as a house of worship since 1747...

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterians mobilize to help southeast U.S. recover from Hurricane Florence

As news comes in of the devastating effects of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and South Carolina, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is organizing..

Religion News Service

‘Connecting the dots’ between faith and climate change

LOS ANGELES (RNS) —Tackling issues like climate change or protecting the environment often requires a lot of boring, behind-the-scenes work, far from..

Voices

A letter to church that I love

Guest commentary by Kris Schondelmeyer Dear church that I love: On August 14, a grand jury report detailing the sexual abuse of..

Looking into the lectionary

17th Sunday after Pentecost — September 16, 2018

Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Ordinary 24B Proper 19 Wisdom cries out in the street, mostly unheard as those within earshot..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian groups work to create a ‘culture of preparedness’ for disaster events

(PNS) As Hurricane Florence bears down on the eastern coast of the United States, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and Presbyterian Women (PW)..

Voices

“I’m a pastor.”

This month we asked our bloggers about how they view the role of pastor, how they understand their pastoral identity, or to..

Book Reviews

Sacred Signposts: Words, Water, and Other Acts of Resistance

Benjamin J. Dueholm Eerdmans, 176 pages Reviewed by Gordon Lindsey When we review the ways Christians have expressed their faith, we face..

Religion News Service

Faith-based disaster-relief teams on standby as Florence nears

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — On top of all the state and federal disaster relief groups readying for Hurricane Florence as it barrels toward..

Outlook Horizons Studies

Our weakness, God’s strength (Horizons 2)

“God’s Promise: I Am With You” Lesson 2: Exodus 3:1-12, Judges 6:11-27 “To recognize our weaknesses is a great blessing.” How does..

Insights columns

The power of relationships

Church musicians have been supplementing their income with other jobs for many years. I observed my musical mentors and those observations shaped..

Benedictory

Meditation on migraines

Every single morning my first thought is: Does my head hurt? That is, if I haven’t already been awakened at 4 a.m...

In This Corner

A bulletin blooper

A lot of bloopers appear in bulletins. A Presbyterian church recently ran a flowery one that ended, “Our church will host an..

Presbyterians in Action

Maria Ikan

Maria Ikan was a long-time mission partner in the Philippines. She served 60 years. Even after her retirement she was assigned to..

He/She Said

Terry Tempest Williams

“I think it’s so crucial that we don’t fear our own voice, because it’s in our voice that we feel and hear..

From the Archives

The World Council is a fact (70 years ago)

70 Years Ago — September 13, 1948 The World Council of Churches met for the first time in August 1948. “For ten..

Religion News Service

People of faith urge Trump to admit more refugees

(RNS) — With a decision looming on how many refugees to admit into the country, and rumors swirling that the number could..

Outlook Features

Organizational imagination: The practical wisdom for communities in transition

It all started with a sign. One year after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, The Episcopal Church of..

Prayers for the moment

Prayer for those in the path of Hurricane Florence

Lord, as we watch the storm grow and listen to the calls for evacuations we pray for those preparing for the landfall..

Religion News Service

Shuttered houses of worship get a reboot, find new life

(RNS) — Not long ago, the future looked grim for Temple Beth El in Hackensack, N.J. The building needed a new roof...

Religion News Service

Officials destroying crosses, burning Bibles in China

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning Bibles,..