Practicing stewardship in all things
At its heart, the meeting of our General Assembly is an opportunity to practice stewardship. Commissioners and leaders of the assembly consider..
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Work, harmony and chaos
One thing I am certain of is this: in the creation epic, God worked. Perhaps not literally in the dirty hands, aching back..
Sitting in the right spot
Scheduled to give a lecture at the 2018 Festival of Homiletics, I arrived at the designated venue well before my slotted time...
Peanut butter on both sides now
Somehow you forget what it was like. Your baby eventually does rip off five, six hours of sleep in a row and..
Office of Public Witness joins march to keep families together
(PNS) From New York to Atlanta and cities across the U.S., demonstrators took to the streets last weekend as part of the..
My mom and me: Theological comfort and the suicide crisis
Guest commentary by Chip Hardwick The news earlier this summer came almost too quickly to digest. Upscale handbag designer Kate Spade, fresh..
7th Sunday after Pentecost — July 8, 2018
Mark 6:1-13 Ordinary 14B; Proper 9 Jesus’ instructions to his disciples in Mark’s Gospel remind me of a packing list for camp...
Church
Yesterday I was back in church. For weeks, I have been traveling here and there doing what I do, so it was..
A young Presbyterian girl…
A young Presbyterian girl named Kelli said her prayers every night. She blessed everybody she could think of and ended by saying,..
Jim and Jodi McGill
Jim and Jodi McGill are Presbyterian mission co-workers serving in Niger and South Sudan. Jodi is a nurse and public health educator..
Kevin Kim Wright
“The call to innovate is not an appeal to sell every building or to scrap every [pipe] organ. Rather, it is an..
The issue of homosexuality — 40 years ago
40 years ago — June 26, 1978 With the United Presbyterians having held the national headlines on the issue of homosexuality in..
New Lambeth Palace Library key to preserving Anglican history
LONDON (RNS) — Work has begun on a new library to house the biggest collection of religious works in the world, outside the Vatican...
Episcopal couples and advocates hope the church removes gay marriage restrictions
NASHVILLE (USA Today) — Indie Pereira and her wife Pari Bhatt still want a church wedding. The Nashville couple regularly attends St. Philip’s Episcopal Church,..
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved
Kate Bowler Random House, 208 pages “I have loved you forever. I have loved you forever. Please take care of our son.”..
Prayer for Independence Day
Lord of all, we recognize that true freedom comes through you, that our ultimate loyalty belongs to you and that our real..
A campaign to blitz the country with ‘In God We Trust’ laws takes root
(RNS) — As the summer heat waxes and state legislative sessions wane, the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation has scored a few small but..
Video: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance brings narratives to life in documentary films
ST. LOUIS — At General Assembly, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance screened some of their award-winning documentary films to encourage congregations and communities to..
God, Improv, and the Art of Living
MaryAnn McKibben Dana Eerdmans, 216 pages Reviewed by Susan Forshey For me, the word “improv” brings back memories of embarrassment in high..
What’s right about Markham Woods Presbyterian Church?
Markham Woods Presbyterian Church — Lake Mary, Florida We have a lot of folks at Markham Woods Presbyterian Church who respond to..
Multiracial churches increase as blacks, whites learn to worship together
(RNS) — For two and a half years, Ja’mel Armstrong and Matt Ness have jointly led One Church, a congregation striving to..
Presbyterian churches reach out to Texas residents affected by recent flooding
(PNS) Last week’s heavy rain in south Texas has brought back memories of Hurricane Harvey for some residents along the Gulf Coast...
PC(USA) Office of Public Witness director describes 30 hours in jail
Faith leaders are arrested outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building in June 2018 as part of the Poor People’s Campaign. (Photo..
Stories along the river: Meeting God in conversation at General Assembly
Every morning at the 223rd General Assembly in St. Louis last week, I jogged to the silvery arch perched on the banks..
Faith-based agencies open doors to kids separated at the border
(RNS) — When White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked last week about widespread religious pushback to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance”..
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