Lord, how is it possible that this is happening again?

Lord, how is it possible that this is happening again? How can we live in a culture where there is a haunting..

The church speaks in tongues

The church speaks in tongues. I know you immediately think of what’s known as glossolalia, the strange utterance of an unknown language..

Looking into the lectionary

Day of Pentecost — May 20, 2018

Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost B Pentecost is revolutionary. An inbreaking of the Holy Spirit means a great equalizing has happened. The world as..

Religion News Service

How smaller congregations are challenging the system to “go solar”

GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Faith Community Church, a small, mostly African-American congregation, has a long history of activism dating back to the..

Presbyterian News Service

Synod of Presbyterian Church of Venezuela address months of unrest and violence in Venezuela

(PNS) After months of unrest in Venezuela and as the nation approaches national elections on May 20, the Synod of the Presbyterian..

Voices

What’s in a name?

“Do you know Jesus’ real name?” This was the first question my fellow traveler from Dallas to Columbus asked me on our..

Book Reviews

Kitchen Table Giving: Reimagining How Congregations Connect With Their Donors

William G. Enright Amazon CreateSpace, 86 pages Reviewed by Baron Mullis What if fundraising were a fundamentally joyful activity? Bill Enright believes..

Presbyterian News Service

Malagasy Church calls for peace, dialogue amid growing political tension

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (PNS) — The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar — known by its Malagasy acronym, FJKM — has issued a statement calling..

Outlook Features

Dealing lovingly with the roadblockers

Every committee has at least one of them. We know who they are. They say “no” to everything. They are the..

Voices

Inferno

Blood runs in the streets. Where shall we place the blame when blood is blood, and death is death? We descend into..

Insights columns

GPS report

Several months after my congregation, Second Church of Kansas City, Missouri, called Paul Rock as pastor/head of staff in 2010, he asked..

Multichannel Church Report

Two questions for church planning

Of the several factors that go into church program planning, four need to be abandoned right away. We’ve always done this. We..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA) Co-Moderator issues statement on move of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

LOUISVILLE — The Rev. T. Denise Anderson, Co-Moderator of the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), recently returned from two weeks..

Presbyterians in Action

The Cuba Connection

The Cuba Connection (a volunteer support group) did not die out with the changes in Cuba. In fact volunteers donated funds earlier..

In This Corner

Shh, you’re not suppose to talk out loud in church …

In a Los Angeles Presbyterian church, a 7-year-old girl was trying to quiet her little brother. “Shh, you’re not suppose to talk..

He/She Said

Gideon Strauss

“There is a level of familiarity, a reliability of voice, a continuity of dialogue in the pages of a little magazine. This..

Benedictory

Commissioners, BE the church

TWO YEARS AGO, I had the privilege to serve as a commissioner for the 222nd General Assembly. Though feeling inadequate to make..

Presbyterian News Service

Regarding ruling elders: Spiritual leadership

(OGA) When thinking about spiritual leadership, it is helpful to be clear about what might be meant by “spiritual.” For our purposes,..

Outlook Features

What does Jesus mean by “Love your enemies”?

Jesus tells his followers that, contrary to what they have heard in the past, they are to love their enemies and even..

Voices

Can Jesus teleport?

Can Jesus teleport? A child asked this at the last church I served. And the response from a nearby pastor was: “Yes. ..

Presbyterian News Service

2018 Mosaic of Peace conference: Presbyterians visit Israel/Palestine

(PNS) A group of Presbyterian clergy and members, including Co-Moderator Denise Anderson, has wrapped up the Mosaic of Peace Conference to Israel/Palestine...