German Catholics’ confusing attempt to allow Communion for Protestants
PARIS (RNS) — If you’re a Protestant married to a Catholic in Germany, you might be able to receive Communion along with..
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Practicing Pilgrimage: On Being and Becoming God’s Pilgrim People
Brett Webb-Mitchell Cascade Books, 220 pages. Reviewed by Kenneth E. Kovacs Like Brett Webb-Mitchell, I have long viewed the Christian life as..
On being an outsider
My brother was thrilled when my siblings, our spouses and I agreed to join him for a Seattle Sounders soccer match against..
Why has the Enneagram become so popular among Christians?
(RNS) — “Everywhere I go, people talk about the Enneagram,” said Ian Morgan Cron, co-author with Suzanne Stabile of “The Road Back..
When We Watch the Rescue (a free hymn)
When We Watch the Rescue MUELLER 11.11.11.11 ("Away in a Manger") When we watch the rescue of children or youth, O God..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responds to fires in Colorado, Utah and southern California
(PNS) More than a dozen wildfires have been burning across Colorado and parts of Utah and California in recent weeks, leaving a..
What’s in a name? Episcopalians move to change their words for God
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — For some watching (and blogging and tweeting) the debate on the floor of the Episcopal Church’s triennial General..
Megachurch or a great church swap?
Over a decade ago now (and yes, I do feel old now that I can actually count in decades!), I attended a..
5 faith facts on Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh
(RNS) President Trump announced on Monday (July 9) that Brett Kavanaugh, 53, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia..
A priest at every elbow
The great Baptist theologian Carlyle Marney used the phrase “a priest at every elbow.” Marney was emphasizing a key theological insight in..
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..
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...
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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.”..
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