Montreat suffers flood damage from Tropical Storm Alberto

(PNS) Remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto have caused serious problems for western North Carolina this week. Record rainfall over the past three..

Voices

Making space: A reflection on Lent, family and the resurrection

This year, Ash Wednesday was spent in the hospital talking with doctors and undergoing tests. Neither my wife nor I were ill..

What's right?

What’s right about All Souls Presbyterian Church?

All Souls Presbyterian Church — Richmond, Virginia In 1952 the Presbytery of East Hanover (now Presbytery of the James) and Union Theological..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterians begin 260-mile walk to the 223rd General Assembly in St. Louis

(PNS) With gray and overcast skies above them, a group of 25 to 30 people gathered at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville..

Presbyterian News Service

New Harvard study: thousands died in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

(PNS) A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health estimates the death toll during and after Hurricane Maria..

Voices

Caring for aging parents: Ministering to others, tending to self

Guest commentary by Lynne Clements Sleepless nights, temper tantrums, meal-time struggles, day care crises, bathroom messes, doctor’s appointments and loads of laundry...

Looking into the lectionary

2nd Sunday after Pentecost — June 3, 2018

1 Samuel 3:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 Ordinary 9B; Proper 4 Reading the texts appointed for this week brings to mind..

Religion News Service

Seminary board strips Paige Patterson of title and benefits in dramatic turnabout

(RNS) — After considering fresh evidence of an alleged rape cover-up, the board of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth voted..

Outlook Features

Embodying parenting and faith

Before my daughter arrived at toddler-hood, I read a lot about healthy toddler interactions. I read how to talk about sharing. (One..

Book Reviews

Preaching the Luminous Word: Biblical Sermons and Homiletical Essays

Ellen F. Davis Eerdmans, 356 pages Reviewed by Barbara Wheeler Presbyterian pastors face a dilemma in the pulpit. They learned from seminary..

Outlook Reporting

Changes announced to proposed per capita increase

A request for a sizable increase in General Assembly per capita in 2019 and 2020 is being scaled back — having..

Outlook Features

Hope and challenge: Vocation within the PC(USA)

There is good news to report! The majority of ministers ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the last decade were in..

Voices

The game of life: What I learned about ministry and myself from board games

As I’ve grown into adulthood, I’ve continued to carry my love of games from my earliest childhood. There’s something about play that..

Outlook Horizons Studies

“God’s Promise: I Am With You” (Study preview)

Horizons Bible Study 2018-2019 Think back through your life to the moments when you have known that God was with you. Usually..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbytery of Baltimore deals with flash flooding problems from weekend of heavy rain

(PNS) Memorial Day weekend turned into a memorable time for residents around Baltimore, but not in a good way. The region has..

Multichannel Church Report

Parents: Be not anxious

Generations disagree about almost everything — from music to hair to food to the ideal places to live. I wonder if any..

Religion News Service

How evangelicals teamed up with the White House on prison reform

(RNS) — At a dinner last year with prominent evangelical Christians in the Blue Room of the White House, Ivanka Trump and her..

Editorials

Cultural contempt

Repeatedly, in a multitude of settings, I hear complaints about people in leadership positions: the executive director, the principal, the president, the..