A church secretary …
A church secretary in Wisconsin misspelled an announcement that then appeared as: “The monthly potluck supper is this Sunday at 5 p.m...
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A church in Topeka …
A church in Topeka, Kansas, has an endowment committee that started Stepping Stones to Trinity’s Future, a program encouraging members to give..
Nicole Chung
“Showing my book to my parents meant showing them who I am, with no spin, no soothing, no apologies, no disclaimers. I..
A program of interracial cooperation — 70 years ago
70 years ago — March 8, 1948 The executive committee of the Virginia Council of Churches recognizes that substantial advances have been..
Prayer for Tuesday of Holy Week
Lord Christ, Hosanna in the highest, even as you prepare to face your death, you continue your God-given work. We marvel at..
Our year with “her”
Of all the words spoken and read, broadcast and printed, muttered to ourselves or shouted aloud, the one Americans most sought to..
Holy Week, March Madness-style
Guest commentary by Gerald Little March Madness is here. College basketball fans, coaches and players cheer, coach and strive to lead their..
Prayer for Monday of Holy Week
Lord, after the crowds and noise, the branches and cloaks, the shouts of “Hosanna!” and the scramble to follow your instructions and..
Urged by their youth, faith groups flock to the March for Our Lives
WASHINGTON (RNS) — When Lydia Catterall, a junior at Norcross High School in Norcross, Ga., was asked why she was participating in..
Prayer for Palm/Passion Sunday
Cloaks on the road, leafy branches cut from the fields of those who welcomed you, Lord Christ, all offerings of what..
Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The part of tax law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in explicit political activity will remain intact..
Via Crucis: Praying for peace in Honduras
Guest commentary by Lora Burge Representing PC(USA) World Mission and Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, I recently spent a week in Honduras as part..
March 25, 2018 — Palm/Passion Sunday
Mark 11:1-11 Palm/Passion Sunday, Year B Why are you doing this? What are you doing? These two questions are front and center..
Clarification of Evaluation Standards for the Standard Ordination Exams
(OGA) At its annual meeting from March 5-10, the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) sought to clarify for both..
Rules of Discipline revision draft before the church for study and response
The Rules of Discipline Task Force presents the first draft of the proposed changes to the Rules of Discipline to the church..
Survey: Protestant church diversity ‘heading in the right direction’
(RNS) — More than 4 in 5 Protestant pastors say their congregations are predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group...
Space to grieve, room to trust: Following the Spirit into God’s future
Guest commentary by Heath Rada Sometimes life confronts us with situations where there seem to be no “right” choices. It is at..
A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community
John Pavlovitz Westminster John Knox Press, 188 pages Reviewed by Laura Collins I first became aware of John Pavlovitz when his columns..
Archbishop of Canterbury: Church has failed to protect children from abuse
LONDON (RNS) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told a national commission investigating child sex abuse that his church has not done..
The baptismal community
The other day a friend mentioned to me that her family, including a newborn granddaughter, might be looking for a church. That’s..
The practice of prayer with children
Parents, Sunday school teachers and ministry leaders often prepare children to pray by encouraging eyes to be closed, hands to be folded..
The most important part of thankfulness: A Reformed view of prayer
Prayer and the Reformed tradition The Reformed tradition is not a monolithic statement of doctrine. It is a variety of voices from..
Graceful preaching
I’ve become a big fan of the concept known as GRACEFUL PREACHING. While this might be a new term for a few..
PC(USA) Office of Public Witness to take part in Washington march against gun violence
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Last week, thousands of high school students across the country took part in a 17-minute walk out demanding stricter gun..
COGA issues statement on review committees’ reports
LOUISVILLE (COGA) The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) has issued a statement calling the work of three bodies created..
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