Woodwork
It’s about the blood — joining boards at angles, edges are negotiations, prone to pinch, and nails pierce like talking points, splinters..
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Resurrection of the Lord/Easter — April 1, 2018
Mark 16:1-8 Secrets people take to the grave don’t often stay there. Movies, reality television and soap operas make great use of..
Prayer for Good Friday
Lord, days like today we wish we could wipe off the calendar. The pain crushes our spirits. Seeing you mocked and beaten,..
Governance Task Force seeks common ground
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Representatives of the Governance Task Force (GTF) of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA), the Way Forward Commission (WFC), and..
Make a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts
Marilyn McEntyre Eerdmans, 208 pages It is ironic that someone who doesn’t make lists was asked to review a book on making..
Prayer for Maundy Thursday
Servant Lord, you come not to be served but to serve. You tell us to emulate your actions becoming least and last..
2018 GA bulletin inserts
What happened at the 223rd General Assembly? Post-GA bulletin inserts What will they hear? Who will tell them? Give your church members..
The kiss
Listen to the author read his poem. So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss...
Prayer for Wednesday of Holy Week
You call us, Lord of all, to keep awake, to watch and be ready, to be on alert for the in-breaking..
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel Picador, 640 pages and 432 pages Reviewed by Lisa Kenkeremath “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies” (parts one and..
Polishing the silver
It has become an annual lenten ritual, pulling out rags and the pink paste that smells of wintergreen to polish my baptismal..
Presbyterians join hundreds of thousands in march against gun violence
Thousands participate in the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Photo by Nora Leccese (PNS) Across the country..
Stated Clerk files amicus brief supporting DACA
(OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II has signed an amicus curiae brief in a suit filed in..
The last laugh
My friend Jane is about to die. Her husband David texted me last night to tell me that the doctors say it..
How are saints like a cross-country team? (Horizons 9)
HORIZONS BIBLE STUDY 2017-2018 “Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews” Lesson 9: In Community with the Hope of the..
Easter is the real deal
Christianity lost the battle for Christmas a long time ago. There was too much money to be made and too much fantasy..
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...
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..
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