Presbyterian leaders meet seeking common ground on A Corporation proposals

LOUISVILLE – With two significantly different proposals involving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation heading towards the 2018 General Assembly, a group..

Presbyterian News Service

Stated Clerk joins amicus brief opposing Trump’s travel ban

(OGA) – The Reverend J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has joined an..

Religion News Service

At Korean-American churches, a struggle to retain language and tradition

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Stephen Han’s sermon has the cadence of a TED Talk. Wearing jeans and a loose button-up shirt, he..

Voices

Sharing: A spiritual practice for Easter people in Eastertide

Guest commentary by Lee Hinson-Hasty Resources for Eastertide starting with Acts 4:32-35 It’s true that Christians have traditionally taken on Lenten practices..

Looking into the lectionary

2nd Sunday of Easter — April 8, 2018

Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 Easter 2B Marks of the resurrected Jesus community or maybe rules for the household of..

Religion News Service

King’s death remembered with pledges to confront racism

WASHINGTON (RNS) — They began marching just after dawn from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, 50 years to the day after..

Outlook Reporting

Way Forward Commission keeps working, looks ahead to A Corporation discussion April 8-9

Having sent its recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly, the Way Forward Commission is continuing its ongoing work – including preparing for..

Religion News Service

What baseball can learn from religion

(RNS) — Our national game is in trouble. The Boys of Summer are back and another baseball season is underway, but the..

Presbyterian News Service

Once a refugee, now a hunger advocate

Lucy Janjigian, left, has always been interested in the lives of others. Here, she meets a new friend while on a trip..

Presbyterian News Service

World Mission names new regional liaison for Guatemala and Mexico

The Rev. Leslie Vogel has answered the call to become a regional liaison for Guatemala and Mexico. Photo by Eric O. Ledermann..

Religion News Service

During Lent, a Christian tried praying 5 times a day

(RNS) — While working in the Muslim community the past few years, I’ve grown to question why, as a Christian, I don’t..

Book Reviews

Weak Enough to Lead: What the Bible Tells Us about Powerful Leadership

James C. Howell Abingdon Press, 164 pages Reviewed by Jenny Cannon To write a leadership book based entirely on the concept of..

Outlook Reporting

Acting Presbyterian Mission Agency executive director will step down

Dave Crittenden, who has served as acting director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency since mid-September 2017, will leave that position at the..

Book Reviews

Resurrecting Easter: How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision

John Dominic Crossan and Sarah Sexton Crossan HarperOne, 224 pages The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the heart of the Christian tradition...

Voices

Admiration for weeds

I am not a fan of weeds. Weeding in Houston (where I live) is an extreme sport, especially in the summer time...

Presbyterian News Service

Four overarching themes come out of new worshiping communities research

Aisha Brooks-Lytle and Michael Gerhling offer affirmation and blessing to those gathered during worship at “Living, Dying, Rising,” the national 1001 New..

Editorials

Gospel conversations

According to Masha Gessen, a Russian-American journalist and staff writer for the New Yorker, “We’ve lost the ability to have political conversations.”..

Religion News Service