Montreat College Conference calls students ‘home’
(PNS) With “Home” as its theme, the 2018 Montreat College Conference (Jan. 2-5, 2018) urged students and their ministry leaders to consider..
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Confessions of a type A pray-er
I remember when I was in seminary when a friend asked me to pray for him. “I’m only asking you,” he said,..
On King holiday, religious groups look to 50th anniversary of assassination
(RNS) Religious groups are planning more than the annual holiday celebrations that note the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr...
Pray like a Reformer
The anniversary is over – now down to business. Welcome to 2018 – the year after the 500th anniversary of the Reformation...
What Good Can Come from Nazareth? (a hymn)
“What Good Can Come from Nazareth?” AURELIA 7.6.7.6 D ("The Church's One Foundation") “What good can come from Nazareth? Can any good..
2nd Sunday after Epiphany — January 14, 2018
1 Samuel 3:1-19 (11-20); John 1:43-51 “See for yourself,” Philip tells a skeptical Nathanael. Philip cannot contain his excitement over meeting Jesus,..
As Feb. 16 deadline approaches, All Agency Committee plans report
The All Agency Review Committee is getting ready for its next in-person meeting in Louisville Jan. 22-24 – a meeting during which..
Prayer and practicing the presence of God
While a Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) in New Orleans, I started reading Brother Lawrence’s “The Practice of the Presence of God.” I..
Practicing the discipline of imagination
It may disgust my parents to hear this, but some of the greatest presents I ever received were cardboard boxes. They weren’t..
Culture Care: Reconnecting With Beauty for Our Common Life
Makoto Fujimura IVP Books, 160 pages Reviewed by Emily Berman D’Andrea Who knew that a bouquet of flowers could change everything? Makoto..
Lenten devotions — Year B (2018)
Are you looking for theologically sound, inspiring and affordable Lenten devotions for the congregation? 5 weeks of Lenten devotions plus bonus prayers..
Prayer
I remember my first fervent, desperate, I-will-do-anything-if-you-answer-this-prayer-God prayer. When I was 8 years old, my little brother’s life seemed to hang in..
Presbyterian Historical Society shares grant to digitize 18th, 19th century church records
PHILADELPHIA (Presbyterian Historical Society) The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has awarded a prestigious Digitizing Hidden Collections grant to an..
Annual effort seeks to prohibit children from becoming soldiers
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — In the coming weeks, government leaders from several countries around the world will begin receiving mail from Presbyterian churches..
Gift and Task: A Year of Daily Readings and Reflections
Walter Brueggemann WJK Press, 410 pages “It is my conviction – and hope – that serious Scripture reading is and can be..
What will we stop doing?
Like many others, these days I’ve been swimming a sea of anxiety that only seems to worsen the more I read and..
Midwives in our midst
The story in Exodus 1:1-22 tells us that the powers that be wanted to maintain the status quo. The “establishment” was afraid..
A little girl in a Presbyterian Sunday school …
A little girl in a Presbyterian Sunday school in Texas asked, “Can I go outside and play ball with the angels?” The..
Bill and Nancy Warlick
Two longtime Presbyterian mission co-workers, Bill and Nancy Warlick, are taking another try at retirement after serving 27 years in Africa and..
Nina Coomes
“Silence made us more patient, more creaturely, somehow truer to ourselves.” – Nina Coomes, writing about her family’s annual Thanksgiving silent retreat..
The year in religion – 1987 (30 years ago)
30 years ago — January 18, 1988 The Religion Newswriters Association selected the top 10 news stories of 1987 in the field..
Jimmie Hawkins looks back at his first year with Office of Public Witness
Jimmie Hawkins with the Office of Public Witness speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Ray Chen) (PNS)..
Jim Atwood named winner of top Presbyterian Writers Guild award
(Presbyterian Writers Guild) The Rev. James E. “Jim” Atwood—an author, pastor, and a nationally-recognized voice on the subject of gun violence prevention—has..
A big-picture jaunt through what’s happening in the PC(USA): General Assembly, new initiatives, a shifting center and what’s next
Forests. Trees. To be honest, more than a few Presbyterians are having trouble figuring out the distinctions between three groups currently doing..
Musings on home: Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John
When you enter the United States from abroad, you have to clear passport control. Typically, an agent checks your passport, asks..
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