Charles Stanford, proponent of PC(USA) move to Louisville, dies at age 83

Charles Stanford (right) and Bob Abrams (left) in April 2014, serving as volunteer coordinators for Presbyterian Men. (Photo by Jerry L. Van..

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National faith leaders to join day of fasting to protest Wendy’s Restaurant chain

(PNS) The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) is encouraging Presbyterians to join other religious leaders this month in an action against the Wendy’s..

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Building Naomi’s House: Faith communities unite to offer rapid rehousing

About a year ago, a young woman walked into my office at First Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach, Florida. She was..

Book Reviews

Meeting Jesus the Christ Again: A Conservative Progressive Faith

Robert A. Chesnut Wipf and Stock, 152 pages “We need to be saved. We need a Savior.” This assertion is at..

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Largest group of Mennonite churches leaves denomination

(RNS) — The Lancaster Mennonite Conference, the largest group of Mennonite congregations in the U.S., has officially separated from the broader Mennonite..

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Hurricane-damaged houses of worship can receive FEMA aid

WASHINGTON (RNS) — After lawsuits and a Supreme Court decision, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a new policy extending disaster..

News from other sources

Columbia Seminary receives major Lilly grant For Thriving In Ministry Initiative

(Columbia Theological Seminary communications) Columbia Theological Seminary was awarded a grant of $1 million to expand the Pastoral Excellence Programs offered through The Center..

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Be the church!

First Presbyterian Church of Seattle: Then and now First Presbyterian Church of Seattle was organized in 1869 with seven charter members..

Book Reviews

Joy: 100 poems

Christian Wiman, editor Yale University Press, 232 pages Joy? One might blanch at the thought of poems on a subject that seems..

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Pastoring a purple church

The steaming mad email arrived Sunday afternoon. The subject line read: “Leaving White Memorial.” The writer, a member whom I had..

Book Reviews

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue Random House, 416 pages. Reviewed by Leslie A. Klingensmith “I have no problem with immigrants, as long as they come..

Voices

Moana: A parable for the modern church?

Guest commentary by George Love As a pastor with a responsibility for preaching each Sunday, I always have my antenna up. Every..

Looking into the lectionary

1st Sunday after Christmas Day — December 31, 2017

Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 Christmas 1B Mary and Joseph are law abiding Jews. Simeon and Anna, too, exhibit faithfulness, obedience..

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Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Women rise up (Commentary)

RNS asked some of the country’s top faith leaders, scholars and activists to consider what changes the religion landscape will see in..

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PC(USA) pastor recognized by 2018 Special Olympics USA Games

SEATTLE (PNS) — The Rev. Peg Roy of First Presbyterian Church in Auburndale, Florida, is being recognized by the 2018 Special Olympics USA..

Book Reviews

Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

Lyndal Roper Random House, 576 pages Lyndal Roper, holder of the Regius Chair at Oxford University, is a scholar of early modern..

What's right?

What’s right about Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship?

Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship —Nashville, Indiana What can I, as a two-time visitor, say is right about 34-member Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship..

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