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Every church, every neighborhood, every committee, every organization of which I have ever participated has had unheralded, unofficial leaders. I can picture..
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David Joy
“It wasn’t that I was oblivious to class. I recognized some folks had more than others, that I had a little more..
Volume 160 and B. Gildersleeve (40 years ago)
40 years ago — January 2, 1978 The change in our volume number with this issue to 160 is the reason for..
Presbyterian Women and The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns issue joint statement on sexual injustice
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns and Presbyterian Women of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have issued a joint statement..
Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker Matador, 2017. “I think I can love the sickness you made,” Juilen Baker sings on the closing track of her..
4th Sunday after Epiphany — January 28, 2018
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28 Ordinary 4B What an exciting day at the synagogue. Astounding teaching, interrupted by an angry outburst, followed by..
Pastoral prayer for January 28, 2018
God of loving kindness, why are we, the very people made in your image, so brutal and cruel? The headlines tell of..
Kentucky school shooting deaths shocks small town
(PNS) The shooting deaths of two high school students in the small western Kentucky town of Benton have left residents and surrounding..
From a church bulletin ….
From a church bulletin: Irving Jones and Rebecca Smith were married Valentine’s Day in the church. So ends a friendship that began in..
PC(USA) joins call to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians
(PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined more than 50 faith groups and other human rights organizations urging the U.S. government to extend..
The Spirituality of Wine
Gisela H. Kreglinger Eerdmans, 304 pages Reviewed by Blake I. Campbell Gisela Kreglinger was raised on a small family winery in Bavaria..
All Agency Review Committee plans for GA report in final in-person meeting
LOUISVILLE – Vision, per capita, commissioners’ resolutions and more. The All Agency Review Committee is preparing a report to the 2018 General..
Welcome to the Memory Café
On a Tuesday morning, James Bernhardt stops by a church room to say good morning to a group that gathers twice a..
All Agency Review Committee approves series of recommendations to GA
LOUISVILLE – Following a six-hour closed session Jan. 23, the All Agency Review Committee announced that it had approved a series of..
Final day of PC(USA) 2020 Vision Team meeting address report’s final form
DALLAS (PNS) — The 2020 Vision Team of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) concluded its final face-to-face meeting here today after spending three..
Prayerful, courageous, united, serving, alive: 2020 Vision Team releases draft of guiding statement
The 2020 Vision Team has released a draft of the guiding statement it will submit to the 2018 General Assembly of the..
Presbyterians plan 260-mile walk to General Assembly
(PNS) A group of Presbyterians will be making their way to the 223rd General Assembly this summer by foot. Organized by Presbyterian..
2020 Vision Team meets in Dallas to draft General Assembly report
DALLAS (PNS) — Following an opening devotional led by team member Rebecca Snedeker-Meier, the 2020 Vision Team of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..
The Word became flesh: Movement as prayer
Spiritually is physicality, and physicality is spirituality. Our Christian tradition is an incarnational faith in which our bodies are meant to be..
Lilly Endowment launches national initiative to help clergy thrive
INDIANAPOLIS – Lilly Endowment Inc. is inviting organizations that support clergy to participate in a national competitive initiative to help pastors thrive..
From soup to nuts: All Agency Review committee wades through a lot on first day of meeting
LOUISVILLE – This is how the soup gets made. The All Agency Review Committee is spending three days – Jan. 22-24 –..
Louisville Seminary’s Black Church Studies Consultation to address pastoral care in congregations and communities
(LOUISVILLE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY COMMUNICATIONS.) – On Tuesday, February 27, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will host its annual Black Church Studies Consultation...
Stated Clerk, Office of Public Witness sign letter in midst of government shutdown
(PNS) Hundreds of thousands of federal employees began the work week not sure if they would be going to the office or..
Chaplains and congregations together: Meeting spiritual needs of continuing care retirement community residents
The best retirement home chaplains cannot be all things to all residents, nor can they provide an authentic religious experience outside their..
What’s right about Lake Seminole Presbyterian Church?
Lake Seminole Presbyterian Church —Seminole, Florida During Sunday morning worship, as the pastor I use lots of spoken words – but that..
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