Co-moderators make “The Big Ask” at the NEXT Church National Gathering
BALTIMORE – The co-moderators of the 2016 General Assembly are calling Presbyterians to action – to take some risks, and to join..
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NEXT Church names the reality of death and dying
BALTIMORE – The second day of the NEXT Church National Gathering, being held Feb. 26-28 in Baltimore, started with a time of..
What’s right about First Presbyterian Church?
First Presbyterian Church — Portland, Oregon Since 1950, FPC Portland has owned and operated a retreat center just 22 miles to the east..
Communities of belonging: David Leong discusses urban geography at NEXT Church
BALTIMORE – What can churches learn from urban geography? Put another way: What are some lessons of race and place? David Leong,..
NEXT Church asks what it’s like to be a wilderness church
BALTIMORE – What does it mean to be a church that finds life in the wilderness - that follows God into the..
Holy Living: The Christian Tradition for Today
Rowan Williams Bloomsbury Continuum, 240 pages I have often thought that Rowan Williams becoming Archbishop of Canterbury was the best thing for..
Presbyterian groups seek potential candidates for survivor benefits
(PNS) The Covenant Network of Presbyterians, More Light Presbyterians and the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are working together to..
“Black Panther” and the church’s origin story
Guest commentary by Samuel Son The film “Black Panther” opened to record-breaking presales, new-iPhone-release lengthed queues and packed theaters thick with an..
2nd Sunday of Lent — February 25, 2018
Mark 8:31-38 Lent 2B Immediately after Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus begins to teach the disciples that he will..
Presbyterian Publishing Corp. takes responsibility for Curriculum Resources Publishing
(Press release) The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC) will begin serving as the official publisher of the denomination’s curriculum on March 1, 2018,..
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (PNS) — To those watching on TV, religion may seem absent from the Winter Olympic Games. Away from the spotlight,..
BiG partnership creates community
WINTERS IN CENTRAL VERMONT ARE LONG, USUALLY LASTING FROM A FIRST SNOW IN EARLY NOVEMBER THROUGH MUD SEASON (the season people elsewhere..
Divergent Church: The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities
Tim Shapiro (with Kara Faris) Abingdon Press, 156 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm Tim Shapiro, a Presbyterian minister and the president..
The household of faith (Horizons 8)
Horizons Bible Study 2017-2018 “Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews” Lesson 8: In Community with the Household of Faith (Hebrews..
Believing in the holy catholic church, little c
Maybe you’ve had to explain this part of the Apostles’ Creed before. “Catholic, with the little c, comes from the Greek words..
Influential evangelist Billy Graham dies at age 99
Billy Graham speaking to a crowd of 14,000 people at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida on Feb. 11, 1961. (State Library..
Billy Graham, America’s pre-eminent evangelist, dies at 99
(RNS) — Billy Graham, a religious phenomenon who became a household name and preached to multitudes of people across the globe, died..
Interfaith service embodies Christ’s teaching: Love one another, and God in one another
In a time when every face around every corner seems to be screaming where each of us does or does not belong,..
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North Carolina faith leaders press senators to pass clean DREAM Act
Faith leaders around Greensboro, North Carolina recently held a press conference at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, urging Washington to pass a clean..
Presbyterian Mission Agency delegation travels to Sri Lanka in fulfillment of General Assembly overture
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the Southern Coast of India. Until 1972 it was known as..
In Jesus’ name
I attended Catholic school for the first three years of elementary school. I appreciated Mass, even though the wafer and the cup..
Music’s role in facilitating the paradox of Lent: An individual journey best achieved in community
As we embark on our Lenten journeys each year, we often think of those journeys as personal and private. We enter into..
God’s yes and no
When I was in seminary we were taught about three basic kinds of sermons. The first is a Yes sermon. It focuses..
A Presbyterian teenager …
A Presbyterian teenager in a large city told his youth group of a rabbi who placed a lamb and a lion in..
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