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..
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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..
Westminster Presbyterian Church opens doors on expansion to historic downtown Minneapolis building
(WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH COMMUNICATIONS) Westminster Presbyterian Church opened the doors Sunday, January 14, on its inspiring 41,000-square-foot expansion to its historic building..
Presbyterian clergy and leaders fast to protest Wendy’s restaurant chain
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Fasting clergy and staff from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joined with congregation and community members for a vigil at..
3rd Sunday after Epiphany — January 21, 2018
Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20 God tells Jonah to go to Nineveh and proclaim God’s message. Check. The people of Nineveh hear..
Line by line, Way Forward Commission seeks the right words and ideas for the PC(USA)
SEATTLE – What’s still to be done? What are the right words for the report? The Way Forward Commission, meeting Jan. 17-19..
The Crossed Hands of God: The World War I Diary and Letters of Eugene William McLaurin
Jerry R. Tompkins, editor Resource Publications, 178 pages The ugly brutalities of war are best told by eyewitnesses so the danger of..
In defense of the back-up-plan prayer
Recently, following worship, a congregant had a seizure before leaving the church. I was still in the sanctuary talking with some folks..
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