Mother Emanuel AME pastor shows solidarity with Sutherland Springs
(RNS) — In the wake of the shooting massacre at a Texas church, the Rev. Eric S.C. Manning has visited members of..
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Holy Spokes: The Search for Urban Spirituality on Two Wheels
by Laura Everett Eerdmans, 201 pages Reviewed by Ken Evers-Hood I once heard Bob Dykstra at Princeton Theological Seminary discuss a lecture..
Hymn: “If We Just Talk of Thoughts and Prayers”
Thanks to Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, this hymn is free for congregations to use in worship. It was written after the church shooting..
Stated Clerk pledges repentance for No Gun Ri massacre
SEOUL (OGA) In a sermon here November 1—All-Saints Day—Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, pledged that the..
Stated Clerk issues statement on Texas church mass shootings
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, issued the following statement today (November 8) on the..
Dissent and depravity
We asked our bloggers to share why they are Presbyterian. These are their responses. I was predestined to be Presbyterian. I’m not..
Are the 1866 St. Louis assemblies speaking to our 2018 St. Louis assembly?
Editor’s note: As Presbyterians debate holding the 223rd GA in St. Louis next summer (see Leslie Scanlon’s article the the COGA decision..
Four Presbyterian Seminaries receive social justice and service honors
CHICAGO (PNS) — The Center for Faith and Service at McCormick Seminary, announced today its annual list of Seminaries that Change the World..
National Council of Churches: We Grieve With Sutherland Springs, Call for Sensible Gun Measures
WASHINGTON (NCC) Our hearts are broken once again with the news of another mass shooting in our nation. Yesterday, twenty-six worshipers at..
Local Christians, and some Muslims, surround a grieving town with love
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (RNS) — After a day’s work, Jennifer Garcia drove over from San Antonio and propped a homemade poster drawn..
Created for a purpose: Teenager tells how family, church and service has shaped his faith
There was a time when physical pain threatened to drown out God’s voice in 18-year-old Phillip Storie’s life. But a life..
Presbyterian Mission Agency expects to end 2017 on solid financial ground
The Presbyterian Mission Agency expects to end 2017 on solid financial ground – with more income and fewer expenses than had been..
A prayer after the Texas church killings
Merciful God, I don't expect you to stop a speeding bullet from killing one of your beloved in a church, at a..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responds to mass shooting in Texas
First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. (Photo via Facebook) (PNS) While the community of Sutherland Springs, Texas grapples with yesterday’s mass..
Stated Clerk urges fast action on ‘clean’ DREAM Act
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Citing Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly actions dating back at least to 2012, the denomination’s stated clerk, J. Herbert Nelson, II..
Mass shooting at Texas church prompts strong words from religious leaders
(RNS) — A small Southern Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, has turned into a crime scene, with at least 26 people..
Shootings at U.S. houses of worship in recent years
(AP) Some fatal shootings that have happened at U.S. houses of worship since 2012: Nov. 5, 2017: Dressed in black tactical-style gear..
Puerto Rican seminary reopens in aftermath of Hurricane Maria
(PNS) The Seminario Evangélio de Puerto Rico reopened Saturday, October 28, with a revised academic calendar only a month after Hurricane Maria..
Why I give to the church
This fall stewardship season the good folks at “my” church asked if I would share with the congregation why I support..
What’s right about St. Mark Presbyterian Church?
St. Mark Presbyterian Church — Newport Beach, California After the hate expressed at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that..
Prayer for Sutherland Springs, Texas
How long, O, Lord? How long will we keep killing each other? How long until sanctuaries are truly sanctuaries? How long until..
Global churches act together for climate justice in call to COP23
(WCC) The World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation - together representing more than half a billion Christians worldwide..
Heartland Presbytery members put faith into action to serve community
KANSAS CITY — October 22nd couldn’t have been a more beautiful morning. Hundreds of individuals and families from around the Kansas City..
College models: Two approaches to religion and education
Guest commentary by Robert L. Montgomery Christians and churches founded many educational institutions over the years. These schools have responded in various..
22nd Sunday after Pentecost – November 5, 2017
Joshua 3:7-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Ordinary 31A; Proper 26 Whom are we to follow? How are we to lead? As..
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