Religious leaders overwhelmingly condemn Trump ending DACA
(RNS) — Religious leaders overwhelmingly condemned President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. That program, which..
(RNS) — Religious leaders overwhelmingly condemned President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. That program, which..
HOUSTON (RNS) — Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was kicking himself the morning after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, for closing his furniture stores while..
I recently began a new call as a solo pastor. I’ve been preaching the lectionary Scripture texts since I arrived in April...
It can be incredibly powerful to think of confirmation for the young people in our congregations as a rite of passage –..
Holy God, our undocumented sons and daughters are calling out in the streets, asking to be seen and valued. Come, Holy Spirit,..
Like marriage, confirmation is about the church’s desire to be a player in people‘s lives. It would serve better if it stopped..
(OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, today condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred..
(OGA) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, has pledged the church’s support to Deferred Action for Child..
A Sunday school teacher in Nebraska got this answer in a junior high age class to the question, “What do you know..
A youth group from a church in Arkansas chose to remain in the states for their mission trip this year. They worked..
“I’m mindful that we aren’t born ‘woke,’ but something wakes us up. For some people it was a tweet, or a Facebook..
30 years ago — Sept 7-14, 1987 Marking the bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States, Presbyterians were called to remember..
“O God, We’ve Prayed in Wind and Rain” was written in response to severe storms -- Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana..
(Theology and Worship, Presbyterian Mission Agency) On August 30, a number of Evangelical Christian voices released The Nashville Statement. Because of the amount..
Banana bread, coffee, a glass bowl of mixed nuts. These treats welcomed us into the large, cinderblock classroom. Every week a comforting..
David Williams Algonquin Books, 242 pages Reviewed by Ruth Everhart Dystopian novels come in a variety of flavors (SciFi, YA and Canadian..
Guest commentary by Randy Covington Editor’s note: Randy Covington is a Presbyterian elder and journalism professional. He was recently asked by his..
Last year, a short article in the New York Times announced the retirement of the Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey Circus elephants. Changing..
Editor’s note: Grace Ji-Sun Kim attended the 2015 United Nations climate change convention as a journalist, and in 2016 as an observer...
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions press release) — As the Board of Pensions continues to pray for the victims of Hurricane Harvey..
Almighty God, as the flood waters recede and the extend of the devastation is revealed we cannot help but feel overwhelmed by..
Louisiana National Guard members from the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assist the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and..
(RNS) — The theological differences that led to the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago have dwindled since in both the United States..
Guest commentary by Dwyn M. Mounger “Man’s [sic] nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” – John Calvin, “Institutes..
What beauty the world has to offer, I want to be in it Not because the world is dangling some enticement for..