From the balcony of South Carolina

What beauty the world has to offer, I want to be in it Not because the world is dangling some enticement for..

13th Sunday after Pentecost — September 3, 2017

Exodus 3:1-15 ; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 Ordinary 22A; Proper 17 Look. See. Hear. Show. Listen. Observe. Both Moses and God do..

Outlook Reporting

Presbyterian Publishing Corporation to launch consolidated retail website

Attention, Presbyterian shoppers! Starting Sept. 1, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is opening what leaders are calling one-stop shopping – a consolidated online..

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Governance Task Force recommends reduced PMA board size and restructured relationships

The Governance Task Force of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has released an updated recommendation. That recommendation still calls for reducing the..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterians convene Educate a Child Round Table

LOUISVILLE (PNS) – A group of Presbyterian educators and ministers gathered this week at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to look at how to..

Book Reviews

Hidden in His Own Story: Discovering Jesus in the Parables of the Gospels

Andrew Walton Resource/Wipf and Stock, Eugene, 60 pages Reviewed by Todd Jenkins Our age of increasing polarization and division – via culture,..

Religion News Service

Evensong sees a surge even as British church attendance declines

LONDON (RNS) — The line of locals and tourists stretches about 400 people long, and one might think they are waiting to..

Religion News Service

Pope asks world leaders to listen to ‘cry of the Earth’

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging world leaders to “listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterians respond to disaster call in Texas following Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey

(PNS) As parts of Texas continue to deal with heavy rain, flooding and wind damage from this week’s hurricane-turned-tropical storm, Presbyterians are..

News from other sources

Hurricane Harvey bulletin insert

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance offers this bulletin insert for congregations to use in worship on Sunday. Click here to download a PDF of..

Voices

The call

Oh High Priest! Cleanse me with your water, Rid me of my impurity, Make me like the one who brought down fire,..

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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance prepares Hurricane Harvey response efforts

As the rain continues to pour into Houston and the suffering there and along the Gulf Coast continues to rise, Presbyterian Disaster..

Voices

A time to speak

Guest commentary by Gary Charles This commentary was written Gary W. Charles, pastor of Cove Presbyterian Church in Covesville, Virginia, near Charlottesville...

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Cigna extends assistance to all Harvey victims

PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions press release) — Cigna, which administers the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for members of the Board of Pensions..

Religion News Service

Clergy march in Washington against white supremacy

WASHINGTON (RNS) — From Protestant preachers to Jewish cantors to Catholic nuns, clergy of a range of faiths demonstrated in the nation’s..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance prepares to send national response team to Texas

(PNS) – Hurricane Harvey may have been downgraded, but the torrential rains are still pounding parts of Texas. Historic flooding has forced rivers..

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Photo Album: 1000 Ministers March For Justice

Clergy from around the nation, including the co-moderators of the 2016 General Assembly, Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, along with other Presbyterian..

Prayers for the moment

A prayer for those in the path of the storm

LORD, as the waters rise and the rain keeps coming we pray relief for all those impacted by the water and winds..

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Eighteen former GA moderators release statement against racism

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and friends, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer..

Religion News Service

Clergy to march for racial justice

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Clergy of a range of faiths are gathering in the nation’s capital for a demonstration for racial justice on..

What's right?

What’s right about Aspinwall Presbyterian Church?

Aspinwall Presbyterian Church – Aspinwall, Pennsylvania In today's rapidly changing secular world, there are many important institutions. One of these institutions is..