15th Sunday after Pentecost – September 17, 2017
Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 Ordinary 24A; Proper 19 What is it about human beings that we like keeping score? We don’t just..
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Advocacy committees recommend PMA board disapprove proposed changes to size and configuration
Two of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s advocacy committees are recommending that the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board disapprove a proposal for reducing the..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board team proposes strategy to address shared services and improve donor confidence
A ministerial team of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board that’s been considering how the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) allocates overhead costs is..
The Altars Where We Worship: The Religious Significance of Popular Culture
Juan M. Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas and Mark G. Toulouse Westminster John Knox Press, 225 pages Reviewed by MaryAnn McKibben Dana..
Confessions of an accidental youth minister
I have to confess something: I’ve never had a class in youth ministry. I never went to Montreat or Triennium as a..
Tony De La Rosa resigns as interim executive director of PMA
Tony De La Rosa, interim executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, has resigned, apparently effective immediately, and David D. Crittenden, a..
Chainsaw-wielding nun just ‘wanted to help out’ after Hurricane Irma
(RNS) — Now here’s something you don’t see every day: A Carmelite nun, in full habit, cutting trees with a chainsaw. Sister..
In Manchester, NH, immigrant Indonesian Presbyterians face potential deportation
It is the morning of 9/11 in 2017. The sun is up but the height of the Norris Cotton Federal Building, home..
Texas church shows resilience among its members following Hurricane Harvey
Teenagers in Beaumont, Texas, provide residents with a little entertainment during the rising water from Hurricane Harvey. “God sent angels to make..
Calendar check – November 2017
Nov. 5-10 Hunt, Texas Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Center Annual Conference Mo-Ranch. pccca.net Nov. 8-10 Baltimore Covenant Network Conference First &..
Calendar check – October 2017
OCT. 10 Outlook webinar: The Dazzling Tonic of Silence featuring Charlotte Matthews. www.bit.ly/outlooksilence Oct. 13-17 St. Louis Mid Council Leaders Gathering, Moderators..
Being filled: Coming of age in African churches
Throughout recorded history, African people have employed rites-of-passage practices and rituals to distinguish and celebrate the important non-reoccurring stages of the lives..
A light in the window
At 90 years old, Hazel Sparks still remembers how it felt to walk past Nelson Bell’s house and see the light on..
OGA fills two key Mid Council Ministries staff positions
(OGA) The Office of the General Assembly (OGA) announced the hiring of two well-known Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders to staff positions in..
The smell of hope and strength: A pastoral reflection on DACA
Guest commentary by Adan A. Mairena In the basement of a North Philadelphia Roman Catholic church, there’s a stack of wooden tables,..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance assesses Hurricane Harvey damage in the Houston area
The streets of Dickinson, Texas, are lined with debris, removed from homes after flooding from Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (PNS..
Swiss Lutherans mark 500 years of the Reformation
(WCC) Lutherans from all over Switzerland gathered in Geneva on 10 September for a eucharistic worship commemorating both the 500th anniversary of..
Life in a fishbowl: Survey reveals pastors’ spouses experiences
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The vast majority of U.S. Protestant pastors’ spouses say ministry has had a positive effect on their families..
Readying children for confirmation… and beyond
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to..
Faith groups provide the bulk of disaster recovery, in coordination with FEMA
(USA Today) If you donate bottles of water, diapers, clothing or any other materials to hurricane victims in Texas or Florida, your..
DACA: One Presbyterian congregation’s story
Guest commentary by Cindy Kohlmann Jane and Joe (names have been changed) are standing in front of me, the perfect picture of..
Who Counts?
Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso WJK Press, 40 pages This is a beautifully illustrated retelling of three of Jesus’ parables for..
21st-century confirmation
Guest commentary by Nina Simone Each spring, somewhere between the end of the Super Bowl and opening day at the baseball fields,..
Prayer in a season of storms
The eyes of all look to You, O God, our Rock and our salvation, and our hearts turn to you in prayer..
Search for unity “an urgent need today”
(WCC) The need for the ecumenical movement is an urgent one today, said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr...
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