With and without disabilities: A new understanding of worship
On July 30, Susan McSwain brought her friends from Reality Ministries to lead us in worship. Reality Ministries is a community of..
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All Agency Review Committee asks whether “openness” should be a PC(USA) mission directive, discusses report to GA
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The All Agency Review Committee is considering the concept of using openness as a significant “mission directive” of the..
Confession of PCUSA young Korean-American Pastors regarding the White Supremacy and Racism
(National Caucus of Korean Presbyterian Churches) We condemn the violent protests of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11th and 12th, and..
All Agency Review Committee asks: What are the problems that need to be addressed?
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – With the idea of merging the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency now off the..
Thanksgiving (A poem)
I am not grateful for everything: humidity, hatred, or the vengeful vow, foam packing peanuts, blisters, the slippery slope. I’m grateful for..
Complexities and coronas: All Agency Review Committee discusses the shape of what’s to come
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The universe still seems pretty big. The All Agency Review Committee and Way Forward Commission have made a significant..
Merger of OGA and PMA not recommended
OUTLOOK — The All Agency Review Committee and the Way Forward Commission have jointly decided not to recommend a merger of the..
Creating an environment for women of color to thrive
(PNS) Presbyterian women from across the country gathered in Daytona Beach, Florida in study, prayer, community and worship as they celebrated the 2017..
Hope as self-care
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
Signs and wonder: How people of different faiths view the total solar eclipse
(RNS) Pope Urban VIII had counter-magic performed and cardinals jailed amid predictions that solar eclipses in 1628 and 1630 spelled doom for..
Did a solar eclipse darken the skies during Jesus’ crucifixion?
(RNS) — It’s a scene familiar from movies and even some modern translations of the Bible: As Jesus Christ hangs on the..
Black clergy call for churches to foster healing in the aftermath of Charlottesville
(RNS) A coalition of African-American clergy is calling on churches to serve as sacred spaces for healing in the aftermath of violence..
Silence is not an option, but what should we say?
Guest commentary by William Yoo In the painful aftermath of the hateful activity and horrible tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia, many Presbyterians condemned..
11th Sunday after Pentecost — August 20, 2017
Ordinary 20A; Proper 15 Genesis 45:1-15; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 Emotions reverberate through both the Old and New Testament readings for..
PMAB Finance Committee receives 2017 first half report
(PNS) The Finance and Audit committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board heard reports from financial services and audit team members today..
Montana communities fight wildfires and severe drought conditions
(PNS) “It’s bad, Dust Bowl bad.” That’s how Kathy Goodrich, co-general presbyter of the Yellowstone Presbytery, describes the impact of Montana wildfires..
God, With Joy We Look Around Us (a hymn)
A seminary classmate, Richard Lanford, was serving as the pastor at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Skokie, Illinois, when the..
Resources for congregations and pastors to stand against racism, white supremacy
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Meg Rift, associate for Curriculum Development for Congregational Ministries Publishing, could not ignore images she saw on social media sites..
Preaching the Women of the Old Testament: Who They Were and Why They Matter
Lynn Japinga Westminster John Knox, 192 pages Reviewed by Deborah McKinley I am always pleased to read feminist leaning works by college..
Hundreds dead in Sierra Leone following flooding and mudslides in capital city
(PNS) The search for bodies and survivors continues in the Sierra Leone capital of Freetown following heavy rains, flooding and mudslides. More..
Rex Tillerson: Protecting targets of ISIS’ ‘genocide’ a religious freedom priority
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson underlined the nation’s commitment to protecting religious and ethnic groups targeted by the so-called..
Dear President Trump: An invitation from Jill Duffield to visit Charlottesville
Dear President Trump, You saw the videos. I was there. I was there with other ministers, rabbis and pastors: faith leaders standing..
Thousands of faith leaders ask Congress to protect Johnson Amendment
WASHINGTON (RNS) — More than 4,000 religious leaders have signed a letter urging Congress to maintain the Johnson Amendment, a law barring..
Presbyterian Churches in St. Louis confront, engage in work of racial justice
ST. LOUIS (PNS) Three years after the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer, churches in the..
Seasons of stewardship
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) It’s nearing the end of summer..
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