Presbyterian Disaster Assistance issues appeal for South Sudan
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Severe famine and ongoing fighting between ethnic groups have made survival difficult for millions of people in South Sudan...
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World Council of Churches urges dialogue and engagement – not threats and sanctions – for North Korea
(WCC) - In the wake of new sanctions on North Korea that could reduce the country’s annual export revenues by one third,..
Failure, relapse and other forms of grace
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
A Psalm for a Stephen Minister
Make me a sentinel for your people in pain. Your world is filled with anguish. Where will you send me, speak clearly..
Worshiping communities remain ‘new’ when people find life in them
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (PNS) – We are living in the between of the beginning and the end. Because of our tendency..
Stated Clerk Writes the President and Congress to continue DACA and pass the Dream Act
(OGA) - The PC(USA) has constantly and consistently focused on family unification, family reunification, and the need for comprehensive immigration reform that..
Presbyterian Hunger Program urges Ben & Jerry’s to join Milk with Dignity program
(PNS) – The Presbyterian Hunger Program has a long history of advocating for farmworkers that supply vegetables for restaurants and grocery chains...
General Assembly Meeting Service responds to NAACP Missouri travel advisory
(OUTLOOK) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a series of big meetings planned in Missouri – including the next General Assembly June 16-23..
Is this unearthed fishing village the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles?
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of three..
Finding miracles
Jane Gray Suggs’s face beams as she shows off the picture of her late husband, Forest DeWitt Suggs Jr. It is a..
When self-care is also congregation-care
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
PC(USA) hires new Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Rev. Samuel Son has been hired as the new Manager for Diversity and Reconciliation in the Presbyterian Mission..
1001 New Worshiping Communities to live stream sermons, plenary talks from national conference
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (PNS) – The 1001 New Worshiping Communities of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be live streaming sermons and..
Britain’s first Anglican same-sex marriage celebrated in a Scottish church
LONDON (RNS) — The first gay marriage in an Anglican church in Britain took place this week, a day after Archbishop of Canterbury..
Construing the Cross: Type, Sign, Symbol, Word, Action
Frances M. Young Cascade Books, 141 pages One of the most brilliant living theologians – and least known to Americans –..
686 participate in weeklong ministry of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies
STORM LAKE, Iowa (PNS) – Synod School — the well-known midsummer ministry of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies — drew a..
Call to Prayer for Public Accountability and Good Governance in South Africa
(OGA) The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has joined with other civil society organizations across the country to call for the..
Expression of Heon-Shin (commitment, dedication and sacrifice) in the context of missional Korean-American Presbyterian churches
Guest commentary by Luke Choi When the congregation of Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC) in Brecksville, Ohio, a beautiful suburb south of..
9th Sunday after Pentecost — August 6, 2017
Genesis 32:22-31; Matthew 14:13-21 Ordinary 18A; Proper 13 Jesus tries to get away, at least for a short time. He gets in..
PC(USA) stated clerk calls Presbyterians to action
STORM LAKE, Iowa (PNS)— The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II is calling the church to do what is just — to..
SDOP disburses nearly $90,000 for self-help projects
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) approved grants totaling $89,800 to fund five self-help projects in..
Cancer is Funny: Keeping Faith in Stage-Serious Chemo
Jason Micheli Fortress Press, 189 pages Reviewed by Deborah Lewis Jason Micheli gets one thing wrong in this book: He is..
Don’t forget to breathe
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
Will you pray for Iraq?
NEW WILMINGTON, Penn. – In response to an invitation from the pastor of the Presbyterian church in Baghdad, the Rev. Dr. Joanne..
Volunteers still needed in the Carolinas from 2015/2016 flooding
(PNS) In October 2015, the South Carolina coastline was pummeled by heavy rains and flooding. A year later, Hurricane Matthew caused havoc..
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