2nd Sunday in Lent – March 12, 2017
Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Lent 2A Nicodemus is still in the dark, unable to see the kingdom of God..
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From the Editor’s Desk: Thinking Critically, Living Faithfully at the Dawn of a New Christian Century
John M. Buchanan Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 208 pages. Reviewed by John C. Bush Kyle Haselden was editor of..
Interim communications director begins in PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
(PNS) LOUISVILLE - The Reverend Jerry Van Marter, former coordinator for the Presbyterian News Service of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been..
Wading into economic waters
Before discussing how best to raise the topic of wealth and economics in congregational settings, I want to summarize some wisdom concerning..
How do Christian communities flourish together? Diana Butler Bass and PC(USA) co-moderators lead Chicago Presbytery event
Embracing new structures, welcoming the outsider, looking for Jesus. These are some of the things the church is being called to explore..
Way Forward Commission crafts “Affirmation of Approach,” looks to future of PC(USA)
DECATUR, Ga. (Outlook) – The Way Forward Commission has approved what it’s calling an “Affirmation of Approach” – a document that explains..
Questioning details and structure: Way Forward Commission reviews survey responses, plans next steps
ATLANTA (Outlook) – In its second face-to-face meeting, the Way Forward Commission concentrated both on details – how to organize its work..
Faith groups: New immigration order still anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant
(RNS) Federal judges may find the President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration more acceptable than the last. But many religious groups..
The new Reformation
When Martin Luther inadvertently began the Protestant Reformation in October 1517, it was his judgment that the Catholic Church had adopted..
Calendar check – June 2017
June 1-2 Hunt, Texas Bible Study Conference featuring Melissa Ban Sevier. Mo-Ranch. moranch.org June 8-10 Pittsburgh Henderson Summer Leadership Conference featuring Miroslav Volf,..
Calendar check – May 2017
May 5-7 Hunt, Texas Men’s Conference featuring Blair Monie. Mo-Ranch. moranch.org May 5-6 Montreat, N.C. Reformation 500 featuring Stephen Crocco, Elsie Anne..
A Sunday school teacher in Florida …
A Sunday school teacher in Florida was trying to emphasize the importance of joy. “Cry and the world cries with you,” she..
First Presbyterian Church in Kingsville, Texas
First Presbyterian Church in Kingsville, Texas, has a good relationship with Presbyterian Pan American High School. They recently worked with Presbyterians in..
Mark Goldring
“Today eight people have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population. Stop and think about this. It is..
Bless to me the handling of my hand – 20 years ago
20 years ago — March 10, 1997 “What if, when you woke in the morning, you sang: ‘Bless to me O God,..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk signs on to ecumenical declaration on behalf of refugees
Ecumenical Declaration: Protecting Welcome, Restoring Hope We representatives of Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican communions in the United States, Church World Service and..
Choi named to new position supporting Korean-speaking councils
(OGA) The Reverend Luke Choi has accepted a call to become the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s manager for Korean-Speaking Councils Support, a new..
Two coats, barn building and the eye of a needle
If often we in the church don’t have much to say about economics, Jesus sure does. The sermon on the plain, a..
The American church’s devil’s bargain
President Trump wants American churches to believe they are making Christianity great again. He has vowed to “destroy” a law banning..
Writing
When people ask what I do for a living I no longer say “seminary professor.” Now, more often than not I say..
Working in a time of change: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board considers changes
Conversations continue about ideas for reconfiguring the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board – with no consensus yet, but some potential points of..
PC(USA) asks administration to respond to Puerto Rico economic crisis
February 28, 2017 President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump and Congressional Leaders:..
Inside Edna
Guest commentary by Matt Schmidt I am sleeping inside the 71-degree womb of Edna, a climate-controlled, robotic arthropod — a giant mechanical..
1st Sunday in Lent – March 5, 2017
Genesis 2:15-17; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Lent 1A Limits or limitlessness, these are the options before us this first Sunday of Lent...
ACSWP and Foothills Presbytery hold conversations on church’s public witness
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. – Teams from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy(ACSWP) and Foothills Presbytery in upstate South Carolina met Saturday, February 18 through Tuesday,..
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