Marrow: A Love Story
Elizabeth Lesser HarperCollins. New York. 320 pages Reviewed by Leslie Klingensmith The subtitle of this book (“A Love Story”) is accurate, but..
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Cancer and listening to the Spirit
When I first saw the invitation to blog about cancer and the church, I have to admit (and now will have admitted..
How can we help? Congregational care in the midst of cancer
My cancer story, like many others, started with a routine check-up. I turned 40 and dutifully scheduled my first mammogram. With..
Lasers reveal long-hidden Roman frescoes with biblical themes
ROME (RNS) Ancient frescoes have been rediscovered inside the 1,600-year-old Domitilla catacombs after Italian art experts used laser technology to remove centuries..
‘Theological Conversations’ releases ‘A Legacy of Faithful Dissent,’ fifth in 2017 series
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – In its fifth installment of Theological Conversations for 2017, the Theology, Formation and Evangelism ministry of the Presbyterian Church..
Cancer: A personal story
Is there any other word in our language that causes the same emotional reaction as does the word cancer? To even say..
The Value of Doubt: Why Unanswered Questions, Not Unquestioned Answers, Build Faith
Bill Tammeus Skylight Paths Publishing, Nashville, Tenn. 160 Pages Reviewed by Michelle Sumption In a sermon I preached a few years ago..
World Refugee Day: “Choosing welcome over isolation and fear”
(OGA) As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s observation of World Refugee Day nears—June 20—Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, has sent a public..
Prayer for the day after Pentecost
Gracious God, as I look out my window I see the beauty of your beloved creation exploding in colorful blooms, raining down..
Out of the Depths
Kenneth E. Kovacs Parson’s Porch Books, Cleveland, Tenn. 160 pages Kenneth Kovacs is a seasoned pastor and a theologian who writes like..
How I found God in sickness and health
Thank God for One Direction. Every time I feel bad about myself, One Direction is there to pick me up. They remind..
Interfaith leaders speak out on White House decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord
LOUISVILLE (PNS) President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord is being met with harsh criticism from..
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship releases gun violence prevention toolkit
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Today marks the third annual observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. As advocates remember the 138 mass shootings and 6,303..
“She’s on hospice”
Guest commentary by Franziska Rokoske It seems so innocuous, the request to keep people and their families in our thoughts and prayers..
Day of Pentecost – June 4, 2017
Acts 2:1-21 Language is more than words. Last week on Morning Edition there was a segment on the challenges of translating President..
Dansalan College buildings burned and teachers abducted in Marawi City, Philippines
(PNS) The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), a long-time Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) global partner, joined the National Council of..
Faith-based investors gain ground with ExxonMobil on climate change
(PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and nearly three dozen faith-based investors are encouraged by shareholder approval yesterday of a proposal urging ExxonMobil to..
Pastoral Care: Telling the Stories of Our Lives
Karen D. Scheib Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn. 256 pages Reviewed by Eunil David Cho In this book Karen D. Scheib, associate professor..
The thirty-two-foot principal
When called for, or at the organist’s discretion, at the end of lines, or when otherwise the melody pauses, as though gathering..
Remembering the blessing
My father-in-law moved from Korea to America to live with my wife and me at the age of 62 and changed his..
Attack on Christian pilgrims in Egypt kills 35
CAIRO – Terrorists attacked Christians last Friday in Egypt’s western desert, near Minya, initially killing 28 and injuring 23. As of today,..
Congregations offer and find support through CanCare
The idea is deceptively simple. When someone is diagnosed with cancer – a diagnosis that often overloads the mind and heart with..
Field day and the Holy Spirit
I had the opportunity to go to the “field day” of one of my children recently. I remember some of my own..
Reformation is ‘GPS’ for next 500 years, says S. African Anglican leader in Luther’s town
The Reformation was a defining moment 500 years ago but can also serve as an inspiration for the next five centuries, South..
New Pentecost worship resource exalts Holy Spirit-inspired possibilities
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Pentecost is a time to consider “what becomes possible when God blows through your life with the wind of the..
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