Walking together through Lent: Resources for group study
Walking with your congregation through Lent can feel slightly less marketable than welcoming them to an Advent study. There are fewer..
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Becoming the stranger
Editor’s note: This month we invited our bloggers to share their experiences of welcome and hospitality in the church. Here are their..
Faith in 3D: Reflections and reactions from a weekend of dreams
Guest commentary by Christopher H. Edmonston and J. Patrick Edmonston Started several years ago, Faith in 3D is a collaborative youth conference..
5th Sunday after Epiphany — February 5, 2017
Isaiah 58: 1-9a; Matthew 5:13-20 Ordinary 5A In Matthew’s version of this sermon Jesus is on the mountaintop, talking to his disciples...
US House votes down anti-corruption measure
(PNS) A decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to roll back a signature bi-partisan anti-corruption law has Presbyterians and other ecumenical groups..
Trump vows to let tax-exempt churches engage in politics
(RNS) President Donald Trump vowed to make good on a campaign promise to repeal the law that restricts political speech from the..
San Francisco Theological Seminary Issues Statement Against Trumps Immigration Executive Order
(SFTS PRESS RELEASE) San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) opposes the Trump administration’s executive order of January 27, targeting refugees and particularly singling out refugees..
APCE conference encourages Christian educators to find God in the chaos
DENVER (Outlook) – Focused on the theme “God with us in the chaos,” the 2017 Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE)..
Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism
Chris Jennings Random House, New York. 512 pages Americans can hardly imagine utopia anymore. Instead, we are awash in dystopian fantasies like..
Homeless find rest in faith-based shelters more than others
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious organizations are providing more than half of the emergency shelter beds for homeless people in major cities across the..
Presbytery of New York City urges president to rescind order on refugees
(PNS) The Presbytery of New York City, in solidarity with Rutgers Presbyterian Church and its partners assisting in the resettlement of Syrian refugees, approved a resolution..
José Luis Casal named new director of Presbyterian World Mission
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Mission Agency announced today it has called the Rev. José Luis Casal as the new director of..
Plead the case of the marginalized: Synod of the Southwest commits to addressing privilege, classism and racism
For well over a year, the Synod of the Southwest (with presbyteries in Arizona and New Mexico) has been seeking ways..
The Belhar Confession and our response to racial injustice
When I ask myself, “Where has God been at work in my life,” I tend to think about individual experiences..
Severe drought brings starving Kenyans to church doorsteps
MATUU, Kenya (RNS) When her pantry runs dry, Agnes Mwikali walks down a dusty road to the local Roman Catholic Church mission...
SDOP National Committee fine-tunes work to better serve communities in need
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The National Committee of the Self-Development of People wrapped up its first meeting of the year by voting to re-configure some..
McCormick President Frank M. Yamada Accepts position as Executive Director of ATS
(McCORMICK SEMINARY PRESS RELEASE) McCormick Theological Seminary President Frank M. Yamada has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Association of..
Refugees have a right to protection, affirms joint statement from WCC, ACT, LWF
Expressing concern regarding recently announced US measures related to refugee admissions and entry into the US by seven Muslim-majority countries, the World..
Crossing boundaries, navigating multiple worlds: A personal reflection
by Fernando Rodríguez I was the youngest of four in my house and am at least 10 years younger than all three..
10 minutes with Holly Inglis (APCE president)
DENVER (Outlook) - After being involved in the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) for over 20 years, Holly Inglis will lead..
WCC general secretary extends sympathies for those affected by Quebec City mosque attack
Following the shooting at the Grand Mosque in the Quebec City suburb of Ste-Foy on 29 January, resulting in the deaths of..
Trump ban will hurt Christian refugees fleeing conflict, say Iraqi Catholic leaders
ROME (RNS) As confusion continued over President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven Muslim countries, Catholic leaders from Iraq..
Providing spiritual support for victims’ families in Charleston
For the most heartbreaking of reasons, they became an impromptu community of faith – about 95 of those most intensely impacted by..
Religious leaders react to Trump’s orders on visitors and refugees
(RNS) Religious groups and leaders, many invoking the biblical command to welcome the stranger, lambasted President Trump’s orders indefinitely banning Syrian refugees..
Encountering ‘the Other’
Jean Vanier Veritas Publications, Dublin, Ireland. 64 pages These are difficult times. The U.S. election has only increased difficulties by leaving the..
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