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Advent is not for the faint of heart. Advent marks the period before Christmas when we wait for Jesus’ arrival as a..
Advent is not for the faint of heart. Advent marks the period before Christmas when we wait for Jesus’ arrival as a..
Your fate Aleppo is nothing but misery. Death. Abandonment. A merciless world of political and economic interests Showers you day and night..
Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20 All the world and this one couple with a baby on the way collide in Luke’s Gospel. Events..
(PNS) The past year has been a challenging one for communities dealing with contaminated water supplies. Flint, Michigan has garnered national attention for..
I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit,..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB), gathered as the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) A Corporation, met this afternoon to vote..
“There are things unique to the African-American experience that I cannot relate to. I had to listen to them.” – Glenn Beck,..
Ruth Brown, a PC(USA) mission co-worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo, writes of the continued battle with AIDS in Swaziland. She met a..
During the election season one youth asked his teacher, “When Jesus had so many arguments with the Pharisees and the Democrats, why..
50 years ago — December 19, 1966 The three wise men on their journey home from Bethlehem discuss what they have witnessed...
It happened again just recently. I was going through one of those new-fangled car washes. Not the kind I grew up..
We try to drive the dark away this shining season, string twining cords around our shrubs and trees, doors, windows, porches too,..
Guest commentary by Carrie Martinka My daughters can’t wait to go to church. In fact, they look forward to going to a special..
Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-7 ; Matthew 1:18-25 Advent 4A The ways in which we sinful human beings can misunderstand God, faith and..
(OGA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) holds fast to a representative form of government where ruling elders and teaching elders are elected to..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Hunger Program has a new coordinator. The Rev. Rebecca Barnes has assumed the role from departing Coordinator..
by Roy W. Howard Parson’s Porch and Publishing Company, Cleveland, Tenn. 72 pages Reviewed by Theresa Fersch As a fellow pilgrim, I..
(PNS) Fire officials in Inglewood, Tennessee are still trying to determine the exact cause of two separate fires at the Eastminster Presbyterian Church..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Honorable Ronald Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. As Presbyterian members of the worldwide Christian community and, particularly, as members..
NEW YORK (Outlook) The Way Forward Commission has begun to discern next steps for its work – including considering some issues it..
Luke 2:1 – “In those days ...” These are the first three words of Luke’s version of the Christmas story. Luke records..
(PNS) It’s been two months since Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti, leaving a path of death and destruction that will take years for..
by Mary Oliver Penguin Press, New York. 192 pages The psalmist said, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”..
NEW YORK (Outlook) This is the big picture meeting – when the 12 members of the Way Forward Commission try to get..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – As mourners gathered in Cairo for a funeral service for the 24 people — mostly women and children..