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...
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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,..
Big Tent 2017 to focus on ‘Race, Reconciliation and Reformation’
(PNS) Presbyterians from around the country are invited to live out their faith at Big Tent 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. This biennial gathering will..
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
Kevin M. Kruse Basic Books, New York. 384 pages Over the past several decades Americans have debated whether the nation was..
Presbyterians stand with Jewish community after cemetery vandalism, threats
(PNS) Vandalism in two Jewish cemeteries in recent weeks has not only caused concern in the Jewish community, but also among interfaith partners..
Remembering: An Ash Wednesday reflection
I have held the last of what remains of an earthly life in my hands, whole people now only ashes, years of..
Presbyterian Ministry at the UN prepares for Commission on the Status of Women
(PNS) The 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women will soon begin at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission..
What makes space sacred?
I once lived on the edge of a small town in Europe. Near my apartment was a graying church whose heavy, wooden..
Learning forgiveness
Guest Outpost blog by Jeffrey A. Schooley “But he didn’t say anything, and neither did she. Not because the words were deliberately..
The end of denominationalism
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul harks back to an earlier conflict in a congregation in Antioch. Members new to the..
‘Hidden Figures’ heroine, Katherine Johnson, honored at Oscars
(PNS) Although “Hidden Figures,” the film about three female African-American mathematicians who were integral to the early days of NASA’s space program, didn’t..
Union Presbyterian Church — St. Peter, Minnesota
I’ve always thought of my church as an extended family. And families — however loving and well intentioned they are — take work! I grew up working alongside..
Fellowship Community digs deep and reaches wide
Two hundred pastors, elders and church members gathered February 21-23 in Lakeland, Florida, for the annual national conference of The Fellowship..
Presbyterians for Earth Care issues call to action on the Dakota Access Pipeline
(PNS) As the remaining residents of Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota face evacuation, Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) has issued a call to action,..
Why this Christian pastor stands with Muslims
Guest commentary by Brent Barry Over the last year, members of NorthPark Presbyterian Church (where I serve in Dallas) have developed a..
Transfiguration Sunday – February 26, 2017
Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-20; Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration of the Lord God’s data is, apparently, in the cloud. Is it securely stored..
All Agency Review Committee concludes first meeting, seeks to speak to PC(USA) about “the bigger picture”
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The All Agency Review Committee is looking for a way to speak to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) about “the..
How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World
Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 208 pages You know the feeling. It’s too late at night to send..
All Agency Review Committee seeks clarity of task and purpose
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – Three groups, all at work now pondering the structure and future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). The likelihood of..
Muslim groups raise funds to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (RNS) The damaging of dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery spurred Muslim groups to raise thousands of dollars..
Fellowship Community National Gathering opens with charge to ‘live on mission’
LAKELAND, Fla. (PNS) From Alex Absalom’s opening assertion that discipleship and mission are completely intertwined to the Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes’s..
Forgiveness: A conversation in marriage
For me, marriage forms one of the essential parts of my life. My marriage is a relationship that impacts me daily and..
Living restorative justice
by Jeanne Bishop The day after Christmas was improbably warm for Chicago: 50 degrees and gloriously sunny. I took my dog, Lily,..
Presbytery of Sacramento keeps watch on Oroville Dam
(PNS) A week’s worth of heavy rains has northern California residents on edge. Forecasters warn as much as 10 inches of rain..
All Agency Review Committee holds first meeting this week
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) In what seems to be a season of committees considering the future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), here comes..
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