Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish
by C. Christopher Smith IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. 179 pages Reviewed by Leslie Klingensmith It’s fun to look at your bookshelves..
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When life imitates Advent
Even outside the church, I think people know what it means to live with Advent hope. Advent means expectant waiting. It means..
MRTI urges Phillips 66 to reconsider DAPL investment
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) submitted a shareholder resolution to the Phillips..
Faith calls me to see hope: An Advent reflection
“Nostalgia is memory filtered through disproportionate emotion. Faith is memory filtered through appropriate gratitude” (David Bartlett, “Feasting on the Word Year A”)...
The little congregation that could end homelessness
by Kris Berggren (Photos by Maria Forsythe) In the affluent enclaves of Scott and Carver counties in suburban Minneapolis, it’s really..
Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church survives recent fires in the mountain community
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – For Greg Bennett, hours seemed like days last week as he awaited the approval to travel into smoke-filled Gatlinburg..
Religious leaders celebrate denial of easement for Dakota Access pipeline
(RNS) Native American and other religious leaders called the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to deny an easement for the $3.8..
At Advent, grass-roots organizers prepare to fight for the least of these
(RNS) Last month, just before the election, I joined a delegation of grass-roots and popular movement leaders, organizers and Catholic Church officials from..
Churches weave web of support for Twin Cities’ homeless young
This is not luxury housing: just studio apartments, each with a bathroom and enough space to sleep and cook. For the..
First Presbyterian Church – Kerrville, Texas
In the heart of Texas Hill Country lies the small city of Kerrville on the banks of the Guadalupe River. The..
A home for the holidays
"Away in a manager, no crib for a bed." The beloved Christmas hymn came vividly alive to me one Advent when I..
You are worth saving (and your neighbor is too)
They shall name him Emmanuel – which means “God is with us” (Matthew 1:23).
A Christmas announcement …
An annual Christmas season announcement at a Texas Presbyterian Church read: “Please place your donation for a poinsettia along with the deceased..
Expecting
For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. -..
According to Paul (Horizons 5)
Horizons Bible Study 2016-2017 Who is Jesus? What a Difference a Lens Makes Lesson 5: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 If you want to get..
Of optical importance
by Paul Roberts Recently, I heard a churchgoer discuss her husband’s disdain for the church. Her husband considers the church leaders flashy. “For..
Casper ter Kuile
“We are offering a challenge, and this is more of a challenge to the world of religion, that if you think religion..
An overview of Northern Ireland (40 years ago)
40 years ago — December 6, 1976 “Ours is not basically a conflict over religion; certainly it is not one between the..
Backpack Buddies
Steve Williams in First Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia, relates that a project at that church is called “Backpack Buddies.” It provides..
The ‘Splainer: Advent, not just another Christmas countdown
(RNS) The ’Splainer (as in “You’ve got some ’splaining to do”) is an occasional feature in which the RNS staff gives you everything..
Presbyterian, interfaith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
CANNON BALL, N.D. (PNS) – Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have been standing in solidarity with Native American tribes and groups protesting the..
Presbytery of East Tennessee awaits word on fire damage in Gatlinburg
(PNS) Days after fires scorched parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, within the Great Smoky Mountains, residents and church leaders are still..
Presbyterian Scholars Conference: What happens when mainliners sit at table with split P’s?
Guest commentary by Chuck Wiggins “I often wonder what kind of shape the Presbyterian Church would be in today if the Orthodox Presbyterians,..
2nd Sunday of Advent – December 4, 2016
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 Advent 2A I am just contrary enough to look forward to John the Baptist’s disruptive Advent..
Presbyterians commemorate World AIDS Day
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Since 1988, December 1 has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World AIDS Day, a time..
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