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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..

Religion News Service

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..

Religion News Service

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..

Outlook Features

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..

What's right?

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..

Editorials

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..

Insights columns

You are worth saving (and your neighbor is too)

They shall name him Emmanuel – which means “God is with us” (Matthew 1:23).

In This Corner

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..

Voices

Expecting

For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. -..

Outlook Horizons Studies

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..

Benedictory

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..

He/She Said

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..

From the Archives

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..

Presbyterians in Action

Backpack Buddies

Steve Williams in First Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia, relates that a project at that church is called “Backpack Buddies.” It provides..

Religion News Service

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 News Service

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..