Reflection on the U.S. elections
Philip Wingeier-Rayo shared this with the Austin Seminary community on Election Day this week. The Outlook offers it as our Friday commentary this..
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November 13, 2016 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19 Ordinary 33C Proper 28 I am writing this before the election results are revealed. You will be preaching..
Repairers of the breach
In the wake of the election, a Scripture passage has been coming to my consciousness over and over. It is from the..
George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father
by Thomas S. Kidd Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. 344 pages Reviewed by John M. Mulder George Whitefield (1714-1770) was..
PC(USA) offers support to torched and vandalized Mississippi church
LOUISVILLE (OGA) – The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), sent..
Why study the Reformation era?
by Bill dePrater One morning my wife and I received a phone call from Katherine, our youngest daughter. “Dad, I am..
The right group-study curriculum can enrich the meaning of Advent
By Nina Simone With fall in full swing, Advent will soon be upon us. Busy as December is, Advent invites people into..
Coordination of General Assembly initiatives
(OGA) The three bodies established by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) last June in Portland – the Way Forward Commission, the 2020 Vision..
Post-election church services aim to reconcile Christian voters
(RNS) The idea for an Election Day church service came to the pastor as he was pouring juice into little plastic cups...
Two PC(USA) protestors arrested at North Dakota capitol
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Following an interfaith solidarity gathering of more than 500 clergy and lay people at the Oceti Sakowin camp on the northern..
I bear witness: Reflections from Standing Rock
Guest commentary by Susan Phillips We give you thanks, Eternal G-d, for you nourish and sustain all living things by the gift..
Ecclesial humility
Professor Amy Pauw, from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, wrote a piece recently on Ephesians 2:11-22 in which she made this observation: “An..
Stated Clerk supports peace and reconciliation in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (OGA) The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..
Why Presbyterian, why now?
Church attendance in the United States is down. The mainline church seems to have lost its significance in American culture. The Presbyterian..
Theology matters
The only way I ever walked into a hospital room to visit the sick, or a home to meet with a bereaved..
How do we know Jesus will return?
In a youth group a 15-year-old asked, “How do we know Jesus will return?” A girl answered, “It’s in the Bible, in..
PC(USA) churches at Christmas
Almost every PC(USA) church helps needy families at Christmas with food and gifts. It’s impossible to cite just one. About half of..
Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum
“I never believed something like this would be possible in my lifetime. Jews who live in the territories publicly praying together with..
Reading Reformed theology today
Presbyterians, as Reformed Christians, are always on the lookout for resources that enlarge our knowledge of Christianity. Our learnings strengthen our..
My Hope for the Future of the Church (20 years ago)
20 years ago — Nov. 18, 1996 “This year we are celebrating 40 years of ordination of women to the ministry of..
Sight and insight (Horizons 4)
Horizons Bible Study 2016-2017 Who is Jesus? What a Difference a Lens Makes Lesson 4: John 9 When I was in the..
A prayer for Election Day
Almighty God, as people go to the polls this day we pray first and foremost for peace. May the sense of community..
God of All Peoples, Cultures and Nations (A hymn for the election)
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn for the 2016 election season. This interfaith hymn was written in response to the..
PC(USA) faith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
CANNON BALL, N.D. (PNS) – More than 20 representatives from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joined a 500-person-strong gathering of interfaith clergy and lay..
White House Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships releases report on ending poverty
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – After a year of meetings, collaboration and recommendations, the White House Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has released..
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