Be ye vague

After church, one Mississippi Presbyterian family always ate at Grandma’s house. Each week, Grandma asked, “What did you learn at Sunday school?”..

Deaths

Deceased (from the Aug. 29, 2016 issue)

Thomas W. Horton Jr., 89, Oct. 3, Rock Hill, S.C. Stanley N. Jones, 85, Oct. 30, Fountain Hills, Ariz. Ronald W. Kronk, 68,..

He/She Said

@ArlingtonNatl

“We do not consider playing ‘Pokemon Go’ to be appropriate decorum on the grounds of ANC. We ask all visitors to refrain..

From the Archives

Virtues outweigh the faults (40 years ago)

40 years ago — August 23, 1976 “I have long hoped that our church could produce a declaration of faith to stand..

Transitions

Transitions (from the Aug. 29, 2016) issue

Christina B. Tutterow, to interim pastor, Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church, Charleston, W.Va., from pastor, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Benedictory

A different kind of leader

The church is obsessed with the idea of leadership. I think we have learned it from the culture around us, which..

Honorably retired

Retirements (from the Aug. 29, 2016 issue)

Anne C. Morgan, from pastor, New Hope Presbyterian Church, Asheville, N.C. Michael Mistic, from interim pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Barnesville, Ohio John..

Insights columns

The jolt of leadership

Presbyterians don’t really do snake-handling outside of a property committee accident, and most of us aren’t quite sure about speaking in..

Insights columns

Engaging all believers in the discovery of vision

by Christopher Edmonston Long before I started studying theology I had been exposed to the notion of the priesthood of all..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA) offers support for Standing Rock Sioux protest in North Dakota

LOUISVILLE – The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson III, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), in conjunction with the Rev. Irvin..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board to direct offering to General Assembly initiative

LOUISVILLE – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted August 25 to direct designatable..

Presbyterian News Service

Residents and aid groups say Gulf flooding has been overwhelming

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (PNS) – Cleanup continues in the aftermath of devastating flooding in the Gulf Region, two weeks ago. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA)..

Religion News Service

Faith-based volunteers help search for quake victims in Italy

ROME (RNS) Faith-based volunteers are joining civil protection teams sifting through the collapsed buildings and debris of a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit central..

Presbyterian News Service

Waldensian and Methodist Churches in Italy gather for Synod

TORRE PELLICE, ITALY (PNS)– The Synod gathering of Waldensian and Methodist Churches met in Turin, Italy, August 21-26, 2016. The meeting included..

Voices

Call on me

Guest commentary by Donald McKim Tucked in the midst of Psalm 50 is verse 15: Call on me in the day of..

Looking into the lectionary

August 28, 2016 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 Ordinary 22C; Proper 17 There is a whole lot of watching going on at the Pharisee’s..

Presbyterian News Service

In this season: GA222 Co-Moderator reflections 08/25/16

Join Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as they share regular..