Mother Teresa’s keys to sainthood: sharing poverty and showing mercy
VATICAN CITY (RNS) She may have worked in the gutters of Kolkata but she is considered one of the most influential women in..
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New Smithsonian museum features stories of African-American faith
WASHINGTON (RNS) Long before the grand opening neared for the Smithsonian’s new museum devoted to African-American history, Amirah Muhammad had a difficult..
Presbyterian Foundation announces new board leadership
(PNS) The Presbyterian Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen C. Kelly from Lexington, Kentucky, as our new Board of..
Church urges Obama administration to increase U.S. resettlement of refugees
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Joining more than 100 faith-based communities and other national, state and local organizations, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) signed a..
Responding with people, provisions, and prayers: The continuing work of the Holy Spirit in South Louisiana
Guest commentary by Mike Watson Three hours. That’s how long it took a group of church volunteers on Sunday, August 14,..
September 4, 2016 — 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Luke 14:25-33 Ordinary 23C; Proper 18 The lectionary brings us sobering texts this week. The prophet declares..
Larry DeLong, pastor and former Navy chaplain, dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
LOUISVILLE – The Rev. Lawrence “Larry” DeLong, senior pastor/head of staff at Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley, Arizona, died on Aug. 26 of..
Do Something Else: The Road Ahead for the Mainline Church
by Nate Phillips Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 156 pages Reviewed by Michael McNamara There is a pervasive narrative regarding mainline churches..
See you down at the watering hole!
What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “watering hole”? For me, the quintessential watering hole that captures my heart..
Fire destroys Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
LOUISVILLE – For more than a century, the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church stood tall in the city’s Overbrook neighborhood. Now only the charred outer walls of..
Leveling up with the Holy Spirit: Game theory and church leadership
by Ken Evers-Hood It started with four quarters. Every Friday night when I was a boy growing up in the 80s, I would..
Tireless Presbyterian advocate dies in Pittsburgh
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Rev. Eugene Blackwell died yesterday following complications from bone cancer. He was 43. A graduate of Pittsburgh Theological..
Holiday road
This summer our family vacation was also a family road trip. We spent time in the western United States culminating with a..
What buck stops where? Delegation and church leadership
by Dan Hotchkiss A famous sign on Harry Truman’s desk declared: The buck stops here. “The president — whoever he is,” Truman explained,..
Mission Presbytery
In Mission Presbytery, churches in the Rio Grande Valley seem far away from the rest of the presbytery. Their youth rarely were..
What does a leader look like?
“Where have all the leaders gone?” This is the title of a chapter in Leah Gunning Francis’ book, “Ferguson & Faith.” Francis..
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?”..
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,..
@ArlingtonNatl
“We do not consider playing ‘Pokemon Go’ to be appropriate decorum on the grounds of ANC. We ask all visitors to refrain..
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 (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.
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..
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..
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..
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..
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