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Did love prevail in Portland?
When I returned home from serving as a commissioner to the 222nd General Assembly, I went straight to church. My red-eye flight..
July 10, 2016 – 8th Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 10:25-37 Proper 10; Ordinary 15C The walking dead. That’s who the priest and the Levite are in this text. The man..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk speaks out on police killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Once again the nation, and the African American community, in particular, is faced with two more high-profile killings of African American..
Clean up continues following West Virginia flooding
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Controlled chaos. That’s how Joan Stewart, executive director of the West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy and Workcamps —the long-term recovery response..
My 5 most important outcomes from General Assembly
I attended the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, the biennial gathering of our beloved Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination where we attempt..
The Woman, the Hour and the Garden: A Study of Imagery in the Gospel of John
Addison Hodges Hart Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 96 pages If you love language and the creative uses of it, you will enjoy this..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk sends letter of support to church partners in Iraq
Dear Friends in Christ, The grace of Christ be with you. We write out of our deep love for you to express..
The sound of silence: Reflections on the 222nd General Assembly
Guest commentary by Cynthia Jarvis “Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in..
Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership (2nd edition)
by Dan Hotchkiss Rowman and Littlefield, Baltimore. 264 pages REVIEWED BY JOHN WIMBERLY For years, I have been recommending to congregational leaders..
Fear of the Other
by William Willimon Abingdon, Nashville, Tenn. 112 pages You can read this book in an hour. Do it — the insights will..
PC(USA) offers prayers for Baghdad bombing victims
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus, coordinator for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, offered prayers for those killed and injured in a massive..
Stated Clerk issues statement on the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joins the people of Turkey and the world in expressing our profound sorrow in the aftermath of..
Flags in worship
Guest commentary by Katherine Achtemeier Over the years our congregation’s worship committee has raised questions about the appropriateness of displaying the American..
Presbyterian Church in America repents of ‘racial sins’
(RNS) The nation’s second largest Presbyterian denomination has passed legislation repenting for “past failures to love brothers and sisters from minority cultures”..
A multifaith crowd packs soap and toothpaste for Syrian refugees
(RNS) The call went out for 600 volunteers to make care packages for Syrian refugees. Nearly 1,000 Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Buddhists, Christians and..
Methodists nominate 3 openly gay candidates for bishop
(RNS) At its quadrennial meeting last month, the United Methodist Church decided not to take up contentious LGBT issues. But that’s not stopping..
Grant money from One Great Hour of Sharing helps oppressed and disadvantaged achieve self-sufficiency
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) approved grants totaling $124,000 to fund several self-help projects in..
Central Pres Youth are here to serve
The youth group from Central Pres in Atlanta is on a mission - to learn and to serve at GA and around..
Observing General Assembly
Guest commentary by Wanda B. Olive As a teaching elder of a small church in Madison County, Kentucky, it was my great..
PC(USA) offers prayers for victims of Ataturk Airport bombing
LOUISVILLE – A suicide bombing and gun attack in the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has left at least 41 people..
Assembly affirms pay-ratio targets for PMA
PORTLAND, Ore. (General Assembly News) – Commissioners to the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Thursday instructed the denomination’s mission agency to close the..
Where have all the CRs gone?
PORTLAND, Ore. (General Assembly News) – One barometer of the pressure points within the Presbyterian family in past years has been “commissioners’..
Holy, sacred space
The offer of a cup of tea and a muffin can be just what a new mom needs in the days after her..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Teams in West Virginia
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The floodwaters are receding in West Virginia and families have begun the massive task of cleaning up following last..
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