A year after the Charleston church shooting, what has changed?
CHARLESTON, S.C. (RNS) A few weeks after a young white gunman killed nine people at a Bible study in a black church..
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Ask a … church historian
Did Presbyterians play a significant role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s? The short answer is “yes.” As in confronting..
Texas struggles to recover from constant flooding
(PNS) It has been a year of endless flooding for parts of Texas, keeping volunteers from making headway in clean up efforts...
Marks of faith: Tattoos as testimony
It’s very personal, why people choose to get tattoos and the stories behind the images they select. For some people, their faith journey..
The tree of life
Guest commentary by Kurt Esslinger I first started thinking about getting a tattoo in college. I knew I didn’t want to take..
Guidebook app lets users navigate GA with the click of the finger
(PNS) One-stop shopping best describes the 2016 Guidebook app for the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which kicks off June 18..
Presbyterians to commemorate World Refugee Day at Portland General Assembly
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Presbyterians attending the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, will have an opportunity to recognize refugees seeking to start..
Protected: A conversation with Heath Rada (webinar replay)
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Arlington Presbyterian leaves church home to make way for affordable housing
ARLINGTON, Va. — On Sunday, June 5, members and guests of Arlington Presbyterian Church (APC) held their final worship service in their church..
Ultreïa
This is the story of a tattoo. It begins in a French village at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains and ends..
Transformative unraveling: Why I got inked
by Kerra Becker English Far from love the Heavenly Father Leads the chosen child; Oftener through realm of briar Than the meadow..
Bridging the gap
IT’S NO NEWS TO ANYONE that for decades our denomination has been roiled in conflict. This is neither unexpected nor shameful; instead,..
About people (from the June 6, 2016 issue)
Anniversaries Shandon Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S.C. celebrating 100 years Valley Creek Presbyterian Church, Selma, Ala. celebrating 200 years Ordinations Kara Smith-Laubenstein, to..
Three markers of healthy and unhealthy churches
After serving dozens of churches as a pastor or consultant, I have concluded that there is no single formula for health. There..
Marked
Child of the covenant, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit in baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever.” These words..
The system works (50 years ago)
50 years ago — June 20, 1966 In the first business session, commissioners had been given a reminder of the importance of..
Behold, I’ve discovered a new beatitude: Blessed are those who dare to intrude
Guest commentary by Donald McCall It happened on a Sunday Morning. I was sitting in our usual pew in church next to..
June 5, 2016 – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24); Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 “Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?”..
Methodist lesbian voted down as deacon
(RNS) A married lesbian who had hoped to become a deacon in the United Methodist Church was voted down by clergy of..
Nicole Lock named interim executive director of the Fellowship Community
The Fellowship Community is getting new leadership. Paul Detterman, the organization’s national director, is leaving to accept a call as senior..
The promise of presence: Job, mental illness and the church
by Danielle Estelle Ramsay Human beings are born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. –Job 3:7 In the book of..
Reading Scripture with the Saints
by C. Clifton Black Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 292 pages REVIEWED BY BRANDON FRICK AND JON NELSON Clifton Black describes this book..
Discipleship (PMA board chair monthly column)
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and..
A journey of faith (June stated clerk’s column)
This is approximately my 96th monthly column. It is the bookend for my eight years of writing these columns. I want to..
Study team releases report on “two-state” solution
Guest commentary by Christian Iosso After the 221st General Assembly in 2014, a state department official suggested that we not call..
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