July 17, 2016 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 Proper 11; Ordinary 16C Be like Mary, not Martha, so goes the often repeated, simplistic lesson from this..
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After recent shootings, white churches take stock on race
(RNS) In the wake of a string of racially tinged shootings, majority white churches -- even those quiet in past years about..
Mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff safely evacuated from South Sudan
(PNS) Presbyterian mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff has been safely evacuated from South Sudan. Wagstaff left early Wednesday morning (EDT) on a Mission..
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
by Tod Bolsinger IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. 250 pages Reviewed by Matt Merrill Church ministry in the future will not be like..
Reflections on the train: Racism and being an ally
Every morning when I ride the MARTA train to the church where I work in Atlanta, I sit or stand next..
First Presbyterian Church in Dallas works to help city heal
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The emotional wounds from last week’s shootings in Dallas are still fresh for residents as well as for government and..
Confession time: How white supremacy hurts white people
Guest commentary by T. Denise Anderson Last week after we’d learned about a second extrajudicial killing of an African-American man, I..
Crossing The Bar (daily at the pool)
I am no longer diving; unwilling anymore to risk this way-too-well-worn frame to sudden impact, its old familiar pain, upon these..
Churches to Russia: We’re not leaving
(RNS) Several U.S.-based religious denominations remain defiant in the face of new laws that would ban them from proselytizing in Russia. The..
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) asks for urgent prayers for those suffering violence in Juba, South Sudan
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Longtime Presbyterian mission co-worker Leisa Wagstaff is currently “sheltering in place” as fighting escalates in Juba, South Sudan...
General Assembly and Presbyterian connectionalism
Guest Outpost blog by Samuel Son What makes or breaks a conference experience, more than speakers and schedules, is your roommate. Especially..
Archaeologists dig up Philistine artifacts where Goliath may have walked
TEL ZAFIT, Israel (RNS) The Gath archaeological site in southern Israel is littered with 2,800-year-old pottery shards poking out of the ground..
To all the saints in Mt. Gilead and Tirzah
We are a denomination of small churches, many of which are located in rural areas. There are statistics upon statistics that document..
After the shootings, Dallas clergy will pray, then advocate for change
(RNS) Dallas clergy, reeling from the shootings of police in their city and the recent shootings of black men by police elsewhere,..
Church leaders seek peaceful solutions in the wake of a violent week across the country
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Presbyteries in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas are working to help their communities respond in the wake of several shootings..
PC(USA) leadership responds to Dallas shootings, encourages people to “care for someone today”
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Today we are in mourning. As we were still reeling from the distressing news out of Baton Rouge and the Twin..
Presbyterian Writers Guild announces new writing contest
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Building on the momentum and success of its inaugural writing contest last year—in which the winning submissions were recently..
I am going to pray
I feel like a small child, cowering and afraid in my room because my parents are fighting. I no longer believe their..
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..
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