A time for caution, truth-telling and grace
Special GA commentary by Brian Ellison and Paul Detterman It has been one of the privileges of our ministries — our very..
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To a Place of Celebration (A hymn for Orlando)
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn for churches in response to the Orlando shootings. She hopes the hymn will be..
Regarding ruling elders: Ruling elders and per capita
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Not counting the Trinity, of course, the most important thing that binds Presbyterians is per capita, that universal funding source drawn..
PC(USA) leaders mourn victims of Orlando nightclub tragedy
LOUISVILLE – We join our heavy hearts with the great multitude of those who mourn the killing and maiming of so many of..
Outside church walls: Portland’s Westminster Church studies young adults, religion and spirituality
It's what Presbyterians all over the country say: We wish more young people wanted to be part of this congregation. Levels of..
Baptized and white
We were invited by the Outlook this month to consider our marks of faith. I don’t have any tattoos or even major..
Christians respond to Orlando massacre
(RNS) Christians responded quickly to the shooting rampage at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association immediately sent..
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) grieves over yesterday’s mass shootings in Florida
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – As Orlando continues to reel from Sunday’s mass shootings, Presbyterian Church leaders are lifting families, the LGBTQ community and the..
MRTI recommends focused engagement with companies
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The 222nd General Assembly will hear a recommendation to continue engagement with fossil fuel companies on climate change when..
So, you’re going to be a GA commissioner? Advice for those going to Portland
by Theresa Cho The 222nd General Assembly in Portland will soon be upon us. If you are a commissioner to this year’s..
It’s Complicated: A Guide to Faithful Decision Making
by Jack Haberer Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 180 pages REVIEWED BY JODI CRAIGLOW When Jack Haberer stepped out of his..
The myth of authenticity
I will admit that I have been somewhat disengaged from the 2016 political process – partly for reasons of disillusionment and my..
Religious roots of hatred resurface in Orlando
(RNS) One year after the Supreme Court ruled that gays can legally marry across the country, and at a time when most polls..
Each loss irreparable: How long will we lament? (A prayer for Orlando)
The scenes look hauntingly similar: devastated faces of survivors as they huddle together, clamoring for caring contact, their hands over their mouths,..
Prayer after the nightclub shooting in Orlando
Once again, Holy One, we cry, how long, O Lord? We wonder, when will it be enough? We pray you will forgive our..
Session’s authority as the PC(USA) trustee of church property
Guest commentary by Wilson Gunn Please grab your Book of Order. I’d love to be less BOOish – but this is, plain..
June 12, 2016 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 21:1-21a; Luke 7:36-8:3 Proper 6; Ordinary 11C The prayer book I use most mornings has the following sentence as part..
National Cathedral to remove Confederate flag images
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Washington National Cathedral will replace depictions of the Confederate flag in its stained-glass windows with plain glass but maintain adjoining panes..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk issues statement on killings in Tel Aviv
(OGA) In the name of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) we join our voices with people around the world in expressing our profound..
Searching for Happiness: How Generosity, Faith and Other Spiritual Habits Can Lead to a Full Life
by Martin Thielen Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 192 pages REVIEWED BY EMILY BERMAN D’ANDREA Perhaps you work closely with the..
Tattoos that bear witness
I got my first tattoo when I was serving as the youth director at a small Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee, Florida. The..
Apologies
SEVEN YEARS AGO, one of Austin Seminary’s most beloved professors retired. He was a man of uncommon integrity — an ethicist, a..
Calendar Check – September 2016
SEPT. 13 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Universal Design for Worship featuring Barbara J. Newman. Calvin College. worship.calvin.edu SEPT. 22-25 HUNT, TEXAS Plein Air Painting..
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..
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..
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