Six Easter answers
Not here. Try everywhere else. Don’t touch right now. But go instead, and tell. Now touch, give me your hand. Place it..
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Pope Francis denounces modern-day ‘Judases’ behind terror attacks
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As the death toll from the Brussels terror attacks rose, Pope Francis began three days of solemn observances leading..
A look at Christian educator certification
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Last year, Paula Zavitz completed a goal that she had been working toward for nearly a decade: becoming a certified Christian..
Easter Sunday – March 27, 2016
Luke 24:1-12 The preaching pressure of Easter is real. The pews are fuller, the faces less familiar, the music grander, the memories..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) files appeal of judge’s order in defamation case
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) A state court judge in Kentucky has lifted a stay in the defamation case that Eric Hoey, a former director..
PC(USA) leaders to follow Syrian refugee path in Europe
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Representatives from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are spending Holy Week in parts of Europe, following the path of Syrian refugees who..
How Odd of God: Chosen for the Curious Vocation of Preaching
by William H. Willimon Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 160 pages Willimon’s book is the print version of his 2014 Macleod..
Historic New Jersey church heavily damaged by fire
LOUISVILLE (PNS) One hundred fifty years of history went up in smoke last night as fire raged through the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood,..
The Road to Character
David Brooks Random House, New York. 300 pages Occasionally when presiding at a funeral I wonder what will be said of me..
Holy Week prayer
The news this week, dear God, the news. It is relentless. Bombs in airports and subways. No boundaries between combatants and innocents,..
Men and women divide on religion
(RNS) Few men show up in U.S. churches, and women are markedly more likely to pray and to hold up religion as important...
Ann Weems, ‘Presbyterian poet laureate,’ dies at age 81
LOUISVILLE (PNS) In life, Ann Barr Weems was always reaching for rainbows. And—through the multihued palette of her prodigious poetry—Weems gave the world..
Belgian religious groups condemn Brussels attacks
(RNS) Belgian Muslim and Catholic organizations are condemning the terrorist bombings in Brussels. A statement issued by the Belgian Muslim Executive (EMB)..
Prayers for victims of bomb blasts
God of grace and peace, we pray for the city of Brussels and the people of Belgium. Help and heal the wounded,..
Aliyah
“He steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem” They went up to Zion in joy with an ancient song on their..
Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus
by James Martin HarperOne, San Francisco. 144 pages James Martin is well known for bringing humor to the forefront of Christian practice...
Presbyterian Writers Guild to honor two celebrated church communicators: Hodges and Van Marter to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Two veteran church communicators have been named recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG). The Rev. Houston Hodges..
Interfaith group urges Congress to end Cuban embargo
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined with 23 faith communities in a letter calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to take action..
March madness: A psalm
Guest commentary by David Evans Last year during Lent, the pastors at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, preached on the lectionary psalms..
Palm Sunday – March 20, 2016
Luke 19:28-40 I am going to focus on the text for Palm Sunday rather than those designated for Passion Sunday. It really..
Judge considers arguments in PC(USA) defamation case brought by Eric Hoey
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) A Kentucky state court judge considered arguments from lawyers March 17 in the defamation lawsuit that former Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..
Jesus Behaving Badly: The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee
by Mark L. Strauss IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. 223 pages REVIEWED BY THOMAS W. BLAIR In a day and time when..
Regarding Ruling Elders: Ruling elders and stewardship
LOUISVILLE (OGA) While growing up in the early sixties, I vividly remember the annual visit made by an elder, a deacon, and sometimes..
Preaching resurrection
PREACHERS CAN FEEL ENORMOUS PRESSURE for our Easter sermons to rise to the greatness of the occasion. How do we make it..
The God who sees (Horizons 8)
HORIZONS BIBLE STUDY 2015-2016 COME TO THE WATERS Lesson 8: John 4:1-30, 39-42 It is a strange conversation. Jesus’ dialogue with the..
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