Over the years, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has responded to massive weather events like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy or major earthquakes and tsunamis in other..
A decade or two from now, when we Presbyterians look back at 2015, we will see it as a landmark year. Why?..
As Sunday morning loses its hold on churchgoers and potential churchgoers, what comes next? How do faith communities nurture relationships? How do..
by Scott W. Sunquist Baker Academic, Baylor, Texas. 213 pages Early in this book the author writes, “Christianity as it has been practiced..
WE CAN ALL PROBABLY AGREE ON THIS MUCH: This year’s SCOTUS decision on marriage was epic. But what caught my imagination was..
Christmas sometimes brings humorous songs, but now and then I see some other new hymns. The dentist’s hymn, “Crown Him with Many..
70 years ago — December 17, 1945 Christmas leads us to the cross – to the sepulcher. In 1945, a tomb from..
Tim and Gloria Wheeler will soon end their long mission service in Honduras. Their emphasis has been building much-needed homes in a..
Robert W. Andrews, 85, May 8, Ticadel, Costa Rica A.D. William Collins, 79, March 24, Ocala, Fla. Arthur J. DeYoung, 72, May..
First Presbyterian Church, Gymon, Okla. 115 years
“I was just so overwhelmed about what this truly means … that students who want to go to college and get an..
Robert Boyar, to United Presbyterian Church of Jamestown, N.D., from pastor, Ward Avenue Presbyterian Church, Altoona, Pa. Bruce A. Kreutzer, to pastor,..
Carole Isley Corey, from member at large, Johnstown, Pa. John D. Guthrie Jr., from pastor, Henderson Presbyterian Church, Henderson, Ky. Hugh A...
Guest commentary by Glen Bell I am grateful for Heath Rada’s call for change and reform. He is right to invite us..
Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:39-55 We have made it to the fourth Sunday of Advent: Mary visits Elizabeth, there is blessing and joy..
(RNS) Pope Francis celebrated his 79th birthday on Thursday (Dec. 17) with a gift to the many devotees of Mother Teresa of..
by Grant Wacker Belknap Press Cambridge, Mass. 448 pages Billy Graham was a major fixture in American culture throughout the second half..
I love Santa. Every year my wife gets me a new Santa ornament to put on our tree. It’s pretty much a..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The deadline is nearing for applications to be received by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) committee tasked with nominating the next Stated..
Two Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) staff members, Rebecca Barnes, associate for Environmental Ministries and Bill Somplatsky-Jarman, coordinator for Mission Responsibility Through Investment with..
by Julie Coffman Hester I have a problem with elves. Apart from Will Ferrell in the movie “Elf,” and Hermey the dentist..
By Julie Coffman Hester Read her related Outlook feature article “I have a problem with elves” Hope4CE – Columbia Seminary professor Kathy Dawson’s..
(RNS) The massacre of nine African-American worshippers during a Bible study at a church in Charleston, S.C., earlier this year has led..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Back in the days when circuses traveled the land, there was a strongman as one of the sideshow acts that would..
I'm starting a new call as the director of global mission at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. This means uprooting my family..
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