LOUISVILLE (PNS) Incidents of racially charged violence across the country—from Ferguson to Baltimore, and in many other cities in between—and the public reaction..
by Ellen Sherby Amanda’s farewell from an urban Honduran community is forever burned in my mind: She pats Pedro on the head..
Ever since I announced my pregnancy to my congregation in March, I am greeted multiple times on Sunday with the loving and..
CHAROTTE, N.C. (PNS) Keynote speakers and workshop leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) came together at the 2015 National Black Presbyterian Caucus to educate..
by Joel Tomkinson Hungry people go where there is bread. And people are hungry for transformation. The mission of CROSS is simple: to..
Guest Outpost blog by Emily Heitzman Last October, I returned home to Chicago after marching with hundreds of other clergy and community..
(RNS) Since the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is constitutional, the Rev. Jerry Young has been in a quandary. As the..
John Oscar Barksdale, 89, Feb. 3, Charlottesville, Va. James Edgar Bean, 94, Jan. 18, Wooster, Ohio R. Dale Cunningham, 95, June 22,..
Mindy Campbell, to pastor, Woodbridge Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, N.J., from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Tom Dendy, to pastor from designated pastor,..
Alex Patton Ayers III, from pastor, Ocean City Presbyterian Church, Ocean City, Md. Robert Ogden Butler, from pastor, Long Beach Presbyterian Church,..
An eight-year-old in Chula Vista, California, explained atheists with this clarification: “Atheists are people who don’t believe in God. I don’t think..
Ron and Angela Rice, mission co-workers who turn bicycles into wheelchairs, completed their 10,000th wheelchair in Nigeria for polio survivors. They also..
30 years ago — July 22, 1985 In the wake of a wave of terrorist attacks in the Middle East in the..
ONE THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN NAIROBI, I went for a walk with my friend, Anselm. We strolled through the neighborhoods that surround the..
“I came to the U.S. when I was 26. When I’m in India now, they want to question my motives and why..
My persistent worry with every Vacation Bible School service project, every Thanksgiving spent serving at the soup kitchen, every Habitat build and mission..
by Richard Williams "Relationship status update” was the title of a blog post from one of our Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs). Cringing..
by John Cook Phoenix — Day 1: College students gather from across the country to join the Qwest West, an experiential, outdoor..
Margaret Jumonville, to pastor, First Presbyterian Church, La Crosse, Wis., by John Knox Presbytery Deborah Higgins, to associate pastor, Central Presbyterian Church,..
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to..
Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-44, 53-56 I feel compelled this week to return to a meeting I mentioned in an earlier lectionary reflection...
Guest commentary by Carolyn Click On an ordinary day in South Carolina, this is what you hear: “Have a blessed day.” “Be..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) In response to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plans to change its family detention policy, the Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk..
Guest Outpost blog by Stephen McKinney-Whitaker I recently officiated a wedding of two women, Jessica and Kirsten. The wedding was a first..
by Debra Hirsch InterVarsity Press, Downers’ Grove, Ill. 227 pages REVIEWED BY DONNA MARSH The first thing to embrace in “Redeeming Sex”..
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