Life in limbo: My reaction to the SCOTUS ruling
Guest Outpost blog by Jodi Craiglow Some Christians believe that the SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage is the sign that we as..
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Music, and perhaps some heavenly input, open Prague’s HusFest 2015
July 2015 marks the 600 year anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus. This week, writer Jim Nedelka offers exclusive reflections for..
A new normal for Presbyterian weddings
You don’t know them. But, you answer the phone when they call the church, wanting to get married there (the sanctuary really..
Louisville’s historic ‘Whiskey Row’ burns next to PC(USA) Center
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) headquarters suffered minor water and smoke damage in a July 6 three-building fire that consumed half of..
Prague’s Bethlehem Chapel: The original Husuv Dum (HusFest 2015)
July 2015 marks the 600 year anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus. This week, writer Jim Nedelka offers exclusive reflections for..
Swords, candles, doves and more
Colored sand. Doves. Unity candles. Swords. Flower petals. Satin pillows. Screaming young children. Bagpipes. String quartets. CD players. Complicated seating charts. Converse..
PC(USA) leaders applaud decision to reopen U.S. Embassy in Cuba
LOUISVILLE (PNS) President Obama’s announcement last week of re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba is welcome news to a number of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..
Deceased (from the July 6, 2015 issue)
Jeffrey Ray Allen, 62, Nov. 18, Glendora, N.J. Emily B. Barker, 68, Nov. 5, Columbia, Tenn. Coleman B. Brown, 80, Nov. 14,..
United Presbyterian Church of Randolph, New York
Some Presbyterians think of June as a letdown month. Last year, , marked June Sundays with Christian education Sunday; Pentecost; Father’s Day..
RÓNÁN MULLEN
“Obviously I’m disappointed that our constitution is going to change in this way and it will have some negative impacts that I..
Transitions (from the July 6, 2015 issue)
Kristine Aragon-Bruce, to associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Glen Ellyn, Ill., from associate pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cherry Hill, N.J. J.P. Carlson,..
Ordinations (from the July 6, 2015 issue)
Allison Becker, to assistant minister, Stockbridge Church, Edinburgh, Scotland (serving within the bounds of Presbytery of Edinburgh, Church of Scotland), by Los..
Honorably retired (from the July 6, 2015 issue)
Robert H. Balwanz, from pastor, Farber Presbyterian Church, Farber, Mo. Ashley J. Beavers, from member at large, Asheville, N.C. Charles M. Durham,..
Love looks like …
I WILL NEVER FORGET MY WEDDINGS. You are reading correctly: I had two weddings. A very small and private wedding in Georgia..
My time in prison
I was in prison, and you visited me. – Matthew 25:36 “When I walk into the prison, a burden is lifted from..
Prolonged Presbyterian procedures
When the chair of our congregation’s associate pastor nominating committee announced the completion of the search this spring, one of our elders..
Stated Clerk James E. Andrews (20 years ago)
20 years ago — July 10, 1995 The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the..
A mother in Maryland …
A mother in Maryland was surprised when her little girl in saying her nightly prayer asked, “Our Father, who are in heaven,..
Calendar Check – August 2015
Aug. 2-5 Pittsburgh First International Conference on Bowen Family Systems Theory featuring Michael Kerr. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. pts.edu Aug. 3-5 Decatur, Ga...
Anglican head expresses concern about Episcopal vote on gay marriage
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Communion, has expressed deep concern about the stress that the..
After fires, killings, black churches debate the best ways to protect themselves
(RNS) The leader of the National Baptist Convention, USA, says his member churches should “do everything that is humanly possible” to protect..
Yet you shall be different
A charge to the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary graduating class of 2015.
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 9 – July 5, 2015
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Psalm 48, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13 These two stories, while not parables in the traditional sense, are..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to help churches recently damage/destroyed by fire
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), in collaboration with its ecumenical partners, is working to assist the churches recently damaged by fire. Over..
J. Herbert Nelson, II preaches on the Charleston 9 and race and violence in the U.S.
Sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 on the occasion of remembering the Charleston 9..
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