15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Proper 10 – July 12, 2015

Mark 6:14-29 I tell people that I never believed in the demonic until I started to work in the church. This quip..

Black Presbyterians and Presbyterian World Mission sign historic partnership covenant

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PNS) At the National Black Presbyterian Caucus (NBPC) biennial convention in Charlotte today, Presbyterian World Mission and NBPC signed a..

Presbyterian News Service

Stated Clerk calls for prayer on South Sudan’s fourth anniversary

God of freedom and God of justice, we pray with our sisters and brothers in South Sudan as they mark four years..

Presbyterian News Service

United Church of Christ votes to divest from Israeli companies in occupied territories

CLEVELAND (RNS) The nearly 1 million-member United Church of Christ voted overwhelmingly Tuesday (June 30) to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation..

Voices

Good enough

Guest Outpost blog by Emily McGinley As we spoke on the phone, the reporter from our local Fox affiliate asked me, “What..

Book Reviews

Beating on the Chest of God: A Faith Journey through Infertility

by Rachel Whaley Doll The Emerging Muse Press, Wilmington, N.C. 208 pages REVIEWED BY CASEY W. FITZGERALD Rachel Whaley Doll wants those..

Religion News Service

Adventists stay the course, vote to deny women’s ordination

(RNS) Seventh-day Adventists voted Wednesday (July 8) not to allow their regional church bodies to ordain women pastors. The vote at their 60th..

Presbyterian News Service

Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center suffers extensive damage from sudden, severe storm

ABIQUIUI, N, M. (PNS) A sudden storm passing through Abiquiu, N.M., at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, produced raging and destructive..

Voices

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..

Voices

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..

Outlook Features

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..

Voices

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..

Editorials

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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.)..

Deaths

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,..

Presbyterians in Action

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..

He/She Said

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

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

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