We live by metaphor

In this season of resurrection, I sometimes wonder what of my spirit, my center I will leave behind when ham-handed death pummels..

Voices

Living together after 14F

Guest blog from Brandon Frick Now that the phone calls, the emails and awkward conversations have started, many of us have either..

Movie Reviews

’71

Having recently visited the Emerald Isle, it almost seems that "the troubles" are far behind; The peace accord is firmly in place,..

Movie Reviews

A Girl Like Her

This is a highly emotional film that is difficult to watch because the subject matter seems so realistically raw. Writer/director Amy S...

Movie Reviews

Interview with Amy S Weber, director/writer of “A Girl Like Her”

Phone interview with Amy S. Weber Director/writer of “A Girl Like Her” Dallas, Texas; March 24, 2015 Ronald P. Salfen for “The..

News from other sources

Churches grieve Germanwings tragedy

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) has received with grief the news of a serious..

Presbyterian News Service

Changes coming to PC(USA) ordination exams

LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) committee charged with preparing ordination exams has approved changes to administration procedures for the tests, complying with..

Calendar Check

Calendar Check – May 2015

May 4-9 Montreat N.C. Annual Recreation Workshop featuring Theresa Cho. Montreat. montreat.org May 5-7 Stony Point, N.Y. Come to the Waters: 2015-2016..

In This Corner

The bulletin board in an Oklahoma church

The bulletin board in an Oklahoma church ran the following announcement: “There will be a carry-in sinner at noon right after church.”

Presbyterian News Service

Central American children find support from the church in their legal battle for political asylum

LOS ANGELES (PNS) For centuries, artists have taken to the canvas to create their version of the guardian angel, a larger-than-life figure that..

Outlook Features

A house of love for children with HIV

The children who live at Assisi Snehalaya, a ministry of Catholic Franciscan friars in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are almost..

Religion News Service

Obama to host Pope Francis at White House in September

(RNS) President Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House during the pontiff’s U.S. visit in September to “continue the dialogue..

Religion News Service

Church of England adds a second woman bishop in space of three months

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of England appointed its second woman bishop on Wednesday (March 25), only two months after it consecrated..

Presbyterian News Service

Morning by morning (Vice-moderator’s column)

“Certainly the faithful love of the LORD has not ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through! They are renewed every morning. Great is..

Outlook Features

Shanti Ashram in India: Universal uplift for the common good

Sometimes, when everything seems complicated, what’s most needed is one place of hope. In the city of Coimbatore, in the state of..

Outlook Features

Dalits face unique challenges in India

Technically, India abolished the caste system more than 70 years ago, after achieving independence and drafting a constitution. In reality, change doesn’t..

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Religion News Service

Indiana House passes controversial ‘religious freedom’ bill

(Reuters) A controversial Indiana bill that could protect business owners who don’t want to provide services for same-sex couples moved closer to..

Presbyterian News Service

Keynote address at Compassion Peace and Justice Training Day explores relevance of church in reducing mass incarceration

LOUISVILLE (PNS) What is the role—and relevance — of the church in reducing the problem of mass incarceration in today’s society? Noted activist..

News from other sources

Prayers for peace in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt and beyond

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This Lenten season, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites its member churches to pray on Sunday 29 March for..

Outlook Features

Land of complexity: India’s traditions & diversity

A visitor to India is first struck by what’s different: the ferocious swirl of honking traffic and color and smell and spice...

Presbyterian News Service

GA Vice Moderator facing new challenge with cancer diagnosis

LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Reverend Larissa Kwong Abazia, Vice Moderator of the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been diagnosed..