For some Christians, sharing medical bills is a godly alternative

(RNS) Every time he goes to the doctor’s office, Daniel Eddinger takes a leap of faith. Eddinger, a 28-year-old father of two..

Religion News Service

Ranks of defiant United Methodist clergy rise

(RNS) Almost daily, evidence mounts of defiant United Methodist clergy breaking church law on behalf of gays and lesbians as the nation’s..

News from other sources

Churches expect decisive actions for peace in Syria from Geneva 2 talks

GENEVA (WCC) As the Geneva 2 talks for peace in Syria began here yesterday (Jan. 22), churches from around the world continue..

Book Reviews

Book review – Christians and the Color Line: Race and Religion after “Divide by Faith”

Edited by J. Russell Hawkins and Phillip Luke Sinitiere Oxford University Press, New York, NY. 273 pages. “Christians and the Color..

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Multichannel Church Report

Do more

If Sunday morning truly is “broken” and if what most church leaders know how to do best isn’t working, what next? ..

Voices

Creating communities between younger adults and older congregations

Presbyterian News Service

G. Thompson ‘Tommy’ Brown dies at 92

DECATUR, GA (PNS) The Rev. G. Thompson (Tommy) Brown ― a “missionary kid” born in China who grew to become on the..

Outlook Features

Game four

Voices

Loss of meaning: Millenials’ greatest fear

I, like many millenials, grew up with the understanding that one day I’ll make it past our parent’s income. Or at the..

News from other sources

World Communion of Reformed Churches finds new home

HANOVER, GERMANY (WCC) The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) has found a new home. On Sunday, Jan. 12, a service of welcome took..

Editorials

Editorial – From aspirations to adaptations

Prior to seminary graduation I hardly gave a thought to same-gender relationships. But eight days after Billy Graham handed me my M.Div.,..

Voices

Everything that breathes

Today is a snowy day. It is a day when most streets are quiet, except for the sound of squealing sledders on..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian network opens new dialogue on Zionism

LOUISVILLE, KY (PNS) The Israel Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has released its newest educational resource, Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide. ..

Religion News Service

The pope and the president: What to look for in the Obama-Francis summit

(RNS) The news that President Obama will meet with Pope Francis on March 27 brightened a snowy Tuesday morning for Catholics who..

Presbyterian News Service

In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.

Several recordings of public appearances by Martin Luther King, Jr. have recently been uncovered at PHS. In honor of Martin Luther King..

Movie Reviews

Films in review – “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” & “August: Osage County”

They both owe their origins to previous literature. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was a short story written by James Thurber..

Movie Reviews

Film in review – “Her”

Isn’t it true that we all project upon our loved one their idealized version? And was part of whom we fell in..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA) delegation accompanies Syrian Church partners in meeting with Syrian President Assad to press for peace

LOUISVILLE, KY (PNS) Representatives from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) this week visited partner churches and leaders of the National Evangelical Synod..

Movie Reviews