Americans divided on facing death: Fight it, choose it or let it come
WASHINGTON (RNS) Death may be inevitable, but one in three Americans – including most blacks and Hispanics – want doctors to never..
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If they can start celebrating early, so can I!
I live in Florida. Today’s high will be 85 degrees. So it was pretty funny and a little surreal to watch a..
Presbyterian leaders released following imprisonment in South Sudan
Members of the clergy in the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan, a partner church of World Mission, were released after nearly seven..
God blesses us and leads our lives: Young Adult New Immigrant Leadership Institutes expectations
DALLAS - When Loc Dai Nguyen was growing up in Vietnam, his father was put in prison for being a Christian..
A presidential pew: Abraham Lincoln’s church home remembers his legacy
“We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have..
Tell us the old, old stories
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL – I was barely in the door of my sister’s house here for a recent visit when she said, “Oh,..
Spiritual experiences in worship tied to increased giving
This article was originally posted on "Beyond the Ordinary" and is reprinted with permission. Every congregation needs cheerful givers. Yet many religious leaders..
Webinar encourages long-term support of Philippines relief efforts
Presbyterians who want to help with disaster relief in the typhoon-swamped Philippines are being urged to pray and send money, but not..
Blessed are the question askers
Christians are good at offering answers. We can tell you why the world is broken. We can tell you how it will..
Outlook 2013 Fall Book Roundup
Compiled by Roy Howard, Outlook book editor The Experience of God — Being, Consciousness, Bliss David Bentley Hart Yale University Press,..
What Dallas pastors preached the Sunday after JFK was killed
(RNS) Facing crowded pews and heavy hearts, Dallas clergy took to the pulpits on Nov. 24, 1963 to try to make sense..
Survey: Same-sex couples create own rules in wedding planning
(RNS) When the Rev. Susan Russell and Lori Kizzia marry next June, they will have a small Episcopal wedding complete with traditional..
Methodist Church gives pastor 30 days to desist or give up credentials
(RNS) A United Methodist jury Tuesday night gave a Pennsylvania pastor 30 days to agree not to break church law by presiding..
Nominees sought for best Presbyterian writer
The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations for its 2014 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award. The award is given biennially in even-numbered years..
Book review – Stations of the Heart: Parting with a Son
by Richard Lischer Alfred A. Knopf, New York City. 248 pages. reviewed by Leslie A. Klingensmith One usually uses words..
Distinctives of communion in Edinburgh, Scotland
First off, the church beadle (I didn’t know the meaning of this word until I came to Scotland, but a beadle is a..
Jews challenge worship rules at holiest of Jerusalem sites
JERUSALEM (RNS) This holy city, home to three monotheistic faiths, is no stranger to religious tensions. One locale, however, stands above the..
Student dies in shooting at Liberty University women’s dorm
(RNS) A Liberty University student was shot and killed by a campus officer during a shooting at a Liberty woman’s dorm Tuesday (Nov...
Church of England ‘one generation from extinction’ says former archbishop
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A former archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years..
Sunday mornings are broken (Commentary)
(RNS) In a tech newsletter I read, two colleagues addressed the end of the world of the personal computer that they spent..
Methodist pastor found guilty of officiating at gay son’s wedding
(RNS) A United Methodist jury Monday night found the Rev. Frank Schaefer guilty of violating church law for officiating at the 2007..
The two Jacks: Contrasting takes on C.S. Lewis and JFK’s public and private faiths
(RNS) In November of 1963, C. S. “Jack” Lewis knew he was dying. The Irish-born literary scholar, children’s author, and Christian apologist..
A November pastoral prayer
For times when we are like windswept leaves… when we drift along disconnected and hurried… lonely even when we are among many… ..
Book review – The Spiritual Lives of Dying People: Testimonies of Hope and Courage
by Paul A. Scaglione and John M. Mulder Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 112 pages. reviewed by Wayne A. Van Kampen ..
Methodist bishops asked to charge one of their own for performing gay wedding
(RNS) The United Methodist Church’s division over homosexuality grew heated Friday (Nov. 15), as the denomination’s Council of Bishops called for charging..
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