The Rev. Bronwen Boswell, Acting Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is calling on Presbyterians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by remembering those who are suffering at this time due to war and conflict.
My presence at the birth was completely unexpected.
Several hundred people online joined a few dozen worshiping in person Saturday at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, for “Christ in the Rubble,” a service of lament for the people of Gaza. Several partners of Christmas Lutheran Church, including the PC(USA)’s Israel/Palestine Mission Network, carried the 90-minute service, which can be seen here, here or here.
When the Apostle Paul wrote about the varieties of God-given abilities conferred by the Spirit, the Rev. Peggy Krong — a gifted former English teacher — would be the first to admit that she likely missed out on the gift of financial expertise.
Meeting Saturday via Zoom, the Unification Commission voted to approve the formation a small task force to work with staff to review its charter “and all polity, process and procedural issues” related to the commission’s upcoming report to the 226th General Assembly next year and make recommendations to the Unification Commission at its next meeting, set for Jan. 18-20, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky.
First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa saw a need in its community for an animal shelter and heeded God's command to care for its neighbor, Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility.
Notwithstanding a few exceptions, Presbyterian News Service will be on hiatus beginning Monday, Dec. 18. We will resume publication on pcusa.org and presbyterianmission.org on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
요즈음, 가족 계보를 확인하는 일은 예전보다 훨씬 쉬워졌습니다. 누군가의 혈통을 찾는 것, 과거와 미래를 연결하는 끈에 대해서 배우는 것은 가족 이야기를 풍부하게 만들어줄 뿐더라 우리가 누구인지 더 깊게 이해하게 해줍니다.
장로교 목사의 자녀이자 장로교 중국 선교사의 손주인 사역 장로 캐시 루커드는 친가 쪽으로 9대에 걸쳐서 장로교 목사님들이 있었다는 것이 사실인지 확인하고 싶었습니다. 그래서 그녀는 Ancestry.com을 통해서 조사하기 시작했습니다.
Hoy en día, comprobar la exactitud de la tradición familiar es mucho más fácil que en los días de antaño. Aprender más sobre el linaje de uno, el hilo que nos conecta con el pasado y con el futuro, puede agregar complejidad a la narrativa familiar, pero también puede profundizar nuestra comprensión de quiénes somos.
Cuando la anciana gobernante Kathy Lueckert, hija de un pastor presbiteriano y nieta de misioneros presbiterianos en China, quiso ver si realmente era cierto que había nueve generaciones de pastores presbiterianos por parte de su padre, comenzó con Ancestry.com.
These days, double-checking the accuracy of family lore is a lot easier than in days of old. Learning more about one’s lineage, the thread that connects us to the past and into the future, can add complexity to the family narrative, but can also deepen our understanding of who we are.
When Ruling Elder Kathy Lueckert, the child of a Presbyterian pastor and grandchild of Presbyterian missionaries in China, wanted to see if indeed it was true that there were nine generations of Presbyterian pastors on her dad’s side, she started with Ancestry.com.