by Lauren Wesche & Marie Hildreth Human trafficking, modern day slavery- ugly words for a dark crime. According to the books, the Civil War ended in 1865 causing the abolition of slavery and all the men, women, and children were set free. More than 150 years later there are more slaves than there…
by Viola Larson I remember an abandoned church near Moscow; The door ajar and the cupola shattered. And, screening her child with her hand, The Virgin Mother quietly mourning- That the boy’s feet are…
by Voices of Orthodox Women Have you ever wanted to share your thoughts with other Presbyterian women? Now you can. What was once known as “The Women’s Program Ministry Area” of our denomination has become “All Women in the Church.” More than just a name…
by Dick Ross We watched him die—Salome, Mary and I—who had followed the Master from Galilee to care for his daily needs as the end drew near. On the day he was crucified we could do no more than stand as spectators, aloof from the hostile…
by Sylvia Dooling King, Lord, Sovereign these are but a few of the masculine and imperial titles for God that raise the hackles on the back of some people’s necks in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The issue of inclusive language continues to be a subject…
by Viola Larson The Apostle John, in an ancient story, hurries from a building because he discovers inside a man named Cerinthus. John, so the story goes, believed that the bathhouse might fall in ‘as long as Cerinthus, that enemy of the truth” was within. 1 Cerinthus, an early second century Gnostic, taught…
by Karelynne Gerber The Re-Imagining Community, convening for its Millennial Gathering in Minneapolis this past October, offered participants the opportunity to gather in both a large group setting to listen to plenary speakers and in various small group caucuses to explore topics of particular interest with one another. During the caucuses, groups assembled…
A VOW Editorial Commissioners’ Resolution 00-2 passed the General Assembly entitling employees of the PC(USA) to ‘maintain personal membership in any of the Presbyterian groups that are not part of the official structure of the church and/or any ecumenical organization; and to use church-provided travel funds to attend any meeting sponsored by an…
Multiculturalism and Diversity by Viola Larson The crèche at Peace Presbyterian was made up of beautiful, ethnically diverse, wiggling, sometimes shy, images of the Christmas story. I sat, watching with my family, as the children performed their parts in this multicultural church on the southern…
The Lord’s Supper, the Hungry and John Calvin’s Commentary by Viola Larson Many Reformed churches and organizations are commemorating the 500th birthday of John Calvin, the founder of the Reformed branch of the Christian Church. Presbyterian Women have placed a liturgical insert in the new November/December Horizons issue, celebrating both women and Calvin’s…