Figuring out who we are as times change By Ayana Teter, Presbyterians Today. Recently, I was invited to share my thoughts on the “big-picture” view of my church. I had the honor of sharing in a panel with a group of Presbyterian pastors from the Middle East. As Christians they were the minority in their…
By Krin Van Tatenhove, Presbyterians Today. You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know. —William Wilberforce Joe grew up in the Dorchester district of Boston, where unemployment, crime, and poverty made everyday life a challenge. None of us choose our families of origin, and…
By Viola Larson, Naming His Grace blog. Presbyterians Today a Presbyterian Church (USA) magazine now has a blog. Diverse Presbyterians write there and the side bar is careful to explain that “Our opinions are ours alone; they do not represent the policies of the Presbyterian Church (USA) or Presbyterians Today.” But the blog, “One Church…
For those who think that nothing has changed for Presbyterian pastors and sessions since the Presbyterian Church (USA) began allowing for same sex weddings, think again. Scrolling through the lead on virtually every page of The Presbyterian Outlook website reveals a thorough transition. The home page on 7/16 features “The Gift of a Wedding” by…
A minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) says that not only must the denomination accept those who are transgender, asexual, bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer and intersex, the PCUSA must also come out and “celebrate that the church — the body — is itself queer.” The article by Layton E. Williams, a teaching elder at Fourth…
Presbyterians Today (PT) is openly advocating that people look for love in all the wrong places. The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s premiere periodical sent out its first issue of the year on “love” — timed for Valentine’s Day. The new editor, Patrick David Heery (formerly the managing editor of the denomination’s social witness advocacy magazine, Unbound),…