As PC(USA) considers Liberia Project 180, church leaders say the work of apology and repair begins with “cleaning our own house” and telling the truth about the denomination’s role in Liberia’s colonization.
Through stories of exclusion, resilience and welcome, Patrice Gaines examines how transgender Christians are finding and reshaping belonging within the church.
From an original anthem that healed a hurricane-struck community to intergenerational drumming circles and jazz-infused liturgy — here’s how Presbyterians are singing their faith.
During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.
What grieves me most is a nation’s blindness to the power of unkindness, writes Patrice Gaines.
A felony lurks in our past. But Trump is now president, and, 54 years after my conviction, legal discrimination continues to haunt me, writes Patrice Gaines.
How is faith spread in the digital age? From prayer apps to Super Bowl ads, Patrice Gaines explores the ethics of marketing Jesus in a tech-driven world.
In the heat of competition, we forget the bodies we are watching are risking health and well-being in the game or match we find entertaining, writes Patrice Gaines.
A new law in Utah bars transgender people from using, in certain places, restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.
This summer, General Assembly commissioners will vote on amending the "Book of Order" to include sexual orientation and gender identity among the categories against which the PC(USA) will not discriminate.
The “mountain of debt” was incurred by a Black church during presbytery-directed building transfer in the early 2000s.
"I met two of my greatest teachers/ in prison."
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