A poem by Scott Barton for the third Sunday after Pentecost.
Who have we unintentionally excluded? What barriers keep the full body of Christ from gathering and participating? Whose voices are we talking over? Whose gifts and leadership remain untapped?
May those of us who need a nudge have the strength, courage, and clarity to embrace the holy discomfort to step into the spotlight, speak up at the table when we have the least privilege and stand out as our true selves when God calls us.
Jenny McDevitt reflects that hope finds a way; that creation hasn’t given up on us yet, despite overwhelming rationale for doing so; that, while it may be too late to fix everything, we can still fix some things.
How food can help restore our relationship with the earth and with each other.
Peter Makari writes about the role U.S. churches play in Israel/Palestine and the difficulty of balancing interfaith relationships with advocacy.
A list of gifts you can create using materials you might otherwise throw away.
Leslie Scanlon outlines how General Assembly will touch on Juneteenth and cash bail.
"I’m called to be a chaplain. I didn’t settle for this vocation. I am not a chaplain because I couldn’t cut it in the parish. I truly believe the Holy Spirit guided me here."
Austin Theological Seminary student Ashley Brown remembers the God she found on a five-month monastic retreat in the mountains of North Carolina.
The PC(USA) is changing. In what ways does the polity and funding structure need to change too?
"I see our call to be the church in the 21st century as God daring us to look deep into our identity as believers during social, political and theological turmoil, daring us to be grounded yet flexible enough to thrive in a rapidly changing context."
It is no wonder that so many of us feel full in the wild. God as Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer is so evidently seen in nature. It is almost as if the wilderness is a not-so-subtle reminder of the character of God.
Outlook national reporter Leslie Scanlon reports on what you need to know about General Assembly.
Kathleen Long Bostrom shares some lessons she's learned in her ministry on how to pray with others when they are sick, dying or grieving.
Pastor, editor and former GA moderator John M. Buchanan reflects on what drew him to the PC(USA)and what keeps him coming back.
Joshua Kerr highlights three recent pieces of fiction that examine trauma in a helpful, accessible way.
A Q&A with Ruth Santana-Grace, Shavon C. Starling-Louis, Josefina Ahumada and Marilyn McKelvey Tucker-Marek.
"I’ve become convinced that the incarnation of Jesus in the world was not just about God becoming human but, in a larger way, about God becoming part of creation itself."
Page McRight, who chaired the Rules of Discipline Revision Task Force, previews what edits will be suggested to General Assembly.
A poem by Arlin Buyert.
The “environment” is not something separate from us, but we are intricacy and intimately part of it. What we do matters on a daily basis.
Warner Bailey writes about the trauma captured in Lamentations, chapter 1, and how pastoral caregivers can serve as witnesses for those who have no words for their pain.
Now, when I get to these moments that feel like they may overcome me, I turn to nature ... I remember whose I am, that I am not traveling alone, and that one day I will be ok.
James S. Evinger reviewed the proposed changes to the Rules of Discipline, which will be presented at the 225th General Assembly, and found that something important was missing: an explicit reference to "truth."
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