What is Advent anyway? Should we be happy? Sad? Contemplative? Expectant? And why is that one candle pink? Walter Canter reflects on this liturgical season's absurdity and beauty.
How does our understanding of the Bible change when we view it as a product of translation?
Andrew Taylor-Troutman remembers a friend who passed away, who taught him the connection between a song of ascent and Psalm 23.
After interviewing 200+ young adults with no religious affiliation, two PC(USA) pastors share how this growing population differs from the institutional church — and how these groups are similar.
James Calvin Davis explores the wisdom that Christian tradition brings to American Thanksgiving, as well as the ways in this holiday might prompt us to discern the imperatives of our faith in new ways.
How are we supposed to love our enemies (as Jesus tells us) and live in a just society?
A poem about beginnings and endings, and finding hope in unexpected places.
When it comes to being a bi-vocational pastor in the PC(USA), Julie Raffety shares her experience of what works and what expectations need adjusting.
General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (GACEIR) explains the "Statement Denouncing Antisemitism and Islamophobia" passed by the 225th General Assembly.
A poem by Scott Barton on Luke 20:27–38.
Charles D. Myers invites Christians to put aside differences and think in a "more excellent way" (1 Corinthians 12:31), claiming faith and truth, justice and inclusion, love and compassion in a united voice.
Dawn DeVries writes that the lives of Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox remain relevant.
Rachel Young reflects on her friendship with Catherine, a trans woman whose life invites her to know Christ in a new way.
A poem by Scott Barton on Habakkuk 1:1–4, 2:1–4.
Timothy B. Cargal, who helps to oversee the development of new pastors for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), outlines the basic process for becoming a minister of Word and Sacrament.
Aaron Neff, who grew up in a religiously fundamental environment, shares how studying the Bible taught him to stop using it as a weapon against LGBTQIA+ folx.
Word and sacrament are central to the church, but they need to point us outward rather than inward, says Chip Hardwick.
When churches focus solely on growth, they are asking the wrong questions, Graham Standish writes. What if, instead, we focus on experiencing God?
Katy Shevel wrestles with Numbers 12 where Miriam is punished by God for questioning Moses.
During her recent sabbatical, Rachel Young learned some important lessons on what a sabbatical means and how to prepare for one.
Elana Keppel Levy ponders intimacy and the vulnerability that comes with it.
A poem by Scott Barton responding to Lamentations 1:1–6; 3:19–26 and Luke 17:5–10.
How can U.S. churches think beyond capitalistic motivations when they are so entrenched in society? Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Professor Scott Hagley points to the Eucharist as a starting point for our collective imagination.
As Eliza Jaremko sends her eldest daughter off to kindergarten, she reflects that learning never stops — the church is proof of that.
College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on how her anxiety followed her throughout her education and the kindness of certain teachers that granted her perspective.
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