In the middle of the 225th General Assembly, how should we respond to COVID-19 in a way that prioritizes affirmation of being a Matthew 25 denomination?
A poem by Scott Barton for the third Sunday after Pentecost.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
Joshua Kerr highlights three recent pieces of fiction that examine trauma in a helpful, accessible way.
"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."
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.
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."
A poem by Karie Charlton.
Maggie Alsup, the chaplain at Lyon College, shares what she learns from college students as they celebrate Earth Day each year.
First Presbyterian Church and other churches in Waukon, Iowa, respond to global hunger.
Inspired by Austen Hartke’s Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
Roy Howard shares some of God's creatures found on the Galápagos Islands.
White Christians in the U.S., let this be a call not to contemplation but to action.
An op-ed by Kerri Allen and Lindley DeGarmo, the chair and vice-chair of the Mission Responsibility through Investment Committee, about the committee's role in a multipronged strategy to halt the impact of climate change.
Easter 7c Acts 16:16–34 We sang it yesterday with gusto; The old timers love it— and the new ones will; What, do..
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Most pastors were trained to be prophetic by tenured seminary professors who have typically never led congregational transformation. Graham Standish believes the Bible offers us a much better example of ministry in Acts: the apostolic model.
The Gospels record that Jesus chooses when he makes himself known after his resurrection. He is perceived as a gardener or a..
On May 1, 1969, our venerable Presbyterian saint Mr. Fred Rogers sat before Congress to plead his case for funding for children’s programming on television.
Jim Slaughter, a certified professional parliamentarian, offers some tips on using Robert's Rules of Order.
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