I’m going on a journey
College chaplain Maggie Alsup shares how pilgrimage can look like exploring thoughts and ideas with students.
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Turning Donors Into Partners Principles for Fundraising You’ll Actually Enjoy
"Layland’s emphasis on humility, listening, and centering and matching the donors’ interests with the needs of the organization play to the strengths of many in ministry and contribute to de-mystifying the fund-raising function."
Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley Named Next President of Union Presbyterian Seminary
Lapsley will be the first woman to lead Union Presbyterian Seminary in its 211-year history.
A conversation with two Asbury students about what the 13-day revival means for Gen Z’s faith
An insider’s look into the far-reaching impact of the revival and what the event at Asbury means for Generation Z Christians.
Southern Baptists oust Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church for naming a female pastor
Stacie Wood, wife of Andy Wood, who replaced Warren as lead pastor last summer, has the title of ‘teaching pastor.’
Oaklands Presbyterian Church — Laurel, Maryland
Oaklands Presbyterian Church helps to organize and celebrate the city of Laurel's first-ever Pride Day Celebration.
A pilgrimage toward peace work in Korea
Two Presbyterian pastors answer Godʼs call from the U.S. to South Korea — with many stops in between.
Two years of war in Ukraine — a prayer
A prayer of lament, blessing, confession and action by Arianne Braithwaite Lehn.
Harvard, National Council of Churches, Reform Jews seeking reparations blueprint
‘This is not a mere research paper,’ said the Rev. Cornell William Brooks, a Kennedy School professor and former president of the NAACP.
Pretty ashes
Maybe our mortality can be beautiful, writes Andrew Taylor-Troutman.
Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you)
Austin Seminary student Ashley Brown entered her recent pilgrimage to Egypt guarded. She walked away with a deeper appreciation for interfaith dialogue.
Suspect arrested in shooting of Los Angeles bishop is housekeeper’s husband
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was committed to 'the ordinary person, not the rich Catholic,' said Linda Dakin-Grimm, an immigration attorney who worked with the bishop. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
Citing disruptions to school and town, Asbury authorities move to end 13 days of revival
An estimated 50,000 have flocked to the rolling revival meeting in this tiny Central Kentucky town.
The more you know, the less certainty there is
Gregg Brekke reports from Lviv, the crossroads of Ukraine.
This week I forgot where I put my shoes
A poem by Dartinia Hull.
Encountering the Holy Spirit: Asbury College and the Transfiguration
Reflecting on the revival happening at a Kentucky Christian school and Jesus' Transfiguration, Andrew Taylor-Troutman considers the Holy Spirit’s call to action.
As faiths shift underfoot, a TED-like gathering aims at rebalancing
Two friends from seminary in Texas launched a new festival to foster conversations about our changing religious communities that they felt were missing in civic life.
Order of worship — March 5, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Second Sunday of Lent — March 5, 2023
When pastoring in Austin, Kyle Walker's church housed evacuees from Hurricane Harvey. This hospitality saved lives. It also showed the church how they could be like Nicodemus — shortsighted.
Why are you here? — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore John 3:1-17 noticing what Jesus he has come to do. Then, they will consider where they see Jesus’ work alive today and where God might be calling them to continue Jesus’ mission.
Grace Community Church let her down. Now she is standing in the gap for women.
Eileen’s life now is a far cry from the subservient role she once played to a domineering and violent husband.
‘We cannot walk with you unless you repent,’ African, Anglican archbishops tell Church of England
Leaders representing more than 35 million Anglicans said the English church’s decision to allow clergy to bless marriages and other unions of same-sex couples would further split the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Sabbath and Self-Care
Lesson 7 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Praying for peace while supporting soldiers
Reporting from Ukraine, Gregg Brekke shares how a group of Catholic sisters supports the Ukrainian resistance.
Docuseries on Black church highlights history, links to biblical orthodoxy
The series, timed to start during Black History Month, follows another documentary, PBS’ “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” based on a 2021 book by Harvard historian Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr.
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