The third Sunday in Advent — Weekly Christian ed lesson
On the third Sunday of Advent, children will explore Mary’s song, the Magnificat, discovering the multi-layered joy that Jesus brings to the world.
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Order of worship — December 11, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Third Sunday of Advent — December 11, 2022
For the third Sunday of Advent, Teri McDowell Ott explores joy as the antidote to despair.
“Wakanda Forever” offers a beautiful and unsatisfying story
The new “Black Panther” movie tells the stories of grief and White supremacy without offering easy answers. The result was a story that was real and sometimes unsettling, writes Brooke Scott.
Report: Giving to larger churches dropped last year, even as charitable donations rose
Churches with budgets under $2 million saw giving go down by 8%, while those with budgets of more than $20 million saw giving go down by 2.5%.
80 years ago, Nazi Germany occupied Tunisia – but North Africans’ experiences of World War II often go unheard
"When most Americans think of the nightmares of the war or the Holocaust, they think strictly of Europe. Hate has a shifting color wheel, however – and we learn something new when we watch its spin in wartime North Africa."
Advent and the repair of a liberating love
Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks reflects on the celebration of Advent, with its proximity to Thanksgiving, and the nation’s troubling past of erasing non-White voices and cultures.
What Kind of Christianity: A History of Slavery and Anti-Black Racism in the Presbyterian Church
"Yoo persistently debunks the myth that White Presbyterians would not have known the brutal details of slavery, arguing the practices were common knowledge. Ignorance was no excuse, because ignorance was implausible."
The National Christmas Tree turns 100 this year. Here are five faith facts to know.
Though the tree has not been lit every single year across the century, it is the second-oldest White House tradition after the Easter egg roll.
How Congress can bring good news to the poor this Advent
When something works to solve poverty the way the child tax credit has, it’s immoral to end it.
Columbia Seminary awarded $50,000 grant to aid its Wonder of Worship project
Lilly Endowment Inc. grant will help imagine new ways of nurturing children in worship and prayer.
Light for the Darkness
The call to address mental health and how one 1001 New Worshiping Community is answering.
Demon Copperhead
"So rather than give a lecture, Kingsolver delivers a deep dive into a messy world in which young people play the hand they’re dealt, moving from bad choice to poor decision to lesser of two evils. What does hope look like for kids like Demon?"
Across the US, Native Americans are fighting to preserve sacred land
‘It’s important that we unify, and we work together, and share the teachings to protect our sacred areas because once God, once our sacred and holy places are gone, we will no longer exist. Our religion will be gone forever,’ said one Native American activist.
Trump’s Twitter return sparks concern among faith groups
New owner Elon Musk has gone back on his promise not to replatform anyone before instituting a transparent process that included outside input, according to the Anti-Defamation League's head.
PC(USA) church relies on Dolly Parton and prayer stations to encourage active and vibrant worship
The pastors at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in San Francisco are the most recent guests on A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast.
The PC(USA) offers a post-Thanksgiving webinar on decolonizing and de-sanitizing the traditional narrative
The event, part of Native American Heritage Month, educates about the true origins of American Thanksgiving.
Trinity Presbyterian Church — Harrisonburg, Virginia
Trinity Presbyterian Church shares how the Holy Spirit has been working in their congregation through their new Center Space, a community center focused on promoting and teaching grounding spiritual practices.
Sanctuary on the street corner
Josefina Ahumada reflects on sanctuary and Advent in the context of serving migrant workers in Tuscon, Arizona.
Called to Reconciliation: How the Church Can Model Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion
"Churches in the U.S. have not seen the kind of reconciliation efforts at the same level we’ve seen in the South African church wrestling with apartheid, but Augustine has faith reconciliation can still happen and provides resources to push this effort along."
It’s been a week since the Club Q shooting. Let’s not move on.
The LGBTQ community continues to bear a disproportionate amount of hateful gun violence in America, writes Shane Claiborne in an op-ed.
The PC(USA)’s Christian Women Fellowship Movement holds its annual Rally in Maryland
Hope Presbyterian Church in Mitchellville hosts more than 300 women gathering in person for the first time since the pandemic began.
Advent of the ministry of the future
Lessons from his grandmother, a Christian and traditional healer, root Patrick B. Reyes in community and culture as he looks forward to new ministry opportunities.
Antisemitism, politics and the church
With violence against Jews on the rise, Christians should untangle the antisemitism that is deeply rooted in the history of the church, writes Elana Keppel Levy.
Welcome to Advent
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.
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