A prayer after the killing of Alex Pretti
May God teach us how to grieve honestly, protect one another fiercely, and choose life. A prayer by Teri McDowell Ott.
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Faith leaders call for action after violence in Minneapolis
More than 8,000 clergy and faith organizers gathered online, urging senators to oppose renewed DHS funding and to “pray with their feet.”
Unification Commission approves the majority of a proposed Organization for Mission
The remainder will be addressed during an online UC meeting Feb. 12.
We Can Be Brave
In "We Can Be Brave," Bryan Bliss adapts Mariann Budde’s call to courage for young readers — weaving faith, fear and hope through stories both sacred and familiar. Amy Pagliarella offers a review of the book.
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block the city's airport.
Order of worship — February 8, 2026
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany — February 8, 2026
For pastors and church leaders navigating fatigue and injustice, this reflection by Owen J. Gray offers challenge, clarity and hope for faithful action.
Horizons — Finding Our Joy in Christ, Philippians 4
In this Bible study, Rosalind Banbury explores how the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians teaches that lasting joy and peace in anxious times are cultivated through partnership in the gospel, gratitude, gentleness, and prayerful rejoicing in Christ.
Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities
In "Holy Disruption," pastors Amy Butler and Dawn Darwin Weaks tell bold, hopeful stories of congregations that looked outward, listened to their neighbors, and invested their resources for justice. — Amy Pagliarella
If Jesus is with us, then where is he?
What do we do when Jesus feels absent — and the work feels impossible? Kate Murphy offers a reflection and some hope.
2026: A year for the rural church
Rural churches are not just “small.” They are profoundly local, relational and vital to the PC(USA)’s witness, writes Phillip Blackburn.
Sustenance
On a winter morning, seeds are scattered, tea is poured, and patience becomes prayer. Barbara Chaapel offers a poem about the quiet truth that giving sustenance sustains us.
Why do some people stay in their religion and others leave? A new Pew report has some clues.
Americans who had a good experience as children were likely to keep their faith. Those with bad experiences left, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.
Discovering sustainability as a church
Tim Hart-Andersen argues that church vitality is not about relentless growth but about long-term sustainability and Spirit-filled adaptation.
Presbyterians oppose detention of lawfully resettled refugees
In a statement, the Office of Public Witness calls for US to guarantee due process and halt detention of lawfully settled refugees.
Order of worship — February 1, 2026
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany — February 1, 2026
Preaching the beatitudes in an overwhelming world isn’t easy. Matthew reminds us the kingdom of heaven isn’t just coming someday — it’s already here. Rae Watson offers sermon help for Matthew 5:1–12.
A church at the center of crisis speaks: “We refuse to submit to chaos and terror”
At the center of recent violence in Minneapolis, Westminster Presbyterian Church's session calls for courageous love.
Why the PC(USA) needs the Church Growth Network
Amid PC(USA) decline, a new church growth network reframes growth as faithful, sustainable mission rooted in vitality, not gimmicks, writes Josh Erickson.
Pittsburgh Presbyterians join interfaith push for immigrant dignity
On Fridays, a group of interfaith believers holds a vigil outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, where over 800 people have been held amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts.
The Strategically Small Church
Brandon J. O’Brien reframes small-church ministry as a gift, urging leaders to move beyond numerical growth metrics toward community-rooted, sustainable measures of faithfulness, writes Jo Wiersema.
Minnesota Presbyterians mobilize after ICE shooting in Minneapolis
After an ICE agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Presbyterian congregations across the Twin Cities are mobilizing — through interfaith partnerships, legal observer training and public witness.
Lauryn Hill: Faith, fame and a different measure of success
Chris Burton explores how Hill’s music wrestles with faith, integrity and fame — and why refusing to “lose your soul” may be her greatest legacy.
Protecting children from gun violence: Imagining a new world
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship helps congregations implement PC(USA) General Assembly action.
Grief, choice and resurrection in “Stranger Things”
In the “Stranger Things” finale, scars remain, grief lingers, and life goes on. Timothy Wotring explores a hope shaped by choice, community and resurrection faith.
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