Religion is shaping Brazil’s presidential election – but its evangelicals aren’t the same as America’s
With one week to go before Brazil’s presidential election, the two front-runners are battling for the religious vote.
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Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims
Hardy Kim reviews Jennifer Garcia Bashaw's latest book.
Listening and learning
"As the articles in this issue reflect, our LGBTQIA+ siblings are not so 'other.' They are our family members, church members, co-workers and friends who are loved by the God who created them."
How should presbyteries support new worshipping communities?
Union Presbyterian Seminary Doctor of Ministry student David Bonnema explores best practices for planting and funding new worshipping communities.
Presbyterian churches urged to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula
Signatures are also being gathered as part of a campaign to sway world leaders.
Judge not — Weekly Christian ed lesson
A Christian ed lesson for children on Luke 17:5-10.
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost — October 2, 2022
What does the family of faith do after it has eaten together at the table where Christ stands as host?
Order of worship — October 2, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
A hymn-prayer for after hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones
Permission is given for free use of this hymn, including in online worship services, to support relief efforts.
A prayer for World Communion Sunday
The first Sunday in October is designated as World Communion Sunday. Recognized by the PC(USA) as well as other denominations, it celebrates our oneness in Christ with all our siblings around the world.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Sabbath and Sunday
Lesson 3 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Reimagining change in the PC(USA) and the world: We get to do this
On the final day of its Sept. 21-23 hybrid meeting, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) spent some time talking about unifying the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) and the Office of the General Assembly (OGA).
How to Be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor
Amy Pagliarella reviews Richard J. Mouw's new book.
A prayer for beauty, truth and goodness
Karie Charlton shares the short prayer that buoyed her spirits as a music teacher at a Catholic school and continues to shape her today.
Reinventing the General Assembly again: Committee discusses possibilities for 2024
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) is considering some options for how to structure the schedule for the 2024 General Assembly.
The Rev. Rachel Penmore, who leads UKirk campus ministry at the University of Tennessee, discusses the work of nurturing young adults
(PNS) — The pandemic taught the Rev. Rachel Penmore to pay closer attention to “the smaller pieces” of campus ministry. “What makes..
Economics is about more than money, math and markets: A Christian argument for climate justice
Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty makes a Christian argument for climate justice.
Adaptive Church: Collaboration and Community in a Changing World
Brian Louis reviews Dustin D. Benac's new book.
Five tips for creating inclusive spaces
The Rev. Shanea Leonard offers some suggestions to make your congregation a welcoming place for people of all genders.
Staying open to the Holy Spirit in times of change
COGA discusses the merger of the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
Memphis pastor and runner responds to recent mass shooting and abduction
In response to a string of violent attacks in her hometown, Anne Apple questions God and finds comfort – both communal and divine – in a memorial run.
The pregame prayer
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling affirming prayer in public schools, Andrew Taylor Troutman reflects on his high school baseball team’s pregame ritual of saying the Lord’s Prayer.
On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico faces record-setting rainfall and devastation from Hurricane Fiona
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance walks alongside partners in the Caribbean and Presbyterian leadership in Puerto Rico as they assess and respond to the aftermath of the disaster.
Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us
Amy Pagliarella reviews Mark Yaconelli's new book.
Reading banned books: Bridge to Terabithia
Pastor and writer Kathleen Long Bostrom reflects on the lessons Bridge to Terabithia contains for her life and the recent call to ban it. Can we build a bridge to understanding, she wonders?
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