Planting seeds
As the church he pastors approaches its bicentennial, Felipe N. Martínez thinks about ways to remember the past while focusing on the future.
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Ten liberation theologians you should know: Women doing theology in Abya Yala
Yenny Delgado provides context for further exploration of ten Indigenous and Native female theologians in Abya Yala – the lands of the Western Hemisphere.
Reading the Bible as a translated text
How does our understanding of the Bible change when we view it as a product of translation?
Appointments made to Commission to Unify Office of the General Assembly and Presbyterian Mission Agency
Co-Moderators of the 225th General Assembly also name Funding Model Development Team.
Stated Clerk speaks out on weekend shooting at LGBTQ nightclub
J. Herbert Nelson reiterates call for regulated gun industry.
PC(USA) leaders continue their work dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
‘Everyday God-talk’ episodes on the repudiated doctrine will continue into 2023.
Presbyterian Hunger Program webinar offers advice on grassroots organizing
‘People power’ can create positive change in communities.
Order of worship — November 27, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
First Sunday of Advent — November 27, 2022
Barbara A. Chaapel examines this week's apocalyptic Gospel text, exploring how the call to watch and wait is related to the call to act.
The first Sunday in Advent — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will refocus their Christmas excitement on the hope contained within the promise of Jesus’ arrival. They’ll explore God’s message of hope for the future in Isaiah 2 and will consider what hope looks like in today’s world.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and others mourn sudden loss of colleague
Regional Project Manager Sheku Sillah ‘cared about people.’
Massive transition and transformative work lie ahead for the church
The Stated Clerk delivers a sermon on the need for change.
A Thanksgiving meal prayer — Remembering our history, praying for peace
Hunter Steinitz offers a prayer for the Thanksgiving table that remembers our history as Americans and calls on God as the giver of life, justice and peace.
Discerning Welcome: A Reformed Faith Approach to Refugees
"At a time of almost unprecedented of people – from Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Syria to name only the most recent cases – Ellen Clark Clemot's book will be an increasingly valuable resources to educate all Christians in how to practice a loving ethic of witness and welcome."
Song of ascent
Andrew Taylor-Troutman remembers a friend who passed away, who taught him the connection between a song of ascent and Psalm 23.
“Nones” and “dones” and Presbyterians
After interviewing 200+ young adults with no religious affiliation, two PC(USA) pastors share how this growing population differs from the institutional church — and how these groups are similar.
Announcement expected Nov. 21 to name members of new commission to restructure the top level of the PC(USA)
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly also finalized the dates for the 2024 General Assembly.
As Trump launches new presidential bid, will former faith advisers back him?
Most have remained silent about his new campaign, while others have hinted at allegiances to other potential contenders such as Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis.
A Thanksgiving mealtime prayer inspired by Psalm 104
Amanda Horan offers a prayer for the Thanksgiving dinner table that focuses on creation, community and gratitude.
How opposition to Prop 8 led Latter-day Saints to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill
Same-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.cSame-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.
The PC(USA)’s advocacy director contributes to a thoughtful discussion on white churches and the sin of racism
The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins joins a panel convened by Union Presbyterian Seminary to lay out the problem and outline solutions.
WWII bombed churches and synagogues live on in art glass exhibit
An art show displays 25 glass works by 13 different artists built around the shards McDonald, an Episcopal priest, collected from the destroyed churches, synagogues and chapels he visited in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany in 1944 and 1945.
Are we entering a ‘postdenominational’ era?
The rise of the unaffiliated church.
Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New study says no.
Religious life in America was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But did it lead to a loss of faith as well as a decline in churchgoing?
Thanksgiving as a call to moral community
James Calvin Davis explores the wisdom that Christian tradition brings to American Thanksgiving, as well as the ways in this holiday might prompt us to discern the imperatives of our faith in new ways.
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