Prayer for Advent: What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for, Alpha and Omega? Are you waiting for us to recognize our need for you? We are desperate..
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Prayer for Advent: To the Christ child
Christ child growing in Mary’s womb, What will you bring into this world? Will you bring hope to my despair? Will you..
Prayer for Advent: As the days grow shorter
Ever living, always acting God, as the days grow shorter and the darkness deepens, we bow before you uncertain how to prepare..
Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison
"This play, and the stories it contained, was an experience of transfiguration."
Order of worship — October 30, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
A prayer for Reformation Sunday
Chris Currie offers a prayer that names the complex legacy of our church.
Unexpected friendships — Weekly Christian ed lesson
A Christian ed lesson for children on Luke 19: 1-10.
Keep Watch
A poem by Scott Barton on Habakkuk 1:1–4, 2:1–4.
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost — October 30, 2022
Stephanie Sorge reflects on All Saints Day, Zacchaeus, and God's grace.
You Shall Not Condemn: A Story of Faith and Advocacy on Death Row
"Resurrection, not death, is the point of the Christian faith; as Christ invited the criminal crucified on a cross next to his to join him 'this day in paradise,' so too as Christians we are called to live into resurrection here and now."
Should the Presbyterian Church invest in companies that make or sell guns?
A recommendation that is likely to come to the 2024 General Assembly.
Princeton Theological Seminary Launches Master of Arts in Theology & Ecology Degree Program
The 13-month program will attend to the intimate connections among land, space, justice, soil, place, and neighbor.
Invested Faith Names Fifth Class of Fellows
These faith-rooted social innovators are working to address systemic issues of injustice in their communities while building a sustainable financial model.
World Council of Churches head meets with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill
The Patriarch reportedly said churches 'must not add fuel to the fire' of political conflict but has been widely accused of doing just that.
Hispanic Latin Presbyterian Women gather and encourage justice actions
Among the organization’s actions is a resolution supporting immigrants and taking to task recent actions by the governors of Florida and Texas.
The PC(USA)’s DOWNTOWN CHURCH is an energy hub with a different approach to stewardship
The South Carolina church’s head pastor, the Rev. Dawn Hyde, was a plenary speaker last month at Stewardship Kaleidoscope.
Second Presbyterian Church — Richmond, Virginia
Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, shares about their involvement in REAL LIFE.
More details released about General Assembly 2024’s hybrid format
In their Oct. 20 meeting, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly discussed plans for the next General Assembly as well as survey results from this year’s commissioners and delegates.
None of us knew
Dartinia Hull’s story of abuse, murder and her grandmother’s efforts to educate those caught in the school-to-prison pipeline.
Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith
"[Tiffany Yecke] Brooks speaks directly to those who are struggling, but her writing would also benefit pastors or friends seeking to offer spiritual support."
Study: Religion and spirituality can aid youth mental health crisis
Religion and spirituality could help remedy the youth mental health crisis, Springtide Research finds.
Churches as community partners
Stated Clerk looks at ways the PC(USA) can reach people in need.
History-making president of Columbia Theological Seminary shares a fresh vision for a seminary that’s nearly two centuries old
The Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo tells Presbyterian News Service readers what to expect from the seminary in Decatur, Georgia.
What does it take to become an ordained pastor in the PC(USA)?
Timothy B. Cargal, who helps to oversee the development of new pastors for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), outlines the basic process for becoming a minister of Word and Sacrament.
Response Mixed to PC(USA) Labeling Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Lands as Apartheid
While the Jewish community in the U.S. is largely disappointed or outraged by the use of the word apartheid, responses within the denomination are generally positive.
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