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Faith groups weigh the impact of abortion on the midterms
'Pro-choice Catholics don’t just exist, we are the majority,' reads a line from a Catholics for Choice voter guide.
A PC(USA) partner in Indonesia helps provide interreligious understanding and education
The Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies also works at community engagement and research.
Changes coming to church statistics
Updates include adding new questions, seeking new information.
A reminder for election season
Charles D. Myers invites Christians to put aside differences and think in a "more excellent way" (1 Corinthians 12:31), claiming faith and truth, justice and inclusion, love and compassion in a united voice.
Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis
“At the heart of American response to the opioid crisis is one vexing question: is drug addiction a disease or a personal failing? Macy clearly sees it as a 'treatable disease'; recovery is possible, but not easy.”
Reformed & Evangelical Across Four Centuries: The Presbyterian Story in America
Philip J. Reed reviews a new book featuring voices from five denominations with Presbyterian roots.
Presbyterian Church of East Africa celebrates four decades of women’s ordination
PCEA’s moderator says he’s ‘a product of the ministry of women.’
The PC(USA)’s Mission Development Resources Committee announces the final Mission Program Grants for 2022
For the year, $1.6 million in grants has gone to 93 worshiping communities.
Is celebrating and studying the Reformation still valuable?
Dawn DeVries writes that the lives of Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox remain relevant.
Unrevealed until its season
"Seeds were sown by my ancestors and countless others so one day I would carry their spirit of grace and healing into prison. Intergenerational incarceration is a reality. So is intergenerational healing."
“Walk with me, for the journey is long”
Rachel Young reflects on her friendship with Catherine, a trans woman whose life invites her to know Christ in a new way.
New projects offer churches ways to pay royalties on the spirituals they sing
'It seems to have picked up some steam within the last couple of years, particularly since the George Floyd murder,' said a spirituals expert about churches offering royalties.
Stewardship Kaleidoscope seminar explains why and how churches should establish an endowment
Presbyterian Foundation speakers say an endowment can be a vital part of a church’s legacy for years to come.
Columbia Theological Seminary will inaugurate its 11th president next month
Events celebrating the installation of the Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo Nov. 11-12 include a symposium on forming Christian leaders in the endemic era.
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..
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."
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