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3rd Sunday of Easter — May 1, 2022
Easter 3C John 21:1-19 Recently, a friend called to ask me to preach at a large event. I received the call in..
Order of worship — May 1, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Repeat after Jesus — Weekly Christian ed lesson
Starting off When I was in middle school, my Spanish teacher taught us using what she saw as a fool-proof method for..
Third Sunday of Easter — Family faith formation for May 1, 2022
Welcome Before you begin, invite those gathered to go outside (or if weather does not permit, around the house) and gather something..
Conversation at the PC(USA), A Corporation: Finding diversity and equity in investing decisions
The board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, is continuing to explore ways to make diversity, equity and inclusion part of..
‘We’ve got to move Earth Day to 12 months a year’
(PNS) — Friday is the official day that many people will celebrate Earth Day. But being good stewards of God’s Creation is..
Tech watch: Realm
With over 40 years of experience providing services and software to churches of all sizes, ACS Technologies (ACST) offers an amazing church..
Cabbage
On Sunday, I clocked a window. I whirled around and slammed it with the back of my fist. My right fist. The..
PC(USA) releases 2021 statistical report, showing a denomination of small churches and aging membership
The shape of the story is familiar: in 2021, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continued to lose members (as it has done for..
The scientific meltdown over a controversial discovery of ‘biblical Sodom’
(RNS) — What everyone agrees on is that something unusual happened at Tall el-Hammam, an ancient settlement near the Dead Sea. In..
Webinar explores the church’s role in protecting voting rights for all
(PNS) — Panelists convened Tuesday to discuss protecting voting rights that in many states are increasingly imperiled decided by the end of..
Prayers of Liberation & Hope for Immigration Relief
As Ramadan, Passover and Easter converged last week, faith leaders from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition met over Zoom and Facebook Live. Their goal was..
The traveling Bible study
One can have perfect vision and fail to see what really matters. Sometimes it seems as though it takes a miracle to see all the way to the heart of things. That's what we see on the road to Emmaus, writes Ronald Byars.
COVID, the General Assembly in 2024, and who should make apologies?
Full steam ahead. A COVID advisory team has given a thumbs up – at least for now – for plans to move..
The roots of American political rage
Chelsea Ebin, who researches the radical Right political movement, articulates the history of political rage in America.
Final Report: Special Committee on Racism Truth and Reconciliation
The Special Committee on Racism Truth and Reconciliation has issued its final report in advance of this summer’s 225th General Assembly, when commissioners and..
Detailing
Those head bindings rolled and laid aside in a separate place, the way the sympathetic gardener gently calls her by her name,..
The invitation of the Marys
Eliza C. Jaremko looks at Mary the Mother of God and Mary the sister of Martha in the resurrection narrative.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly ponders finances, organizational structure of the PC(USA)
It began as a discussion on small details: what comments the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) should make..
Resurrection problem: A poem
It seems that John has a problem with names here: “The one whom Jesus loved” is never named, but is simply called,..
The audacity of hope: Being a resurrection people
I recently read Abby Norman’s You Can Talk to God That Way. It is a book on embracing lament as a spiritual..
Draft proposal presented for General Assembly per capita rate for 2023 and 2024
Here’s a preliminary, draft recommendation: That the General Assembly set its per capita rate for the next two years at $9.75 per..
With high hopes for holidays, three faiths take stock of COVID-19 losses and gains
(RNS) — At the main campus of The Summit, a Southern Baptist megachurch with 10 campuses across North Carolina, Curtis Andrusko, the church’s..
Grand Rapids pastors mobilize in wake of fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya
(RNS) — Pastors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are taking action as the city reels in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of..
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