The Parable of the Prodigal Son still stirs us — the resentment, the rivalry, the longing to be seen. Rhashell D. Hunter’s Horizons Bible Study reminds us that God meets all of us with generous, joyful love, writes Rosalind Banbury.
Music is protest and praise — from Miriam to Mary, Dylan to Doechii. The prophets of song remind us: art is not luxury, it’s testimony and hope, writes Alex Evangelista.
Congregation’s bicentennial celebration helps free more than 1,450 residents three counties from burdensome debt.
Chris Burton reads Tupac’s catalog as street-level theology — lament and hope in conversation with Scripture — and asks what Pac’s “ghetto gospel” still demands of the church today.
Long before "Wicked" soared across stage and screen, L. Frank Baum’s world carried a political pulse. The new film reminds us that Oz’s magic has always included questions of power, propaganda, and resistance, writes Michael Parker.
Hip-hop isn’t a threat to holiness — it’s a witness to survival. Joseph R. Winters’ "The Disturbing Profane" reframes the sacred through Black art and expression. Jordan Burton offers a review.
Dolly Parton is the rhinestone-clad prophet we need in our polarized times. — Lindy Vogado
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On Reign of Christ Sunday, Luke 23 presses us to confront how empire shapes our theology — and how the church can resist it, writes Jimmy Hoke.
Existing ministries to remain; no staff reductions planned.
The Telos Group launches Mosaic, a two-year, Lilly-funded program equipping U.S. congregations to become active peacemakers amid deep division.
“People have said to me, ‘I didn’t know churches could do good things.’” In Portland, clergy are showing up daily to support immigrants and witness to hope at the ICE site.
Church World Service, a partner of the PC(USA), condemns efforts to abandon the nation’s historic refugee program.
"We Pray Freedom," edited by Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar, curates liturgies and prayers rooted in justice, healing, and community. — Amy Pagliarella
Theologians David Jensen, Martha Moore-Keish and Hanna Reichel reflect on the joy, challenge and urgency of forming faithful thinkers today — and why words still matter.
DMX prayed, lamented, and wrestled with God in public. Chris Burton traces the theology inside the music—justice, repentance, endurance, grace. Listen now.
Funding seeds programs at seminaries, synods and in agencies.
From gym anthems to humming hymns in a new church pew — music grounds us, lifts us, and reminds us we never sing alone, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
Gifts to PDA will help to meet emergency and long-term needs in the Caribbean.
In California’s Central Valley, immigrant families are putting down roots — and new Presbyterian ministries are growing with them.
Rapture dates come and go. The gospel’s call endures. Explore Luke 21:5-19 and equip your community for hope-filled witness, write Philip Gladden.
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‘We are seeing the need increase greatly.’
Mission Responsibility Through Investment alerts key CEOs of its probable recommendation to vote against directors of companies not progressing on key climate concerns.
Frank Spencer announces retirement; new grants, funding updates, and 2026 plans approved by the Board of Pensions.
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