Regarding ruling elders: Leaders pray
(OGA) Good leaders pray. For years I could not understand what the Apostle Paul meant when he told the believers in Thessalonica to..
(OGA) Good leaders pray. For years I could not understand what the Apostle Paul meant when he told the believers in Thessalonica to..
From dust we came, to dust we will return. Dear God, it’s one thing to know that, another thing to live into..
This stark primordial dust fresh imposed between my eyes this February day fades swiftly and is gone, no necessity to rub or..
The Coordinating Table has begun to try to refine its vision and process, meaning: What are the steps it will take to..
(RNS) — There are filters that blur “imperfections” in photos and filters that turn lawyers into cats on Zoom. Now there are..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Depending on the source, the world’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic could be four months, six months or longer. Regardless of..
Ash Wednesday is always a big day for the Lyon College campus. It’s a day that our students look forward to for..
Peter Steinke, the noted author, congregational systems consultant and professor, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, July 6, 2020. I learned of..
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
I did not grow up receiving ashes at the start of Lent. My first exposure to the blackened sign of the cross..
Ordination and ministry may seem like a strange tension — one not really “tense” at all. After all, isn’t “ministry” what those..
The decision has been made: the 2022 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be a hybrid gathering, with in-person committee..
Guest commentary by Beth Ricanati and Chris Carson A Christian and a Jew bake sacred bread together. They do so distanced; the..
Mark 9:2-9 In the Presbyterian liturgical year, Transfiguration Sunday marks the last Sunday before Ash Wednesday. However, it is well worth noting..
The Presbyterian Foundation is considering making a change in the spending formula it uses to provide mission funding to the Presbyterian Mission..
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy as a way to begin your time of learning..
Holy One, as we come before you on this day with our traditional repentance, we remember those sacred words, ash to ash..
M. Shawn Copeland Orbis Books, 160 pages This book by a prominent womanist theologian could not be more timely for our present..
You have to be with someone long enough. You have to see someone closely enough. You have to listen – not speak..
“Into the Light: Finding Hope Through Prayers of Lament” Lesson 7: Creation Laments Isaiah 24:4-6,8, 19; Romans 8:19-23 Plastic pollution in the oceans..
For what am I most grateful? For what am I least grateful? The daily examen has become one of the core tenants..
The story of Jesus’ transfiguration ranks high on my list of Tricky Biblical Texts to Explore with Young Children. The event seems..
(RNS) — Ash Wednesday is one of the touchiest observances on the liturgical calendar — literally. Many churches mark the beginning of..
For new worshipping communities in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – communities that by definition are experimental and often built around relationships –..
I don’t remember the first time someone told me that Catholics believe that priests have a special divine connection to God, but..