Laying fallow
When we bought our house, my husband and I inherited well-tended front and back yards, complete with bushes, flowers and established fruit..
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Order of worship — November 8, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Election stress? Check out these spiritual self-care activities designed for the day
(RNS) — The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber knows what she’ll need on Election Day. Bolz-Weber has already voted. She endorsed a presidential candidate..
A perspective upon America’s political division
My first memory of political consciousness was the 1988 presidential election. There was a mock election in my second grade classroom and..
For whom the bell tolls: COVID-19 deaths recalled with church bell, vigils, services
(RNS) — The Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter, pastor of the historic Congregational Church of Patchogue, New York, had been trying to come..
Stated Clerk urges Presbyterians to get out and vote on Tuesday
(OGA) As the hours count down to Election Day across the country, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian..
Revelation
Joseph L. Mangina Brazos Press, 272 pages During this global pandemic, many have used apocalypse to describe what is happening. Some have..
Bless God for every little thing
I heard someone the other day use the phrase, “that’s so 2020.” They weren’t referencing something pleasant. 2020 has become synonymous in..
More books, more testimonies
I arrived to Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, in the summer of 2010. It was a different time for me and..
All Saints’ Day — November 1, 2020
Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 Pentecost 22A; Proper 26 All tribes, every nation, together in worship. How lovely. God has..
Deputy-involved shooting in Florida raises concerns
(PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined a chorus of concerned voices calling for law enforcement officials to be more transparent about..
November 1 — All Saints’ Day: Family faith formation @ home
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One:..
Virtual communion liturgy
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Faithful Families for Advent and Christmas: 100 Ways to Make the Season Sacred
Traci Smith Chalice Press, 128 pages | August 18, 2020 This book is God’s gift to parents, pastors and Christian education directors..
Extraordinary ordinary saints — Christian education at home (All Saints’ Day)
When I was young, I had a very particular view of what a saint was. Many of my friends were Catholic..
PC(USA) joins call on corporations to support free and fair elections
(PNS) The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), whose membership includes the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has sent a letter to more than..
United Church of Canada shares a new vision of mission
(PNS) On Nov. 1, the Rev. Michael Blair will assume the role of general secretary of the United Church of Canada (UCC), a..
Poll chaplains plan to bring a ‘prayerful presence’ to precincts this Election Day
(RNS) — Billy M. Honor has been encouraging clergy to join him at the polls for the past three years. Honor, director..
1,000-plus faith leaders call for ‘free and fair election’
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 clergy members, religious scholars and other faith-based advocates have signed onto a unique statement that supports..
Election season prayer
"As we vote and wait, pray and work, may we follow Jesus Christ so closely that we cannot help but see him everywhere and in all people."
Expectation, experiences and solutions
There are expectations of the church, divine and earthly. Our human experiences tend to not reconcile with the expectations. Divine or earthly...
Video: A time for innovation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
LOUISVILLE (OGA) As the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing, pastors and presbytery leaders across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have had to..
Twenty-one new worshiping communities, two presbyteries receive Mission Program Grants
LOUISVILLE — On behalf of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the Mission Development Resources Committee (MDRC) has approved Mission Program Grants to 21..
With All Saints’ Day falling on Sunday, David Gambrell writes additional stanzas to ‘For All the Saints’ hymn — to make more space, in worship, for our lament this year
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Traditionally, All Saints’ Day is celebrated in public worship on the first Sunday after Nov. 1. All Saints’ Day..
Board of Pensions releases Fall 2020 Bulletin
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — The Board Bulletin is published after each regular meeting of the Board of Directors of The Board..
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