Grow where you’re planted — Christian education at home
A new school year is around the corner! This year this statement is met with more worry, trepidation and anxiety than in..
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A word for weary parents: God is with us in the pandemic
This summer we have instituted the Friday Funday breakfast picnic. Typical summers, my daughter and I are both off on Friday and..
Alanis and you
No one suffers the same way during any particular point in human history, including a global pandemic. People of color continue to..
On returning to our places of worship
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion.” Oddly, perhaps, in the church..
Order of worship — August 16, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Stated Clerk views second term as a call to action in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
LOUISVILLE (OGA) As he begins his second term, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the..
Pew survey: Most worshipers support COVID-19 precautions churches are taking
(PNS) Nearly eight in 10 Americans say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and..
PC(USA)’s Washington office calls for more support for countries to fight COVID-19
The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. is calling for Congress to swiftly authorize the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release..
The inherent problem of whiteness in our polity
I left the 224th General Assembly questioning if our polity works in our fast-paced world. I wondered if assuming commissioners’ knowledge about..
Virus as a Summons to Faith
Walter Brueggemann Cascade Books, 94 pages Few contemporary scholars have paid more attention to biblical texts than Walter Brueggemann through the course..
A view from a pandemic sabbatical
After 28 years of ministry (including 20 in my current context), I asked for and received permission from the session to take..
10th Sunday after Pentecost — August 9, 2020
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Ordinary 10A; Proper 14 Let’s start at the end of this Gospel story. Let’s go..
Presbyterian special committee discusses race and slavery with William Yoo
What role did white American Christians play in supporting and perpetuating slavery? What lessons does the past have to offer the struggle..
COVID-19 and the Latinx church
A CNN report in May pointed out a significant but sad statistic: “In California, Latinos represent 70% of all coronavirus related deaths..
Presbyterian A Corp board elects new co-chairs
The board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, has new leadership. Meeting via Zoom Aug. 8, the board elected as its..
August 9: Faith is a verb — Family faith formation at home
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One: ..
The Spirit of Hope: Theology for a World in Peril
Jürgen Moltmann Westminster John Knox Press, 232 pages Reviewed by Earl S. Johnson Jr. The title of Jürgen Moltmann’s recent book provides..
Take a break — Christian education at home
A few weeks ago, my 13-year-old son told me he was too busy and needed some down time. I have to admit..
Presbyterian special committee discusses race and reparations with Mark Lomax
What about reparations? The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Special Committee on Racism, Truth and Reconciliation – which the General Assembly created in 2018,..
Prayers of the people for August 9, 2020
Jill Duffield reads the prayers of the people she crafted for this Sunday. You are welcome to share this with your congregation..
Explosion nearly levels the port area of Beirut, Lebanon
A massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday has left at least 100 dead and more than 4,000 people wounded. The cause..
Lamar Williamson Jr., a Presbyterian pastor, educator and mission co-worker dies in North Carolina at 94
The Rev. Dr. Lamar Williamson Jr., beloved Presbyterian pastor and educator and a former mission co-worker in the then-Belgian Congo, died peacefully..
The non-glamourous story of parking lot worship
As of three weeks ago, the church I pastor is now holding weekly outdoor worship in our parking lot! When the congregation’s..
Horizons preview: “Into the Light: Finding Hope Through Prayers of Lament”
Anguish, anger, regret, guilt, sadness, loneliness, rage, cries for justice — I have felt all of these in this time of COVID-19..
What have we learned from COVID-19?
Someday the extreme dislocations of COVID-19 will end. The question being asked throughout American society, economy and politics is: What then? What..
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