Do you hear what I hear? Christian education at home
For the last few weeks, George Floyd’s voice saying “I can’t breathe” has been playing on loop in my head. It haunts..
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Prayers of the people for Trinity Sunday (June 7, 2020)
Jill Duffield reads the prayers of the people she crafted for Trinity Sunday. You are welcome to share this with your congregation..
PMA president and executive director Diane Moffett issues statement on recent protests, shootings
LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett, president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, released this statement Wednesday about the..
We’ve all been there: Naming trauma
As pastors and church leaders, we travel in and out of airports, train stations, even the local bus depots going to meetings,..
Synergy between PC(USA) assembly and Poor People’s Campaign continues online
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (PNS) — As plans were being made for the 224th General Assembly in Baltimore, a synergy was forming with another event..
A statement by the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus
The National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is grieved and angered along with our African American sisters..
Online Bible study opens new opportunities for the 224th General Assembly (2020)
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The 224th General Assembly (2020) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will have a number of firsts later this month. Everything connected..
PC(USA) Hispanic/Latina-o faith community holds firm to faith in God
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on communities of color across the country. And while black and..
Diane Moffett caps a service of lament with a stirring, yet sobering, reflection
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — More than 200 national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and others joined hearts and minds virtually Monday to..
Grief support ministries in an age of trauma
For two thousand years, the church has done a relatively good job of comforting bereaved people. Through ritual leadership, pastoral care, laments..
Seminary mobilizes care team during COVID-19 graduation
Guest commentary by Rachel Potts-Wells Imagine you wake up one morning to an email saying that everything you’ve been working for over..
Faith leaders in dual roles guiding congregations and police
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As an African American pastor who serves as a chaplain in the Minneapolis police precinct where the..
Order of worship — Trinity Sunday
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free..
George Floyd is my brother
George Floyd is my brother. Like you, like me, George Floyd was created in God’s image and declared good. We are members..
Virtual camp portal enables the camp experience even during the pandemic
(PNS) Five weeks ago, Joel Winchip, executive director of Presbyterian Church Camp & Conference Association (PCCCA), wasn’t sure what camps would be able..
Rev. Barber: ‘Systemic racism is choking the life out of American democracy’
(RNS) — On Pentecost Sunday, after a night of unrest that swept the country in the wake of the brutal death of..
Bookmark: Books on Calvin by Donald McKim
Everyday Prayer with John Calvin P&R Publishing, 136 pages Conversations with Calvin Cascade Books, 186 pages Donald K. McKim Donald McKim has..
What’s right about First Presbyterian Church of Holley?
First Presbyterian Church of Holley — Holley, New York I think most of us are familiar with the idea that less is..
Witness now, before it is too late
Guest commentary by Brian K. Blount (reprinted with permission of Union Presbyterian Seminary) “And they conquered [evil] by the blood of the Lamb..
Hispanic/Latinx National Presbyterian Caucus ‘stands in strong solidarity’ with African American siblings
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — The Rev. Dr...
If you can’t breathe, neither can I
Guest commentary by Jimmie Hawkins The death of George Floyd puts each one of us in a place where we had hoped..
A time for action
OFFICE OF PUBLIC WITNESS — The week of May 24th will be remembered as a week of lament, mourning, grief, and outrage. Death..
A prayer of lament and grief for Pentecost 2020
Come, Holy Spirit, bring your wind to give air to all those who cannot breathe, who have a knee on their neck..
Stated Clerk remembers recent victims of racial violence
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The recent deaths of three African Americans have once again raised concern about racial injustice across the country, including the cities..
PC(USA) provides prayer, hymn for churches during a time of racial injustice
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Law and order exists for the purpose of establishing justice and..
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