Washington co-pastors are being church and building community in the time of coronavirus
Day by day, First Presbyterian Church of Snohomish, in Washington state, is figuring out what it means to live with COVID-19 –..
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Dispatches from the (COVID-19) front
Everything is the same. I walked outside and pollen covered my car, birds were chirping and I noticed all the yardwork that..
Pandemic prayer for college students
God of acceptance letters, scholarships and internships, we ask you to comfort: Those whose “best years of their lives” were uprooted. Those..
Churches go back to the future with drive-in services in the time of the coronavirus
(RNS) — When it came time to pass the peace Sunday at Pathway Baptist Church, Senior Pastor Mike Donald didn’t hesitate. “Everybody,..
Building virtual community as a college chaplain
As COVID-19 continues to grow in cases across the United States, those of us in higher education have been bracing for what..
Luminaries: Twenty Lives that Illuminate the Christian Way
Rowan Williams SPCK, 160 pages This is a book about stories. Rowan Williams has chosen 20 people from across the centuries who..
Commentary: Meditating on death during a pandemic
(RNS) — I'm in quarantine, due to contact with someone who has come down with COVID-19, but I am showing no symptoms...
New York’s Bowery Mission adapts homeless ministry to coronavirus restrictions
NEW YORK (RNS) — Almost every day for the past two years, Aaron Johnson, 37, has come to the Bowery Mission to..
In pandemic, health care chaplains address an ‘existential and spiritual crisis’
(RNS) — Chaplains working in hospitals and retirement homes that have banned visitors, even family members, are no longer providing only prayers..
J. Herbert Nelson and Diane Moffett release a pastoral care video for Presbyterians
LOUISVILLE (OGA and PMA) — Building on Wednesday’s pastoral letter to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on the COVID-19 health crisis, denominational leaders..
Family formation for March 22, 2020
Family faith formation at home Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy from Iona to begin..
Order of service — 4th Sunday in Lent (March 22, 2020)
This liturgy has been crafted for the 4th Sunday in Lent, Year A. You are welcome to use it in your online..
Investing in music is the church’s civic responsibility
If the church wants to contribute to a society grounded in empathy and love, it has a civic responsibility to enthusiastically fund..
Words of Love: Speak Truthfully (Horizons 8)
Love Carved in Stone: A Fresh Look at the Ten Commandments Lesson 8 Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20; Matthew 12:36-37 We are daily..
Christmas in March? Some people are turning on their lights to brighten a dark time
(RNS) — Bekah Stoneking doesn’t always get her Christmas tree taken down right away after the December holiday. Sometimes Stoneking, who edits..
Christian education at home: Passing the peace
We all have familiar comforts we turn to when times are tough. A particular blanket or food or even a smell may..
God knows
In the early 1990s a savage war broke out in the streets of Serbia. Fear and anxiety spread like a virus. Schools..
4th Sunday in Lent — March 22, 2020
1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Lent 4A The man born blind in this extended story in John’s Gospel..
Lenten devotion video: The symbol of coins
This week’s devotion centers around coins. What stories do coins bring to mind? What Bible passages? We’ll consider our right relationship to..
COGA leaders share the effects of COVID-19 on their communities, discuss plans for GA
A decision will be made by April 15 whether the 2020 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will proceed as scheduled..
Houses of worship pitch in to help those left vulnerable by virus outbreak
(RNS) — The United Methodist Church has long promoted abstinence from alcohol. But that didn’t stop City Road Chapel in the suburbs..
Lent in the COVID-19 wilderness: Reflections of a college chaplain
Guest commentary by Ashley-Anne Masters The last time I saw many of my college students in person was Ash Wednesday. During the..
How to survive social distancing with your family
Guest commentary by Matthew J. Skolnik Some of my friends are celebrating that their introverted nature finally feels useful. Others who have..
Parable of the Brown Girl: The Sacred Lives of Girls of Color
Khristi Lauren Adams Fortress Press, 200 pages Reviewed by Fay C. Acker Through contemporary parables, Khristi Lauren Adams introduces us to seven..
White House takes low-key approach to churches that ignore coronavirus advice
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On Wednesday (March 19), Trump administration officials continued to call out those who have violated government recommendations to avoid..
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