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Small churches rely on a few faithful caregivers. Phillip Blackburn calls us to see the weight they carry and offer them support.
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Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy
Has America's crisis of Christianity become a crisis for America's democracy? Raymond Roberts reviews Jonathan Rauch's new book.
Repair as an antidote for loneliness
We are called to serve as death doulas to the institution and midwives to the church, writes Jess Cook.
MRTI reports substantial progress on corporate engagement
Mission Responsibility Through Investment withdraws seven of eight resolutions filed during the current proxy season.
Westminster College’s ComPASS program: Providing direction to address loneliness
Hospitality is about walking with people and inviting them in, not just pointing them in the right direction, write James McMinn and Gina Vance.
After a decade of controversy, clergy psychedelic study is published
'Johns Hopkins and NYU schools of medicine carried out the study, and that in itself speaks to the powerful presence psychedelics have in popular consciousness,' said scholar Gary Laderman.
Third Sunday after Pentecost — June 29, 2025
For Luke, and for Jesus, there is no looking back, reflects Philip Gladden.
Order of worship — June 29, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Southern Baptists seek overturning of same-sex marriage
‘For Southern Baptists, the waters of sexuality are not muddy,’ said Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley.
Vote to bar churches with women pastors fails again at SBC meeting
The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years.
LGBTQ teens wanted a Pride festival in their town. How five churches made it happen.
Five churches organized the event out of a conviction of their faith, but as an invisible network.
Forty-seven graduate with Certificates in Migrant Ministries
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary celebrates its inaugural class of activist learners to accompany migrants.
Young adults discover and transform the world through the YAV program
Pentecost Offering helped make Steffan Johnson’s years of volunteer service possible.
The long loneliness (of men)
Men long for emotional and community connection, research shows. Catherine Knott asks, can congregations help them find it?
Grief and hope: The theological legacy of Walter Brueggemann
Walter Brueggemann, who died June 5 at age 92, read the Bible not as a scientific account or a rigid moral code but as sacred myth that could still speak with truth and urgency.
Order of worship — June 22, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Second Sunday after Pentecost — June 22, 2025
In a world of noise, 1 Kings 19 invites us to slow down, listen deeply, and wait for God, writes Andy Greenhow.
Walter Brueggemann, influential biblical scholar, dies at 92
His books were influential primarily with clergy, but through their sermons Brueggeman’s concepts have become familiar to many churchgoers.
How students are struggling — and connecting — in 2025
College students face rising loneliness and anxiety. Katrina Pekich-Bundy shares how community spaces, on campus and beyond, can help rebuild connection and emotional well-being.
The spiritual art of staying
Amy Pagliarella recommends two memoirs on rootedness and renewal.
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship’s Atwood Institute fosters the joy of acting together to save lives
Schedule released for PPF's Sept. 24-27 gun violence prevention training at Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center near Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Swipes and likes: Redefining the loneliness epidemic
To combat the epidemic of loneliness, we must shift from transactional engagement to intentional community-building, writes Kat Robinson.
When Pentecost meets the blues
Ryan Coogler's “Sinners” prompts Jordan Burton to reflect on Pentecost, juke joints and the movement of the Spirit.
General Assembly Co-Moderator opens Moral Monday event with a prayer
The Rev. Tony Larson is the first of more than a dozen speakers and faith leaders to lament passage of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’
Haven on Garland’s radical hospitality
Shawn and Sarah Hyska have turned a historic Lynchburg house into a refuge of radical hospitality for Afghan women students, built on faith, family, and shared meals.
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