The restoration of Peter (April 23, 2023)
A lesson for April 23, 2023, about redeeming love.
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Easter season vocabulary words: Joy
In this children's message, Sara Pantazes explores the difference between happiness and joy.
Figuring out Jesus — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore the story of two disciples encountering Jesus on the road to Emmaus and will consider how they come to understand and grow in their own faith.
From U2 to ‘Derry Girls’, every generation reflects on Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ in its own way
As the Good Friday Agreement turns 25, the country still resists violence through art.
Holy Week starts with palms — but Palm Sunday’s donkey is just as important to the story
Donkeys and palm leaves are both associated with Christianity’s Palm Sunday – but their symbolism couldn’t be more different.
Amid Israel protests, ‘Passover table is the new Thanksgiving table’
As Israelis continue to protest in unprecedented numbers against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed overhaul of the judicial system, political tensions arise within Jewish families during Passover.
Holy Saturday prayer
"Help me stay with the transformative tomb./ Help me trust it’s not over," writes Arianne Braithwaite Lehn.
The harvest of belonging
Gwendolyn Brooks writes, “We are each other’s harvest.” To be each other’s harvest requires us to also help each other in the planting, the cultivating, the weeding and the nurturing, adds Marcella Auld Glass.
Start with Hello (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)
Amy Pagliarella reviews Shannan Martin's latest book.
Oldest Presbyterian Church in Manhattan Responds to the Climate Crisis
In advance of Earth Week 2023, the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York is deepening its commitment to environmental stewardship by reducing its endowment’s exposure to fossil fuel investments.
Bearing witness
In the face of death, chaplaincy intern Ashley Brown learns the gift of bearing witness.
Visio divina for Holy Week
We invite you to prayerfully reflect on the incarnation with a piece of original artwork by Sarah Scoggin.
Bodies and belonging: The call of the moment
How do we move toward one another, asks Erin Weber-Johnson, after times of isolation and fear?
The sparkle and shimmer
A child in cowgirl boots heralds the coming of Easter for Andrew Taylor-Troutman.
Participating in Holy Week
Before we hear the stories of all “they” did to Jesus, we might stop and look at ourselves this Holy Week. That is what Lent calls for, isn’t it? — John Cleghorn
Faith leaders and religious groups voice opposition to Biden’s plan to restrict asylum
The new rules mirror restrictions set forth by the Trump administration that were eventually blocked in court by migrant activist groups.
Easter season vocabulary words: Resurrection
In this children's message, Sara Pantazes explores how resurrection is something that we all experience.
Gone fishing (April 16, 2023)
A lesson for April 16, 2023, about disappointment and restoration.
Order of worship — April 16, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Believing the impossible — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore the disciples' first encounter with the risen Lord and will consider how their faith allows them to continue to believe in hope and love even when things are difficult.
Second Sunday of Easter — April 16, 2023
Jesus is patient with “doubting Thomas.” Maybe we should be too, writes Editor Teri McDowell Ott.
Review of Dave Matthews Band’s “Madman’s Eyes”
Historian, pastor and musician Raymond R. Roberts reviews Dave Matthews Band's latest single and considers the church's approach to violence.
Nobody can ‘politicize’ the tragedy in Nashville. It’s already political.
Like all mass shootings in America, it emerged fully politicized, enabled and abetted by our politicians in power, opines Tyler Huckabee.
An Easter mealtime prayer
Brendan McLean offers a prayer that can be used alongside an Easter meal shared with friends and family.
Enduring the shadow: Pastoral identity on Trans Day of Visibility
When we embrace visibility and vulnerability, we can find a God-given sense of belonging in the make-up aisle, at a civil protest, and – if we allow it – in the church, writes trans woman and pastor Lucinda Isaacs.
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