Pretty ashes
Maybe our mortality can be beautiful, writes Andrew Taylor-Troutman.
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Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you)
Austin Seminary student Ashley Brown entered her recent pilgrimage to Egypt guarded. She walked away with a deeper appreciation for interfaith dialogue.
Suspect arrested in shooting of Los Angeles bishop is housekeeper’s husband
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was committed to 'the ordinary person, not the rich Catholic,' said Linda Dakin-Grimm, an immigration attorney who worked with the bishop. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
Citing disruptions to school and town, Asbury authorities move to end 13 days of revival
An estimated 50,000 have flocked to the rolling revival meeting in this tiny Central Kentucky town.
The more you know, the less certainty there is
Gregg Brekke reports from Lviv, the crossroads of Ukraine.
This week I forgot where I put my shoes
A poem by Dartinia Hull.
Encountering the Holy Spirit: Asbury College and the Transfiguration
Reflecting on the revival happening at a Kentucky Christian school and Jesus' Transfiguration, Andrew Taylor-Troutman considers the Holy Spirit’s call to action.
As faiths shift underfoot, a TED-like gathering aims at rebalancing
Two friends from seminary in Texas launched a new festival to foster conversations about our changing religious communities that they felt were missing in civic life.
Order of worship — March 5, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Second Sunday of Lent — March 5, 2023
When pastoring in Austin, Kyle Walker's church housed evacuees from Hurricane Harvey. This hospitality saved lives. It also showed the church how they could be like Nicodemus — shortsighted.
Why are you here? — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore John 3:1-17 noticing what Jesus he has come to do. Then, they will consider where they see Jesus’ work alive today and where God might be calling them to continue Jesus’ mission.
Grace Community Church let her down. Now she is standing in the gap for women.
Eileen’s life now is a far cry from the subservient role she once played to a domineering and violent husband.
‘We cannot walk with you unless you repent,’ African, Anglican archbishops tell Church of England
Leaders representing more than 35 million Anglicans said the English church’s decision to allow clergy to bless marriages and other unions of same-sex couples would further split the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Sabbath and Self-Care
Lesson 7 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Praying for peace while supporting soldiers
Reporting from Ukraine, Gregg Brekke shares how a group of Catholic sisters supports the Ukrainian resistance.
Docuseries on Black church highlights history, links to biblical orthodoxy
The series, timed to start during Black History Month, follows another documentary, PBS’ “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” based on a 2021 book by Harvard historian Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr.
15 new books to read during Black History Month and beyond
Whether you're looking for non-fiction, devotionals, theology or poetry, we have suggestions for year-round reading.
Turkey’s historic city of Antakya has been flattened by powerful earthquakes in the past – and rebuilt itself
Tens of thousands have died and millions have become homeless after a massive earthquake struck Tukey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023. But the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been here before.
Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years
The Song of Songs is the only work in the Bible that focuses exclusively on human-to-human love, not human-to-divine – at least on the surface level of the poem.
Chaplains offer more than prayers: New study confirms impact on ICU families
One research chaplain called the new data ‘a V8 engine for the kind of work we do.’
How much do Americans know about the faiths around them?
And what helps us most to understand our neighbors’ faiths?
What’s really original here
A poem on Genesis 2:15–17, 3:1–7 for the First Sunday in Lent (A).
Challenge and discovery on the Camino de Santiago
Joe Clifford discovers the real pilgrimage begins when the walking ends.
When accountability is needed, Presbyterian governance can diffuse responsibility
Between convoluted committees and social media noise, it is hard to have an honest conversation about accountability, writes Grace Presbytery Stated Clerk Kyle Walker. And following the selection of Judges 19 for January’s exegesis exam, we need to have that conversation.
My pilgrimage home
Amantha L. Barbee discovers that the step outside oneself is often where God is revealed.
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