March Advocacy Hour webinar dives into immigration issues (Presbyterian News Service)
The Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hosted the second of its new monthly Advocacy Hour webinars on Wednesday, with a focus on immigration. The 90-minute virtual … Continue reading
Lamenting injustice in the federal budget – PCUSA national action
With heavy hearts and deep concern, we, the Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), bear witness to the harm set in motion by Thursday’s passage of a budget reconciliation bill … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, April 27, 2025
Luke 24:13-53 As you read/hear this large section of sacred story what strikes you? What’s curious to me is how the disciples are described repeatedly as afraid, perplexed, disbelieving, silent, … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025
Matthew 5:1-12 & Luke 24:1-12 “God simply keeps reaching down into the dirt of our humanity and resurrecting us from the graves we dig for ourselves through our violence, our … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, April 6, 2025
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The story of the prodigal son may be one of the best known stories in the world. However, if you ask, “On what occasion did Jesus tell … Continue reading
Recent Responses of the Mainline Church Leadership to the Executive Actions at the beginning of the Trump 2.0 Administration
Our Faith in the Public Square Group has decided to pool together readings and resources for those who are interested and actively committed to working around the values of Christian … Continue reading
Faith in the Public Square –
Our Faith in the Public Square group invites you to join in group efforts to testify to our shared values rooted in the Way of Jesus in this age of … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, March 23, 2023
Isaiah 55:1-9 & Luke 13:1-9 Theodicy is a theological word meaning the ‘vindication of God.’ It comes from two Ancient Greek words: 1. θεός theos, “god” and 2, δίκη dikē, … Continue reading
Organizing Holy Week 2025
Holy Week – the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday is at the center of the Christian year. Church communities re-enter the story of the life, teaching, betrayal, arrest, … Continue reading
Mental Health Awareness Month Resources
This month we’re talking about Mental Health Awareness. We first begin talking about it when we wrestled in April with some of the challenges that we face as a nation … Continue reading
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