A Presbyterian, a Lutheran, and two Episcopalians walk into a hospital. Not the start of a joke, I promise. Instead, it was
Keep ReadingA Theological Reflection Why can’t white folks in general – and white Christians in particular – be rid of the problems of white privilege and racism? Why can’t a board, a vestry, a session, or pastors and Christian Educators simply
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My Year as a YAV ‘Down Bayou’ Just over a year ago, I sat in a room full of eager Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs), taking in a very intense week of orientation to prepare us for a year of service. We spent that time talking about what it means to
MoreClimate Change in Scripture & WALL-E Looking for reasons that Christians should be concerned about climate change? Just open your Bible to where it all begins. The two creation stories that start the book of Genesis are different narratives, but both describe a Creator who crafts the world in a
MoreInterviews with Facilitators and Participants in the Upcoming Climate of Conflict Trip to Peru Learn more about the Climate of Conflict trip to Peru here. Rev. Jed Koball Rev. Jed Koball is a PC(USA) mission co-worker who serves as the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Facilitator for Joining Hands in Peru. He
MoreLee este artículo en Español. The Joining Hands Against Hunger Network in Peru (Red Uniendo Manos Peru) is an organization made up of twelve associated institutions that focus primarily on themes of environmentalism and human rights at a national level. At this time, we in Peru are encountering a period of
MoreThe Presbyterian Hunger Program would like to invite YOU to participate in the beginning conversations of… WHAT – A Local Global Justice Network WHO – Young Adults and Allies trying to live out their faith WHY – To join and strengthen a global justice movement HOW – Starting with oneself
MoreOn Struggling to Give up my Carbon Addiction as an Act of Faith 17 As [Jesus] was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call
MoreFossil Fuel Divestment at the 221st General Assembly Download this article as a PDF. On the bulletin board above my desk, I have an excerpt from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Book of Confessions: “God’s redeeming work in Jesus Christ embraces the whole of [our] life: social and cultural, economic and
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Prophetic Hope in an Apocalyptic World “This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but with a whimper.” These famous lines from the end of T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men” have been
MoreA Sermon Reflecting on the 221st General Assembly Sermon preached Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Ogelthorpe Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA Sermon Text: Matthew 10:24-39 My friends, I bring you greetings from the 221st meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterians from across the country gathered
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This article was originally featured in Believe Out Loud. This past week, I have sat at the Table. Not just any table, but the Table of Christ, around which I have gathered since I was a child. This week, however, the Table looked different than I have ever imagined. It
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