Presbyterian Mission Agency Faith & Worship Archives

From anger and lament to wonder and awe

Posted May 16th, 2019

As Dr. William P. Brown, professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, confessed his personal anger and lament, Fairfield Hall at First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta went silent

Drawing nearer to justice

Posted May 15th, 2019

While Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) churches and mid councils do the work suggested in Matthew 25, they might consider taking a cue from Isaiah 58 as well.

Preacher at Vital Congregations gathering: ‘Rehearse Scripture together’

Posted May 15th, 2019

During Tuesday’s devotion/reflection at the Vital Congregations East Coast gathering in Atlanta, Dr. Anna Carter Florence, preaching professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, shared a personal experience that she said changed her life.

When Mother’s Day Hurts

Posted April 19th, 2019

The closest the Rev. Bethany Peerbolte has come to heartache associated with Mother’s Day was a couple years ago, when her parents moved from Michigan to North Carolina. “I’m like, ‘If that was hard for me, I can’t imagine what the people in my church are going through when they’ve lost a mother or haven’t had a mother figure who’s really been kind and loving to them, like a mother should be.’”

Palm Sunday: All roads lead to the Paschal mystery of Christ dying and rising

Posted April 10th, 2019

For some growing up, Palm Sunday was a celebration of Jesus entering Jerusalem as a triumphant king. But now, more and more congregations are choosing to celebrate Palm Sunday by including the passion narrative to emphasize that this triumphant moment takes his disciples, then and now, to the cross.

Domingo de Ramos: Todos los caminos conducen al misterio pascual de Cristo muerto y resucitado

Posted April 10th, 2019

El pastorado dialoga sobre el por qué es importante el Domingo de Ramos para el mundo, que conecta los tiempos de Jesús en nuestra era Por Paul Seebeck | Servicio Presbiteriano de Noticias LOUISVILLE — Para algunas personas mientras crecían, el Domingo de Ramos era una celebración de la entrada de Jesús a Jerusalén como… Read more »

Matching text with tune

Posted March 20th, 2019

Born on March 20, the first day of spring, the Rev. Dr. Paul Junggap Huh knew just how he wanted to celebrate his birthday and simultaneously usher in springtime on Wednesday — by singing a hymn he adapted for the Presbyterian hymnal “Glory to God.”

NEXT Church gathering weaves together stories of faith

Posted March 12th, 2019

Meeting together since 2010 as a group dedicated to “vibrant theological discussion, spiritual growth and evangelistic courage” in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), NEXT Church is gathering this week under its 2019 theme “Woven Together: Stories of Dissonance, Sacrifice and Liberation.”

Creating a kid-friendly Holy Week

Posted March 6th, 2019

Imagine the week before Easter, if you will, through the eyes of a 6-year-old. The sanctuary on Palm Sunday looks different, to say the least. Big green branches are being waved, shouts of “Hosanna!” are called out from the usually orderly people in the pews, and the pastor talks of a parade with a king entering the city, surrounded by adoring citizens.

New Lenten devotional invites readers to pray with art

Posted February 26th, 2019

The season of Lent — which begins March 6 with the observance of Ash Wednesday — has traditionally been a time to give up something, like chocolate or negative thinking. But rather than give up something over the next 40 days, why not try something new? Perhaps a new spiritual discipline? Presbyterians Today’s 2019 Lenten devotional invites you to do just that.