May 31, 2011
Posts Categorized: Discipleship
May 27, 2011
Justice and Peace Links—Words Matter
Check out the current issue of Links: Words can hurt, words can heal, and words shape our realities, coloring the ways we experience the world. They are the tools we use to interpret our experiences, to relate to one another,…
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May 27, 2011
A brief introduction to Sudan
At the Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Day held on March 25 before Ecumenical Advocacy Days, the staff of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations led a workshop on Sudan. The workshop included a presentation on the history of…
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May 16, 2011
A prayer for South Sudan and forgiveness
Our loving Heavenly Father, We come before you to ask your forgiveness and seek your direction and guidance for South Sudan. Lord,we know that bitterness and resentment are like toxic thorns in our soul, sapping our mental process, thought-life, will,…
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May 12, 2011
Celebrate with the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation in Jamaica
On Sunday, 22 May 2011, in a worldwide event, churches in every corner of the world are invited to celebrate God’s gift of peace. Those who take part will be together in spirit, song and prayer with the International Ecumenical…
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May 10, 2011
It is time for new models of mission with Indigenous peoples, says Canadian Cree pastor
The way the church has done mission with Indigenous peoples in the past has to change says Mary Fontaine, a Presbyterian pastor and member of the Cree nation in Canada. “I welcome the commitment of the World Communion of Reformed…
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May 5, 2011
Looking for a Mother’s Day gift?
Reprinted with permission from Walking with Guatemalan Sisters in Faith by Amanda Craft. Below are several suggestions about what we can do for our own mothers and /or for other mothers: 1. International Violence Against Women Act The International Violence…
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May 4, 2011
June 5: Celebrate World Environment Day
From our partner, the Presbyterian Office of Environmental Ministries: World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on June 5. If your church didn’t have the chance to celebrate Earth Day Sunday this year, or if you’d like to take another Sunday…
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May 3, 2011
Register for Peacemaking Conference and Pre-Conference at the Big Tent
Register NOW for the Peacemaking Conference and Pre-Conference at Big Tent June 30-July 2, 2011 in Indianapolis, IN The Big Tent ― the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s biennial celebration of ministry and mission ― will be pitched in Indianapolis June 30-July…
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April 29, 2011
Setting a budget consistent with our faith
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is concerned about the impact of the House approved Ryan budget on persons living in poverty across the globe, including the U.S. Although many congressional arguments are framed as partisan politics and…
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