Presbyterians Today Blog Social witness Archives

March 28, 2024

Healing the Wounds of Transphobia

Posted 3:00am

“Do we heal?” asks theologian, Dr. Wendy Farley. In the religious & legal attacks on our trans siblings, we experience a communal wounding — an indulgence in hatred and contempt no one can evade. Read more »

March 19, 2024

The Paradox of Collective Action: Isolation and Community in Climate Justice

Posted 9:56am

This piece is part of an ongoing series focused on the themes of “connection” and “community.” Follow the blog or check our Facebook page to see the other posts in the series as they’re published. In the ever-evolving narrative of climate justice, there exists a profound intersection with faith. For many, the urgency of protecting our planet stems from… Read more »

January 9, 2024

Rest and Resist — PC(USA) congregation heals through a Womanist ethic

Posted 10:35am

As Womanist theologians, the pastors of Liberty Community Church in Minneapolis, MN seek the healing of their Northside neighborhood through co-creating spaces of rest and resistance with individuals victimized by the sex trafficking trade and within a community suffering from the effects of systemic poverty and structural racism. Rest and Resist — PC(USA) congregation heals… Read more »

October 26, 2023

In Praise of the Scruple

Posted 11:12am

What’s the simple solution to our fractious and fracturing society? We need more Presbyterians! We need more Presbyterians not because we want to keep churches open or even because our Presbyterian form of government is unique within Christendom. No, we need more Presbyterians because Presbyterians know how to tolerate differences of opinion. We know how… Read more »

April 7, 2020

Barn Boots and Blessings

Posted 5:03pm

And the steeple bell rang A rural church’s Holy Week witness in a pandemic by Donna Frischknecht Jackson Frank, I really don’t think it’s a good idea to gather at the church. Yes, I know this is the holiest of weeks. You are correct. Easter is coming. Yes, I know you miss your church…. Read more »

September 27, 2018

Step By Step: Faithfully Seeking Climate Justice

Posted 10:06am

Rising up for climate justice Presbyterians share their thoughts from a recent climate march On September 8, tens of thousands of people gathered in marches around the world to walk with creation and for climate justice with Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice. Here are the stories of three Presbyterians who joined this movement. Marching… Read more »

April 13, 2018

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Posted 12:23pm

Open our minds A Revised Common Lectionary resource for April 15 by Magdalena I. García “Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.” – Luke 24:45 Read the full lectionary passage here When we waste food while others go hungry, open our minds to understand the scriptures. When we ignore the homeless and judge… Read more »

January 16, 2018

Writing in the Margins

Posted 2:04pm

Forced Ecclesiastical Assimilation? by Antonio ‘Tony’ Aja I am an immigrant and a former refugee. I came from Cuba to the U.S. via Spain in the late ’60s. I belong to that group of people from the “Global South’’ who began to migrate to this country by the millions after the liberalization of the… Read more »

January 12, 2018

The Church for Today

Posted 1:50pm

Mystery Box Outsiders wonder what’s inside church by Richard Hong I used to live near a business that had an innocuous name – I forget what it was. There would usually be just a few cars parked outside. The windows had blinds covering them. I never figured out what it was. Was it a… Read more »

January 5, 2018

Barn Boots and Blessings

Posted 2:49pm

The Great Epiphany Challenge Joining the Magi in seeing Christ among us by Donna Frischknecht Jackson It’s January 5, and I know I should take my Christmas tree down. The needles are falling at an alarming rate and each morning as I sip my coffee in the kitchen I can hear the clunk of… Read more »

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