I alone A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 18:9–14 by Magdalena I. García The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all… Read more »
October 21, 2016
justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates
I alone A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 18:9–14 by Magdalena I. García The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all… Read more »
The Homeless Church: What does it mean to be a Christian during the 2016 presidential elections? By Anita Coleman “Jeremiah, the prophet” my pastor Mark Davis said, during a recent sermon “in his letter to a people in exile, living among enemies, is using the language of the promised land. Despite captivity and exile, he… 
At the end of the rope Caring for God’s legacy By Susan Rothenberg As an adviser for the Unglued Church, a program in Pittsburgh Presbytery for help with church change, I encounter a lot of churches at the end of their rope. It’s a time in a church’s life when it’s important to emphasize the importance of… 
Living a sacred life Trusting in the abundance of God By N. Graham Standish The more willing we are to sacrifice in life, the more sacred we make life. The more selfish we become in life, the more scarcity we bring to life. And the less sacred life becomes. Sacredness grows out of sacrifice. Scarcity… 
Don’t act like my cat You can’t love a world you’re afraid of By Joshua Bower A lot of Christians share a certain behavior with my family’s cat. But if the church is going to love our world with the love of Jesus, this has to change. I’ve never wanted a cat. However, my 6-year-old… 
Un gran abismo Un recurso para la liturgia dominical basado en Lucas 16:19—31 por Magdalena I. García Pero, además, hay un gran abismo entre nosotros y ustedes, de manera que los que quieran pasar de aquí a donde están ustedes, no pueden hacerlo; ni tampoco pueden pasar de allá hacia acá.” Lucas 16:26 Iba… 
Part of a whole A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 15:1-10 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?” Luke 15:4 by Magdalena I. García gathered at… 
The art of building community Welcoming freshman to campus with love By Abby King-Kaiser Our campus on move in day is a little surreal. Mobs of students, and alums dance outside each of the dorms, cheering as cars pull up. Parents look confused as new students are checked in and the hoards swarm their car to… 
The blood and the river By Jose Luis Casal Dedicated to the victims of the massacre in Orlando and their families When the blood becomes a river flowers bloom from dead bones. And life emerges beyond the homophobias and hatred speeches from “plexi-glass Christians” without any hopes. When the blood becomes a river fertilizes life… 
Working together Mission Week projects unite a congregation Each summer Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, PA hosts an annual Mission Week where over two hundred members and friends participate in activities coordinated by the church’s Mission & Peace Committee. Each day there are new opportunities to go to learn about a mission supported by the…