October 1, 2018
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of East Tennessee
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of Decatur, Illinois
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of Atlanta, Georgia
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of Batavia, New York
September 30, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Building Peace in Madagascar
Blessed are the peacemakers The Peace & Global Witness Offering unites Presbyterians everywhere reaching out to people across the globe who long for peace and reconciliation. Shaping a foundation for peace starts with honest conversations and shared experiences. When we share, we carry each other’s burdens, advocate for one another, and share each other’s hopes…. Read more »
September 27, 2018
Worship Resources for World Communion Sunday
Are you looking for worship materials to use in conjunction with the Peace & Global Witness Offering? The Office of Special Offerings, thanks to the help of several friends, has you taken care of. Our worship resources, written by the Rev. John Douglas Leedy from First Central Presbyterian Church in Abilene, TX, include: Suggested Hymns… Read more »
September 20, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Ending the Practice of Child Soldiers
I Want to Tell You a Story… I wish it was just a story, but what I am about to share with you is sadly true. It is about a boy named Princeton—a happy, carefree, 13-year-old boy. Happy, that is, until the day he was snatched by soldiers and taken to a military training camp…. Read more »
September 18, 2018
The Peace-Positive Spirit of Christ
Peace-positive, or peace-negative? The choice makes all the difference. I recently asked one of our Mid-Kentucky Presbytery pastors if she felt that the congregation with which she served was peace-positive, or peace-negative. To be fair, I didn’t define those terms. At first, the pastor vociferously answered yes, and seemed a little concerned that I might… Read more »
September 13, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Building a Neighborhood Together
Hope Renewed After a Weekend of Violence I’m sure you haven’t forgotten that weekend in August 2016 when racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, sent shockwaves of fear and grief across our country. Like us and many other Americans, Presbyterian pastor Jon Brown was distraught to the point of numbness. But on the following Monday… Read more »