Amy Lester has followed Jesus for decades, but her keen appreciation for his sacrifice on the cross came only recently when she started eating like the prophet Daniel. During Lent, which starts Wednesday (Feb. 13), the 40-year-old mother of two keeps a type of Daniel Fast, which involves eating only food from seeds (vegetables, fruits, unleavened grains), drinking only water and practicing daily devotions.
For former scoutmaster Richard Guglielmetti, the Boy Scouts of America’s reconsideration of its ban on gay scouts and leaders is long overdue.
World Day of Prayer (WDP) is a world-wide ecumenical movement where Christian women come together in prayer around a specific issue. This year the theme of World Day of Prayer is Matthew 25 – I was a stranger and you welcomed me. Those celebrating, recognizing, and praying for the Stranger and society's response to the people who enter our lives.
Today (Feb. 8), GreenFaith and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Environmental Ministries announce a collaboration to invite Presbyterian churches into the GreenFaith Certification Program.
With 10 exclamation points, Psalm 148 is a fitting piece of Scripture for this year’s Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) annual event — the theme of which is “Let us play.”
Because rates of childhood and adolescent obesity are dramatically increasing, “this could be the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents,” a leading nutritionist told the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) annual meeting here Tuesday (Feb. 5).
A recent report by Amnesty International points out that the Guatemalan authorities put the lives of women in danger, by not protecting them nor guaranteeing that those responsible for homicides are brought to trial.
Pope Benedict XVI has asked the Vatican’s highest appeals court to consider reviewing church rules on marriage annulments — a statement that may signal a change in tone more than a change in substance.
Across the street from our home here two extended families live in simple, Javanese houses. The elderly men of the families are uncle and nephew to each other. But they are almost the same age so I can never remember which is uncle and which is nephew.
The Vatican’s culture ministry warned Jan. 31 that the Catholic Church risks losing future generations if it doesn’t learn how to understand young people, their language and their culture.