In the midst of the anguish taking place in Baltimore presently, the National Black Presbyterian Caucus has issued a powerful and clear statement. I affirm their message, which is printed below, and share it with the larger church and the world for thought and action.

Organizers for Presbyterian Youth Triennium have announced their theme for the 2016 event, with one word—“GO.”

Many people within the boundaries of the synods served by the Reverend Ernesto Badillo Jr., Regional Representative for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), are mourning his loss.

In his April 10, 2015, speech delivered to the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, Moderator Heath Rada spoke to nine points, in which raised nine questions for the members and leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

– In continuing to live out the Abound in Hope theme of the 221st General Assembly (2014), for which Detroit was the host city, the Presbytery of Detroit warmly welcomed 20 Presbyterian pastors, educators, Sunday school teachers and Christian education committee members on Saturday, April 25, for an all-day retreat on the hopeful theme, Growing in Grace & Gratitude.

On Sunday, a congregation member from a church that worships in our sanctuary greeted me with a warm smile. She said, "Your scarf is beautiful. But did you cut your hair? Why wear it?"

I paused for a moment and said, "Oh, thank you. Well, it's because my hair started falling out because of my chemotherapy."

Even the famously cerebral John Calvin, widely acknowledged as the founder of the Reformed tradition, recognized the arts—music, sculpture, and painting—as “gifts of God.”

The death toll from this past weekend’s devastating earthquake in Nepal continues to rise, closing in on 4,500. Rescue and recovery efforts are being hampered by the damage from collapsed buildings, landslides and aftershocks. Some villages and small communities have been virtually wiped out by the 7.8 magnitude quake, the worst in more than 80 years according to government officials.

The Colombia Accompaniment Program began in 2004 as a collaborative partnership among Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) World Mission, and the Presbyterian Church of Colombia or Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia (IPC).

Approximately 200 Presbyterians gathered recently at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church on a bright, sunny day in the nation’s capital to worship, listen and learn from one another at the 5th annual Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day. The event featured numerous workshops as well as witness testimony from a diverse group of leaders, advocates and participants. It preceded the 2015 national Ecumenical Advocacy Days, also held in Washington.