As communities in various parts of the country grapple with equity issues related to public education, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) webinar is being held Sept. 27 to discuss Presbyterian policy and how to get involved in advocating for youngsters.
As the Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace prepared for her two-week stint as guest preacher at the Montreat Youth Conferences earlier this summer, the Co-Moderator of the 225th General Assembly felt what she called “a lot of nerves.”
When God promised to be present through life’s floods and fires, the assurance was of little comfort to Trell, whose house burned to the ground in March.
If you want to know how and why the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is known as a connectional church, ask the Rev. Jihyun Oh.
The Unification Commission had two main items for discussion during its Sunday meeting: what commissioners have learned after 17 consultations with various groups, boards and committees; and preliminary talks about what needs to happen ahead of the unification of the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency on July 1, 2025.
Over her long career in higher education and in hymnody, Dr. Melva Wilson Costen taught her students that music is a gift from God that can lift our spirits and serve as a refuge during difficult times. “It speaks,” said the Rev. Addie Peterson, eulogizing Costen on Saturday at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, “when we don’t know the words to say.”
El bautismo es un evento que define nuestras vidas y que enfatiza el compromiso de Dios con su familia y de su pueblo con la creación de Dios. No es tachar una cosa más de la lista de la vida para olvidarla, sino que es un proceso de vida que sólo se complete con la muerte. Por lo tanto, es importante que el liderazgo de la iglesia mantenga siempre presente el compromiso del bautismo mientras se involucra en la misión de Cristo al «estudiar la Escritura y los asuntos de la fe y la vida cristiana».
세례는 하나님의 가족에 대한 하나님의 헌신, 그리고 하나님의 피조물에 대한 우리의 헌신을 강조하는 삶의 중요한 사건입니다. 세례는 체크박스에 체크하는 것이 아니라 죽음을 통해서만 완성되는 평생의 과정입니다. 따라서 교회 지도부는 "성경과 기독교 신앙과 삶의 문제를 연구"함으로써 그리스도의 사명에 동참할 때 세례를 통한 헌신을 항상 기억하는 것이 중요합니다.
Baptism is a life-defining event that emphasizes a commitment from God to God’s family and from us to God’s creation. It is not a checkbox occurrence, but a lifetime process that is complete only in death. Therefore, it is important for the leadership of the church to keep the commitment of baptism always present as it gets involved in Christ’s mission by “studying Scripture and the issues of Christian faith and life.”
Just ahead of the Dallas Cowboys’ opening season shutout against the New York Giants on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” on Sept. 10, Cowboys’ linebacker Micah Parsons, scored another decisive win.