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The Body of Christ is made of many parts, and people experience their understanding of God in many different ways. On this blog, we'll consider the beliefs and activities of congregations, denominations and different religions.
Friday, April 26, 2024
RNS Morning Report: United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church into four parts
Presbyterians Today - A Time for Healing
Dear Readers, |
Melody K. Smith |
Healing the Wounds of Transphobia |
Do we heal? Or is it a matter of moving pain around to find a place where it rests a bit easier? Or perhaps a space is carved out — not ease, but intensity. The heart becomes an ocean, holding the strange creatures dwelling at the sea bottom, the fierce storms that tear everything apart, the light on waves — piercingly beautiful. |
PC(USA) delegation begins to right a historic wrong in Juneau, Alaska |
A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) contingent comprised of both national and mid council officials visited Juneau, Alaska in August and October 2023 following action by the 225th General Assembly calling on the church to “issue apologies and reparations for the racist closure of Memorial Presbyterian Church” in 1963. The formal apologies were made and responses offered at a worship service on Oct. 8, 2023 at Ḵunéix̱ Hídi Northern Light United Church in Juneau. |
Spreading the Vision of Matthew 25 across the Church |
Matthew 25 is a living translation of Jesus Christ — strengthening relationships, transforming your church, and bringing alive your commitment to those who are marginalized or in need in your community and the world around us. Make no mistake, Jesus is calling us to perform ordinary acts of compassion in daily life. But we have also been called to consider the factors that led to these conditions, to confront the causes of inequality, to confess the sin of greed and to correct the problem of poverty — whether in our own nation and neighborhood, or around the world. |
Weekly Outlook - On 'Cowboy Carter' ππΊπ²
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