Tag Archives: church in the public square
How Our Church’s Witness for a Just Peace Strengthened Our Relationships Within the Jewish Community
These days, it’s common to hear the “conventional wisdom” that Presbyterian churches should be wary of taking bold public action on behalf of a just peace in Israel-Palestine. Why? Because, as the caution runs, it will damage long-running and hard-won … Continue reading
Climate, Culture, and a Call for New Environmental Leadership
This week’s mini-series is a collaborative effort with Ecclesio. Check out these and other articles at www.ecclesio.com. It’s been said by environmentalists from Al Gore to Daniel Quinn that a frog put in a pot of slowly heating water will not … Continue reading
Living as Children of Light: Global Economic Justice and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
As the plummeting temperatures and winter storms of the last few weeks have reminded us, we are in the season of winter, when the world is at its darkest. This is the time when Earth orbits the sun in its … Continue reading
A Model Prayer: Lift Every Voice and Sing
The following is a sermon preached by Rev. Nathan Dell based on the text of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson, Hymn #339 in Glory to God. Two widely known prayers that are often set to music … Continue reading
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