8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (460+ words) Time is never neutral. We are living in an era when the integrity of the Reformed theological tradition is being criticized for providing the intellectual scaffolding for settler colonialism, the conquest of Indigenous peoples and lands, the transatlantic slave trade,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1073+ words) Our story begins in 325 BCE in the town of Nicaea, in what is modern-day Turkey." A few years earlier, Roman Emperor Constantine claimed Christianity, ended Christian persecution, and began commissioning churches with his mother, a baptised Christian." But as often…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (336+ words) Looking into the lectionary Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8) Romans 6: 12-23 June 28, 2026 Related reading: "Bob Dylan: A reluctant voice of a generation" by Luke Esteban Some might question both Paul and Dylan on this point, since modern people are heirs to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1049+ words) The three sections of the recommendation " addressing human sexuality and gender; the nature, purpose, and gift of flourishing, life-giving relationships; and the Christian vocation of family " have several sub-recommendations that warrant enumeration to understand the full context of the overture....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (312+ words) Looking into the lectionary Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7) Matthew 10: 24-39 June 21, 2026 Some Sundays, the lectionary seems to have a wicked sense of humor. Father's Day and Matthew 10: 37 is one of them: "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1057+ words) A proposed new confession will come before the 227th General Assembly in June, as leaders in the'Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.)'seek to articulate "the truths that the church must speak" in a changing world, said Margaret Aymer, co-moderator of the Special Committee to…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (940+ words) Have you ever tried to define the Kingdom of God? Christians use the phrase often, but many struggle to explain exactly what it means. In the Gospels, Jesus speaks constantly about the Kingdom of God, describing it as God's reign…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (579+ words) Looking into the Lectionary Psalm 130 March 22, 2026 Fifth Sunday in Lent When I retired from the Air Force, I had one more year of seminary and no clear direction about what would come next. I was unsettled. Where was God leading…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (523+ words) His solution? A shorter, supplemental "Book of Confessional Witness" with no constitutional authority. I believe this proposal misses the mark. The issue is not length but formation. Reducing the church's authoritative confessional witness in pursuit of accessibility risks producing theological…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (301+ words) Looking into the Lectionary Transfiguration Sunday February 15, 2026 Exodus 24: 12-18; Matthew 17: 1-9; 2 Peter 1: 16-21 Who among us hasn't wanted to linger on a mountaintop just a little longer? It's no accident that mountains serve as a metaphor for faith. The climb requires preparation and…...