John Fillmore to serve as Idaho/Western Montana District executive minister
John Fillmore has been called by the Church of the Brethren’s Idaho/Western Montana District as district executive minister in a quarter-time capacity. He was affirmed and installed at the district conference on Oct. 12.
Forbes: 'Christians should have confidence to get involved' to make a difference for the future of Scotland
At an event to mark the launch of a new resource, the deputy first minister urged Christians to act with love despite any fears or worries
Moment of Reflection: A Prayer for Desert Times
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"When fear grips the heart, or despair bows the head, may we bend as heart and head lead us down to touch the ground beneath our feet."
Brethren bits
In this issue: A prayer request from Brazil, job openings with Eder Financial, ecumenical training and service opportunity for young adults, resources from Churches for Middle East Peace, "Last chance to save" on the Anabaptist Community Bible, an invitation to a research project on music's effects on convictions and Brethren identity, and much more.
Reform Movement Statement on the Death of Yahya Sinwar
On this festival of Sukkot - when we are commanded to rejoice - we will not celebrate the death of this diabolical terrorist. We will, however, express our relief that millions of innocent people will sleep better tonight knowing he is no longer among the living.
Historic society launches app for self-guided tours of Pennsylvania’s oldest graveyard
[Episcopal News Service] Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Episcopal Church in Philadelphia’s Queen Village neighborhood is both Pennsylvania’s oldest surviving brick building and oldest church. Established in 1646 as a Swedish […]
Frontera de Cristo celebrates 40th anniversary
October 16, 2024
Frontera de Cristo, the PC(USA)-supported ministry based in the neighboring cities of Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, will celebrate four decades of cultivating understanding and relationships this weekend, October 18-20.
Commercial sexual exploitation: considering a Christian perspective and urging MSPs to change the law
Susana McIntyre shares an update on how the team are engaging MSPs to tackle violence against women and girls in Scotland.
PC(USA) joins in friend of the court brief in support of religious liberty
October 16, 2024
Together with leaders of the Mennonite Church USA and the Lipan Native American Church, the Rev. Jihyun Oh has signed a friend of the court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Apache Stronghold v. United States et al. Read the brief here by scrolling down to the Oct. 15 filings.
The political power of global apostolic networks
October 16, 2024
“We should not be precious about Christianity,” said Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, senior Protestant scholar at the Institute for Jewish, Christian and Muslim Studies in Baltimore, in answer to the question, “Are the movements that comprise Christian nationalism and internationalism even Christian at all?” The question was posed on Monday evening at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Herencia Lectures.