At UKIRK Presbyterian Campus Ministry on the Tempe campus of ASU we have begun talking about practices of Christian faith. Last night we talked about different kinds of praying: from the Lord’s Prayer to silence and meditation to even running as prayer. We talked about the five different kinds of prayer often touted by Sunday … Continue reading “Prayer: An Act of Leaning In”
Category: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
On Sanctuary, Social Justice and Advent
Over the years I have been told many times that the Church should not engage in politics. However, having read scripture and come to understand our Presbyterian tradition more deeply, I have a hard time understanding how the Church cannot be involved in politics. To be involved in “politics” (from the Greek word polis, which … Continue reading “On Sanctuary, Social Justice and Advent”
Sanctuary Movement: You can make a difference! #sanctuary2014 #not1more #LetLuisStay
This week I wrote a letter to President Obama and to Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Jeh Johnson, asking them to offer administrative relief for Luis and others who have committed no crimes, have been a part of our communities for years, but are under threat of deportation (you can read it here). Yesterday … Continue reading “Sanctuary Movement: You can make a difference! #sanctuary2014 #not1more #LetLuisStay”
Some of the Hardest Things
It’s funny when I get to talk about church stuff, especially being Presbyterian, and at times I get pretty impassioned about it, and people respond, “Wow, you really like being Presbyterian!” Other folks have also heard my rants and raves about church stuff and some of my frustrations with being Presbyterian, yet I somehow still … Continue reading “Some of the Hardest Things”
A Subversive Gospel #ga221 #pcusa
At this morning’s ecumenical worship at the 221st General Assembly of the PC(USA) the sermon was presented by the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, National Indigenous Anglican Bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada and recently elected president of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in North America. He preached from John 1.1-14. Rev. MacDonald shared … Continue reading “A Subversive Gospel #ga221 #pcusa”