The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), recently traveled to New York City to meet, worship, and fellowship with a number of Presbyterians attending the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations.
In this week’s devotional, Nelson shares his thoughts and hopes for the future.
As thousands of people wait at the border for their opportunity to start a new life in the U.S., the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is urging churches to step up and get involved. In this week's devotional, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, shares his concerns for families who have nowhere else to go.
In this season of Advent, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) encourages the church to pause, reflect, meditate, and pray. The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, offers words of encouragement in this week’s devotional.
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), believes the impact of violence in the U.S. is at a critical level. In this week’s devotional, Nelson says it’s time to turn to God for hope.
The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shares what’s on his heart in the first of his bi-monthly devotionals.
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved proposed 2023 and 2024 budgets for the mission agency Wednesday of about $70.1 million for 2023 and about $70.7 million for 2024.
Presbyterians Today’s new Advent and Christmas Devotional for 2021 features spiritual and physical nourishment through holiday breadmaking.
As the world enters its second Advent season with the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic still looming over our shoulders, Christians are searching for devotional resources that offer space to connect with God through prayer and reflection. Westminster John Knox Press is publishing two offerings ahead of Advent season to guide Christians in group and individual study as they draw closer to God.
In his poem “I Will Light Candles This Christmas,” Howard Thurman talks about illuminating the world with more than just wax-dipped wicks flickering with yellow flames. Rather, the light the theologian and civil rights leader envisions burning brightly is the light of Christ shining through us — the light that dashes away sadness with joy, replaces fear with courage and banishes despair with hope.
Fall is quickly approaching and as churches begin planning for Advent this year, Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to announce the publication of two exciting new devotionals for the season.