Response to Insurrection
Yesterday (January 6, 2021) we witnessed an alarming insurrection in the US as pro-Trump supporters broke into the Capitol building. Their events yesterday were alarming, but not surprising given Trump’s rhetoric and threats and the…
Joint Interfaith Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
PPF is a proud signer of this interfaith statement. In the 1980s PPF was one of the founding organizations of the US-Soviet Bi-Lateral Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, leading the PC(USA) to become the first major church to…The Things that Make for Peace, a GA224 reflection
As he came near and saw the city, Jesus wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!” (Luke 19:41-2) We know that the…
Peace Camp Devotional by Bill McKibben
[embed]https://youtu.be/OgA_aRlZxtw[/embed] This devotional is a part of the daily series in the June 2020 Presbyterian Peace Camp: A Virtual Week of Learning, Prayer, and Action. Today's devotional is by Bill McKibben. Bill McKibben is an author and…
Can’t Go Back to Normal: A Peace Camp Devotional by Michelle Muñiz Vega
This devotional is a part of the daily devotional series of Presbyterian Peace Camp: A Virtual Week of Learning, Prayer, and Action June 18-28, 2020. This morning's reflection comes to us from Michelle Muñiz, Disaster…
Dear Commissioners & Advisory Delegates: A Briefing of the Issues GA224
Dear Commissioners and Advisory Delegates to the 224th Presbyterian General Assembly, Thank you for your service to our church in this year of global pandemic and mass uprisings against white supremacy and police brutality. What…
Truly Just, Kind, and Humble: A Peace Camp Devotional by the Gun Violence Prevention Working Group
This devotional is a part of a series for the June 2020 Presbyterian Peace Camp: A Virtual Week of Learning, Prayer, and Action. It was written by the Gun Violence Prevention Working Group of the…
Collaborating together for freedom, justice, and peace – a Peace Camp Devotional from Cindy & Vilmarie
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRtVs68t6w&t=95s[/embed] Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri & The Rev. Cindy Kohmann were elected co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly of the PCUSA when it met in St. Louis, MO. We are grateful for their leadership of our…
Sustaining Energy & the Mundane Sacred: A Peace Camp Devotional by Melva and Liv
This devotional is part of the June 2020 Presbyterian Peace Camp: A Virtual Week of Learning, Prayer, and Action. Liv and Melva are interns with the Hands and Feet Initiative of the PC(USA) Office of…