Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Prophetic Voice Rings Clear Still Today
This reflection comes to us from Yenny Delgado, a psychologist, theologian, social activist, and educator. She has more than a decade of experience working with churches, youth movements, local governments, and social organizations. Reverend Dr.…
Confronting Christian Zionism, Islamophobia, and Antisemitism
This reflection comes to us from Elizabeth Welliver, PPF Activist Council member and first year MDiv student at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Last month, I shared an image on Facebook of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with the statement:…
I Don’t Look for God in the Face of the Migrant #PCUSAWallofWelcome
This reflection was written by Alison Wood as a part of the #PCUSAWallofWelcome Advent Series of reflections on migration gathered by PPF and the PCUSA Office of Immigration Issues. I don’t look for God in…
A Prayer for November 2018
Holy One, Do you still look at creation at say “it is good”? Do you still look at your people and believe we are worth saving? What do you say when you look at…
Where Is Resurrection This Week?
In this fifth week of Easter, I am reminded that resurrection--and hope--does not always come easy. From the lectionary texts for this Sunday to the current events of the last week, there are signs of…Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rev. Dr. William Barber to Receive 2018 Peaceseeker Award
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship will honor Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rev. Dr. William Barber with the 2018 Peaceseeker Award at the Peace Breakfast on June 20 at the meeting of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly…The Wisdom of Dr. Ruby Sales
I attended the Deeper Change Forum facilitated by Dr. Ruby Sales on Thursday and Friday this week at the Uniterain Society of New Haven (which is actually in Hamden, CT). It was two days of…Call to People of Faith to Stand Against White Supremacy in Tennessee
We are a collective of women of faith. We include members of Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Harriet Tubman House in Nashville, Food Not Bombs Nashville and others. We invite…Studying the Churchwide Anti-Racism Policy
By Mary Hunt At the Fall PPF Activist Council Meeting, The Challenging and Dismantling White Supremacy and White Privilege Working Group pledged to study the PCUSA Anti-Racism Policy and to understand and promote the Anti-Racism…PPF Is A Tree: A Silly Analogy for Crucial Work of the Activist Council
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship is like a tree. OK, I know, you’re probably groaning and thinking “not another bad analogy.” But let me explain. I have been thinking a lot recently about what PPF is…