Barna Update: Most Black Adults Say Religion & the Black Experience Go Hand in Hand

When Black History Month is observed each year, faith is a thread throughout many of the stories and celebrations of the Black community in the U.S. In fact, according to Black Americans, it’s an essential part of the narrative.  In this February release for Barna’s ongoing 2021 series exploring new data about the Black Church, … More Barna Update: Most Black Adults Say Religion & the Black Experience Go Hand in Hand

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/19/2021

“Infinity applied to space is omnipresence.”- Herman Bavinck, The Doctrine of God Psalm 139 One of the most notable of the sacred hymns. It sings the omniscience and omnipresence of God, inferring from these the overthrow of the powers of wickedness since he who sees and hears the abominable deeds and words of the rebellious will … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/19/2021

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/18/2021

They who love anything better than Christ are not worthy of him. – Covenanter field Minister James Renwick, on the day of his martyrdom MATTHEW 10:24-39   Some try and say that this section of scripture is counterintuitive to the teachings of Christ.  After all, didn’t Christ tell us that Love was the foundation of … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/18/2021

Christian Observer

“But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” [Ezekiel 33:6] I am not a Presbyterian, but I ascribe … More Christian Observer

Frederick Douglass and the Imago Dei

Frederick Douglass and the Imago Dei Sunday marked the 203rd birthday of a monumentally important figure in American history, a man who truly understood what it means that every human being is made in the image of God. Frederick Douglass was a former slave, abolitionist, supporter of women’s suffrage, orator, writer, an adviser to Presidents, and … More Frederick Douglass and the Imago Dei

Amber Found Hope, Recovery, and Restoration

INSPIRING HOPE THROUGH TRANSFORMATION “Hope is possible, recovery is possible, restoration and reconciliation are possible … there is hope for me, and there’s hope for anybody that’s in a dark place.”—Amber Amber Bigelow grew up too fast. Amber’s parents divorced when she was just a baby, and she was raised by her mother, who Amber … More Amber Found Hope, Recovery, and Restoration