Churches should make a plan NOW as to how to respond to ICE at the church.

The text is meant to acknowledge both our humility in the face of human frailty and our hope of grace, acceptance, and compassion.

Hymn text for an Advent sermon (Advent 2) in peace in a time of violence.

Set to the tune Dix ("For the Beauty of the Earth"), this hymn text approaches confession from a progressive Christian perspective in an attempt to focus more on human frailty and the ability to start again and less on self-flagellation or human depravity.

This special 4-week Advent Study offers an exploration of the season using rich visual art and music. Many congregations choose to mark these Sundays with the lighting of candles in the Advent wreath, balancing the dark days of winter with the promise of a coming spring.

This special 4-week Advent Study offers an exploration of the season using rich visual art and music. Many congregations choose to mark these Sundays with the lighting of candles in the Advent wreath, balancing the dark days of winter with the promise of a coming spring.

This special 4-week Advent Study offers an exploration of the season using rich visual art and music. Many congregations choose to mark these Sundays with the lighting of candles in the Advent wreath, balancing the dark days of winter with the promise of a coming spring.

Written for Blue Christmas worship services and gatherings.

In this engaging book, Martin Thielen, best-selling author, ex-megachurch pastor, and founder of Doubter’s Parish shares his story of deconstructing and reconstructing faith.

Best Selling Theologian Matthew Fox Challenges Trump & MAGA with his new book: "Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election"

This hymn is a different (and simple) way of engaging Advent themes.

This hymn uses Jesus as a model for our own opportunities to learn, grow, rethink, and change direction (repent) to become more open-hearted, generous, and hospitable - especially to those we think do not belong.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Year A - Set 1. There are 52 lessons the year.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Year B - Set 1. There are 52 lessons the year.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Year C - Set 1. There are 52 lessons for each volume/year.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Years A, B and C - Set 1. There are 52 lessons for each volume/year.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Year A - Set 2 There are 52 lessons the year.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Year B - Set 2. There are 52 lessons the year.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Year C - Set 2. There are 52 lessons for each volume/year.

The message was simple. Love God. Love your neighbor. Join hands in a fellowship of peace and justice. It was an invitation to fulfillment, accepted by many.

The material we are exploring is controversial; the subject matter is often tied to deeply held beliefs. The intention of this study guide is not to change your mind but to challenge your beliefs.

This book will help you examine your beliefs--where they came from, whether they are still applicable today, how they have changed over the years--and decide what new directions you might want to pursue.

This study guide can be used for small group study, intentional communities, conferences, or any group who would like to delve more deeply into the history and the process of living out the core teachings of Jesus. There are discussion questions and space after each point for groups to come up with their own thoughts and ideas.

Are you searching for a way to connect children with an authentic spiritual experience that is inter-spiritual, creative and multi-layered? A Joyful Path is truly progressive Christian curriculum that is inclusive, joy-full, compassionate, and intelligent.

In A Joyful Path, Year Two, we focus on some of the main tenets of Progressive Christianity and Spirituality, giving our children the foundation they need to walk the path of Jesus in today's world. It has stories and affirmations written to help children clarify their own personal beliefs while staying open to the wisdom of other traditions.

The lectionary-based TEENTEXT HIGH SCHOOL resource helps older youth connect the text on the page with events in their daily lives. These resources guide students into the text, and through a series of open-ended, text-related questions, they begin to see the Bible as a vital, dynamic relevant resource--one that can inform them throughout their lives.

This RBTL resource follows the Revised Common Lectionary with text selections for Years A, B and C - Set 2. There are 52 lessons for each volume/year.

If Jesus was right when he said, in his inaugural address (as found in Luke 4), that the Spirit of God’s agenda is to help the oppressed, the weak, the broken-hearted, those with (in Thurman’s words) their backs against the wall, then no wonder many people are struggling with their religious identity.

Auburn gathered individual groups of Black, Latinx, and White leaders of faith and moral courage to discuss what it means to belong to each other in a profoundly divided world.

What has been your experience of other cultures and religions: