beliefs Archives

‘Faith and Lament in Times of Crisis’

Posted May 14th, 2021

Many people of faith have stopped asking big, unanswerable “why” questions. Questions like, “If God loves us and God is all powerful, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?”

Creating a vital snapshot of Presbyterians

Posted October 26th, 2017

Did you know that Presbyterians are more willing than Americans, in general, to pay higher prices for environmentally friendly products? Or that one-third of Presbyterians belong to a congregation that is trying to become more racially and ethnically diverse?

International Peacemaker from Vietnam faces significant challenges

Posted October 17th, 2017

Building a church and its membership from the ground up is no small feat. Doing it in a country that persecutes members of your faith makes it doubly difficult. But the Rev. Manh Nguyen, pastor of Evangelical Community Church in Hanoi, Vietnam, continues to grow his church despite a government that frowns upon religion.

Go Figure: What Presbyterians agree are the key concepts of faith

Posted March 20th, 2017

Presbyterians overwhelmingly agree that the concept of God’s grace means that God loves everyone, no matter who they are or what they do.