May 22, 2022 |
In the summer of 2019, two young sisters set out to spread kindness around their small county in Kentucky. They created “Be Kind” yard signs and sold them to local neighbors and merchants who proudly display them in their front yards and businesses. Money raised by...
May 1, 2022 |
In this Eastertide, and in the waning days of the school year (for many), we invite our readers to step back and allow yourselves to embrace simple things. Like you, many of us have pushed HARD over these past few years, trying to support and nurture faith, pivoting...
Apr 10, 2022 |
Meet us this week, Lord, in the stuff of Holy Week. Help us notice the symbols that tell of your love. They are all around us—gift after gift from you. Meet us in green leaves waving and in stones by the road. Remind us to lift our voices in hosannas as...
Mar 13, 2022 |
“These days, it seems more important than ever for books to show young people how to act with thoughtfulness, civility, and kindness.” ―The New York Times Book Review These past two years have been difficult for many reasons. Our news has been filled with stories of...
Mar 7, 2022 |
Members of Faith Presbyterian Church of Indian Land, SC, sought to be good global citizens. They looked for ways to be actively involved in addressing the environmental crisis in the world on a scale that allowed them to make a difference. They found a way to put...
Feb 27, 2022 |
Amidst struggles and challenges, on-going illness and exhaustion, uncertainties and longings for normalcy, the Advocate turns an eye toward kindness and neighborliness as acts of justice and change. Inspired by the marking of Mr. Rogers Day on March 20, we explore...
Feb 14, 2022 |
The long-awaited 50th (plus one) anniversary celebration of APCE took place in Chicago and online this past week – and it was a grand event! Inspiring and challenging worship. Innovative and educational workshops. Insightful plenary gatherings. Reunions with good...
Jan 30, 2022 |
Prayer stations offer a practical idea for the Lenten season, with a focus on raising awareness of a number of social justice issues and hospitality. These themes and messages accompany us on a Lenten journey. The original “Interactive Prayer Stations on Lent &...
Jan 9, 2022 |
Martha Bettis Gee, APCE Historian Lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it’s been. . . For many of us of a certain age, these words have a nostalgic resonance. We recognize them as the concluding words of the refrain of the Grateful Dead song, “Truckin.” ...
Dec 20, 2021 |
By James Monroe Potts I knew it would happen. It happens every year. I can see and feel it coming like a storm rushing toward me. And every year, it’s as if I am transported back to that time when it all began. During my second year of seminary, I was doing my field...
