As is normal these days, looking at 28 small faces on a screen, over 3 days, with 3 hours each day was the substitute for the regularly scheduled annual meeting of the Conference of Secretaries of World Communions. These general…
Celebrating Agreements Across Difference: The Anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
Divisions which have lasted for centuries, with God’s grace, can be resolved. Such is the case with the differences between Christians when it comes to “justification” — God’s work of removing the guilt and penalty of sin. The Lutheran World…
At home, yet outward focused
We’re grateful to share this update and reflection from a member of The United Methodist Church, Bishop Rosemarie Wenner. In Germany where I live, we are supposed to stay at home this month. Schools are open and those who cannot…
In face of pandemic, Reformed think globally while acting locally
Reformed and Presbyterian churches around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic both within their own contexts and globally together. The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), which includes more than 230 member churches in the Reformed, Presbyterian, United/Uniting,…
In a Boat “Without Oars”
A long-time member of our International Committee, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, recently published a new book, Without Oars. In it, he blends history, storytelling, biblical insights, personal reflections, and spiritual formation in an inviting call to discover pilgrimage as a way of life.…