President, SecDef use religion to justify war; Church must respond politically against it This move essentially invites the Church to meet them on that same ground to talk about policy and power.

When the highest leaders of the nation use religion to justify military destruction on entire peoples, the Church MUST push back. To Hell with separation of Church and politics at that point

#nokings #iran #nowar #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Thanks to WBEZ and NPR for inviting us to share our thoughts on the current escalation of rhetoric and threat of total annihilation of Iran by Trump, Hegseth, and some Evangelical and nondenominational ministers

#nokings #nowar #iran

MAGA pastor defends prayers for total destruction of Iran; Gospel says, ‘No!’ — Edgewater Presbyterian Church To hear a minister of the Gospel call for “overwhelming violence” is not just a lapse in judgment. It is a theological crisis. It is a perversion of the very faith that claims to follow a Savior who d...

Praying for annihilating an entire peoples opposes the Gospel of Jesus Christ

#iran #iranwar #nokings #nowar

The Feast of the Resurrection

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #easter @pcusa.bsky.social

Good Friday and Winslow Homer’s slaves with the old mistress — Edgewater Presbyterian Church One is a scene of post-war American tension; the other is the darkest day of the Church calendar. But the more I look at the eyes of the women in the cabin, the more the connection settles in.

It’s not a #GoodFriday painting. Or is it?

#winslowhomer #slavery #emancipation

As a priesthood of all believers in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), both presbyters and people gathered, we reaffirm this tonight

“Serve one another as I have served you.” Traditionally on this night for over a thousand years, ministers reaffirm the Mandatum—that their office is to serve others as Christ served others. It was tradition for pastors to wash the feet of some of their parishioners as part of that promise

One Presbyterian’s view of the Shroud of Turin — Edgewater Presbyterian Church Despite our history of iconoclasm, the value of something like the Shroud isn't necessarily about whether it is real in a laboratory sense.

Let’s talk about the #ShroudofTurin and why it actually matters

#theology #reformed #presbyterian #pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social

The Mandatum (mandate) Jesus gave as He washed the disciples’ feet was this: As I have done, so shall you to others. In other words, I came to serve not to be served. You will do the same

We’ve prepared the Sanctuary ahead of the start of the Triduum, the thousands years tradition of commemorating the Last Supper and the Mandatum

#pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social

Please stay safe as our church’s main intersection hosts one of many national #NoKingsDay protests

#nokings #edgewater #chicago

When we say come as you are, we mean it. We know many are just looking for a place to just “be” during this Holy Week. So that’s all we’ll provide. We won’t judge you, ask things of you, convert you. Just come and “be”

@pcusa.bsky.social #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

On the Women Shepherds: A response to those objecting to the new Archbishop of Canterbury — Edgewater Presbyterian Church Today, the installation of the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is not merely a change in title or a shift in ecclesiastical furniture. It is a profound recognition of the Spirit’s movement, whic...

A lot of people are saying nasty things in objection to today’s historic breaking of the glass ceiling at Canterbury

#sarahmullally #archbishopofcanterbury #churchofengland #women

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One of the earliest depictions of the #crucifixion is from an illuminated manuscript dating to 586 CE. It was produced in a monastery in northern Syria. It was written in the Syriac language. Syriac is a descendant language of Aramaic—which Jesus spoke

#christianhistory #christianart

U.S. Senate, House candidates should take a stand against predatory pharmaceutical ads We’re one of only two nations that have not banned ads for prescription drugs on television.

We’re only one of two nations that has not banned predatory #pharmaceutical advertising on television. Huge chunk of drug price is spent on advertising so people demand these drugs from their doctors against their advice

#bigpharma @democrats.org @julianastratton.bsky.social @danielbiss.bsky.social

Structural exclusion leaves people of color, LGBTQ people behind Even when you remove racism, homophobia, and misogyny from decision making, the systems we created to structure society can do it automatically instead.

Even when you remove #racism, #homophobia, #transphobia, and #misogyny from decision making, the system we constructed to manage society will do it instead

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#basilthegreat #lent

When churches use New Testament Letters as a weapon of control — Edgewater Presbyterian Church Earlier today, we ordained Eld. Jessica Beasley as ruling elder. Her installation is a visual argument against those who use the Pauline Letters to keep women out of Church leadership.

An interview of an Evangelical pastor explained why we should control people in certain ways—because Paul’s Letters said so. But what we did earlier today in church was a great argument against him

#paulineletters #newtestament #pcusa #ordainwomen #elders #deacons

When meeting up with our Episcopalian neighbors

U.S. changes draft rules after 7 dead, 150 wounded, $6 billion spent on Iran War per week War should be the very last door we walk through. We should only go there after every other door has been locked tight.

Your kids are now automatically registered into the Selective Service, formerly called the military draft

#nokings #stopthewar #iran

A still photograph from the 2026 Minab school airstrike in the south of Iran.

This is not liberation.
This is not freedom.
There is no context that makes this okay.

The Texas Senate primary is a battle for the Democratic Party's soul. James Talarico is a "choir boy." Jasmine Crockett is a "street fighter." Their race will set the tone for the midterms clash to come.

Tonight's Senate primary is a battle for the Democratic Party’s soul.