Despite our history of iconoclasm, the value of something like the Shroud isn't necessarily about whether it is real in a laboratory sense.

It turns out that sometimes the best way to stand up for the Gospel is to sit down for a meal.

If the Session wanted, worship on Sundays could be an hour of total silence like Quakers, or an hour of just a sermon and nothing else. A king of England was beheaded partly for trying to force a common order of worship on Presbyterians.

The Rev. Fr. Huldrych Zwingli, a Catholic priest in Zurich during the early 1500s, was the true spark of the Reformed tradition. While he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries, his bold vision for what a faith community could be continues to shape how we experience God today.

When visitors enter the Sanctuary at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, their eyes are often drawn to a striking centerpiece. It’s a massive, heavy icon of the Theotokos. This sacred image was written by the Rev. Nanette Sawyer.

I was met with a scent that felt unexpected in a Reformed space. Tucked away on a side table near the baptismal font was a simple ceramic bowl filled with sand, holding a few smoldering incense sticks.

This decision marks a significant shift away from the Westminster Confession of Faith being the sole, foundational expression of its beliefs.

The Catholic Church teaches that Purgatory is a temporary place or state where people go to after they die. It’s for people who love God and are saved, but still have small sins or faults when they pass away.