Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
Mental Health Awareness month in 2026 comes at a time when the world is overrun with wars, social violence, and interpersonal incivility. Psychological and emotional brutality—especially on social media—have become viral in nature, as aggression and bullying appear to be the coping mechanisms of choice to defend against personal (and group) insecurities, anxiety, and fear….
Above: interior of Second Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.) A few weeks ago, during a children’s message, I asked the kids to look around the room and find the plants. They turned in circles, spying carved motifs and the saturated colors of glass. After a moment, I pointed up. “Look up over my head,” I said,…
Above: participants in the 2023 joint conference of the ECCB and PC(USA) in Prague, Czech Republic If you’ve never been outside the United States, you may think of our way of life as “normal” and available to all people. We, as Christians, are often guilty of this type of thinking. We assume that all people…