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We invite you to join us in deep learning and spiritual reflection. Our goals are to create community, teach the biblical story, and respond to the challenge of the gospel in our world today. Come, be fed so that you may be sent.

  1. 3D AGO

    How Good is Jesus’ Good News? (May 10, 2026)

    What does it actually look like to live the life Jesus calls us to—and does it make a difference? Together, we will consider how generosity, purpose, and faith shape our lives, what “reward” might really mean, and how the church can support us in living more fully into Christ’s vision for abundant life. (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Bart Jackson is the author of Holy Christ – It Works: A Practical Message From a Carpenter’s Son and CEO of Yourself. A publisher and globe-trotting journalist, he has spent his career interviewing a wide range of voices, from Nobel Laureates to Tibetan monks, in pursuit of what it means to live a full and meaningful life. A longtime member of Nassau Presbyterian Church, Bart lives in Cranbury, New Jersey with his wife, Lorraine.

    44 min

  2. APR 26

    Journeys of Faith: Nassau's "Golden Girls" (April 26, 2026)

    Conversations with Mary Bess Clark, Doodie Meyer, Nancy Prince, and Carol Wehrheim Sarah Berliner is a junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School South. She enjoys playing field hockey and lacrosse. An active member at Nassau, Sarah participates in youth Fellowship, singing in Cantorei, helping with Carol Choir, and is on the Youth Ministry Committee. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nKtwbAsN08Y (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Each January, our meaningful tradition of intergenerational education brings together Middle School, High School, and Adults of all ages to share in food, fellowship, and the stories of God at work in our community. Over light breakfast and good conversation, we listen for the ways faith is lived, deepened, and discovered across generations. This year’s speakers offer a remarkable range of voices from within our own congregation—voices shaped by ministry, creativity, and leadership.

    1 min

  3. APR 19

    Objects of God's Grace

    Why has still life endured for centuries, from ancient ruins to modern photography? Join photographer Ned Walthall as he explores how this often-overlooked art form speaks to the essentials of human life—food, beauty, growth, and death—and reveals glimpses of God’s grace in the ordinary. We will explore objects of God’s grace as they are represented in still life painting and photography. Link to online gallery: https://bit.ly/41Dyuxo (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Ned Walthall is a photographer based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He holds an MFA from the Institute of Art and Design at New England College and has exhibited his work in galleries and photography centers across the United States and internationally. His work can be viewed at nedwalthall.com and on Instagram @walthallphotography, and has been featured in Lenscratch, including his post-pandemic series on Grand Central Terminal.

    46 min

  4. APR 12

    Responding to Need with Dignity

    What does it look like to respond to need in our own community with dignity and hope? Join us as Maureen Hunt, Executive Director of Arm In Arm, shares how this vital local organization is addressing food insecurity, housing challenges, and economic hardship in Mercer County. Through stories and insight from her leadership, we will explore how we are called to serve our neighbors and participate in this work together. (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Maureen Hunt is Executive Director of Arm In Arm, where she previously served as Chief Development Officer and has been part of the organization’s leadership team for five years. With more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit human services, including work with Covenant House and Bonnie Brae, she is deeply committed to strengthening communities and ensuring that all neighbors have access to food, housing, and support.

    49 min

  5. MAR 29

    For Such a Time as This: Christian Existence in our Current State of Emergency

    How do we live faithfully amid rising authroitarianism and the erorsion of democratic culture? Hanna Reichel draws on scripture and historical examples to explore spiritual grounding, communal discernment, and Christian courage in challenging times. (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Hanna Reichel is the Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. A ruling elder in the PC(USA), Reichel also serves on the Theology Working Group of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional is their first book for a wider audience.

    48 min

  6. FEB 15

    Christianity, Modernity, and the Karen People of Burma

    Karen Christians have creatively shaped their ethnic identity on their own terms—contextualizing the Christian faith within their particular cultural setting and using religion to strengthen their collective status. In 1828, the Karen were an agrarian, nonliterate people living in upland villages. By the turn of the twentieth century, they had become a literate and partly urban community deeply engaged in education, the military, commerce, and politics. The embrace of Christianity both accompanied and reinforced the development of a distinct Karen ethnic identity. (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Pum Za Mang is Associate Professor of World Christianity at Myanmar Institute of Theology. He earned his M.A. from Princeton Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from Luther Seminary. He has published widely—contributing book chapters, journal articles, and reviews in Asia, Europe, and North America. His research focuses on Burmese Christianity, and he is currently a visiting scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary.

    44 min

  7. FEB 8

    Faith In Action: The Danish Church

    Today Denmark is often described as one of the happiest countries in the world, with a robust economy, universal health care, and tuition-free universities that even provide stipends for students. Yet Denmark’s churches are now strikingly empty. What happened? Is the church simply asleep, or is it hiding in plain sight? Ed Madsen explores the story of the Danish church across three centuries and what it reveals about faith and cultural life today. (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Ed Madsen, a 30-year member of Nassau, has assembled a book inspired by a bundle of his parents’ letters—preserved for half a century under his grandfather’s thatched roof in Denmark. He has written for various Christian publications, has been published in The Bridge, the journal of the Danish American Heritage Society, and has crafted new lyrics for two Danish hymns.

    46 min

  8. FEB 1

    Understanding the Miracle Stories in the Gospel

    Was Jesus an actual historical person, or a literary figure? What sources offer evidence that he lived—and why is Elaine Pagels persuaded by that evidence? From there, we explore how to understand the Gospel miracle stories: walking on water, healings, raising the dead, and, above all, the two miracles Christians have wrestled with for centuries—the virgin birth and the resurrection. How might we read these stories today with both faith and critical insight? (c)2026 Nassau Prebyterian Church. All rights reserved. For permission requests, contact Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ, (609-924-0103, email). Elaine Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion Emerita at Princeton University, and a widely respected scholar of early Christianity. Her groundbreaking research — especially on the texts of the Nag Hammadi Library — has helped reveal the diversity of early Christian beliefs and challenged long-held assumptions about Christian origins. Her best-known works include The Gnostic Gospels (National Book Award winner), The Origin of Satan, and Why Religion? A Personal Story. Since stepping down in September 2024 after over four decades on the Princeton faculty, she continues to write, lecture, and contribute to the public conversation about faith, history, and meaning.

    43 min
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