My dream for the church: Missions and Mars
We asked our bloggers to share their biggest dreams for the church. Here’s what they imagine. We can put a..
Alex Becker is the associate pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Malvern, Pennsylvania. When he’s not blogging, hanging around the church or doing whatever it is pastors do, he enjoys spending time with his wife, taking long walks on the beach (or anywhere, really), reading books and blogs and backs of cereal boxes, and playing with his zoo of dogs and cats.
We asked our bloggers to share their biggest dreams for the church. Here’s what they imagine. We can put a..
I noticed early on that when pastors get together, one of two things tends to happen. Either everybody gets into a..
We just moved to a new city, and even with Google Maps and Waze I'm finding myself lost pretty regularly. As a..
This week we asked our bloggers to reflect on their ordinations. Here are their blogs. I’ve wanted to be a pastor since..
This month we asked our bloggers about how they view the role of pastor, how they understand their pastoral identity, or to..
“There is something ludicrous about a callow young fool like myself standing up to preach a sermon to these good folks.” Thus..
As a pastor, much of my time is spent trying to get in touch with God. I think often of the concept..
My all-time favorite writing on the subject of prayer is a little article by Wayne Zunkel titled “The posture of the right..
As much as anyone can miss eight solid days of meetings, I’m going to miss General Assembly this year. General Assembly is..
As I’ve grown into adulthood, I’ve continued to carry my love of games from my earliest childhood. There’s something about play that..
When I first began preaching, I was terrified of leading the children’s moment. I couldn’t stop thinking of Jesus’ words: “If any..
The other day a friend mentioned to me that her family, including a newborn granddaughter, might be looking for a church. That’s..
Sermon-writing day is rough. It’s painful, boring, heart-wrenching, soul-draining, and it makes me whine a lot. Most weeks, I’ll come home one..
I learned about a new website recently. The site willrobotstakemyjob.com determined, well, how likely it is that a robot will take your..
It may disgust my parents to hear this, but some of the greatest presents I ever received were cardboard boxes. They weren’t..
We asked our bloggers to share why they are Presbyterian. These are their responses. I rarely get asked what denomination I am...
Recently I hit a wave of nostalgia and went shopping. Lo and behold, on Amazon.com one can purchase the 1989 version of..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
Thank God for One Direction. Every time I feel bad about myself, One Direction is there to pick me up. They remind..
I love moving quickly. When I was growing up, my parents called me a vacuum cleaner for eating at the speed of..
As a companion to our spring book issue, we asked our bloggers about their experiences of writing as a spiritual practice. Here..
Every. Month. Every month I sit down with my budget, my bank account statements and my credit card statements. I’m into my..
For me, marriage forms one of the essential parts of my life. My marriage is a relationship that impacts me daily and..
Editor’s note: This month we invited our bloggers to share their experiences of welcome and hospitality in the church. Here are their..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. I’m so..
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