The Eternal Current: How a Practice-Based Faith Can Save Us from Drowning
Aaron Niequist WaterBrook Publishing, 200 pages I thought I knew, after reading the book jacket, exactly what I was going to write..
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The Holy No: Worship as a Subversive Act
Adam Hearlson Eerdmans, 192 pages A thought occurred to me about 30 pages into “The Holy No.” What if Jesus Christ is..
Grace in the mechanism: How a typewriter changed the way I pray and preach
Why am I writing about typewriters when you are supposed to write on them? At least that is what people used..
All of the questions
This week we asked our bloggers to reflect on their ordinations. Here are their blogs. I can’t really remember my ordination vows. Not..
Give a millennial your seat on session… and other ideas about the future of the church
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
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This week we asked our bloggers to share a liturgy they’ve crafted. Is it possible to just write liturgy for a living?..
Failure: Decently and in order
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. Failure is a zeitgeisty concept right now...
Waiting for Punxmas: A loud and fast Advent playlist of holiday punk favorites
Let’s be honest. Advent, the season of contemplative waiting for Christ Immanuel to come, is seriously loosing ground to the chaotic rush..
Predestination: A cosmic perspective
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, as host of NOVA’s Science Now series, wears a funny vest and says profound things. Isn’t that kind of..
Finding myself while finger painting: Making a creative mess of pastoral identity
“How big of a cardboard tree could you make for VBS this year?” I love questions like this! As a pastor, creative-type..
The Twitter Committee: Listening and speaking with the digital voice of the PC(USA)
There was another whole committee at the 221st General Assembly that didn’t have a listing on PC-BIZ. They didn’t exactly vote, but..
Suggestion from vice moderator Larissa: Do MadLibs for church unity
Larissa Kwong Abazia really wanted the article about her being vice moderator with the Presbyterian Outlook to be a MadLib. She thought..
Divine whiplash: Letting the Holy Spirit toss me around at GA
Lost somewhere in the Renaissance Center, Detroit - What is the theme of the 221st General Assembly? I’m pretty sure it’s my..
“Can I bring my skateboard to #GA221?” A millennial teaching elder packs for Detroit
This is my first GA and, like a stereotype of myself, I’m getting there late. I have a good excuse. We have..