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Marks of the church: 499 years later… do we know what we are for?

The 20th century was called “The Christian Century” fueled by the optimism, hopes and global vision of the 19th century ecumenical and..

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Is it prophetic to be so predictable?

“Some things I think are very conservative, or very liberal. I think when someone falls into one category for everything, I’m very..

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Seeking reform: Reflections overtures from Foothills Presbytery

I have been encouraged by moderator Heath Rada’s “Call to the Church” to re-think our Presbyterian identity, to re-think how we do..

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My time in prison

I was in prison, and you visited me. – Matthew 25:36 “When I walk into the prison, a burden is lifted from..

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Uncool? Check. Authentic? Maybe.

Rachel Held Evans, religious blogger, writer and my new favorite millennial, recently lit up the church nerd social media world and broader..

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Signs, signs, everywhere signs…

I have issues with church signs… or, maybe I just have issues. It all started with the church in the community where..

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Blue highways & blue churches

I’m a town in Carolina, I’m a detour on a ride For a phone call and a soda, I’m a blur from..

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Resident & alien

Twenty-five years ago Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon published “Resident Aliens” as a critique of mainline American Protestantism and as an ecclesial..

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Background noise

A few months ago, I wondered in a blog post, Shall the Fundamentalists win? We Presbyterians tend to have allergic reactions to..

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Shall the fundamentalists win?

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) experienced a painful split and divide in the 1920s and 1930s in the midst of the Scopes Trial..

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Divine comedy

There are days and weeks in ministry that seem like a comedy of errors. The week began quietly enough, but after lunch..

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Be reconciled!

Katallagete! Be reconciled! Grace then gratitude… reconciliation then justice “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and..