GA Procedures Committee takes up the statistical report and commissioners’ resolutions
ST. LOUIS – Who do you say that I am? That’s the question clerks, sessions and sometimes the church administrator answer in..
Presbyterian pastor, writer, wife and mom (not listed in order of importance).
ST. LOUIS – Who do you say that I am? That’s the question clerks, sessions and sometimes the church administrator answer in..
Lord, what is the way forward? How do we know what to change and what to keep? What is essential and what..
ST. LOUIS – Should per capita be increased? If so, how high? The General Assembly Procedures Committee of the 223 General spent..
Lord, presentations have been made, and committees have started meeting. We have prayed and praised, worshipped and broken bread together. Colleagues have..
ST. LOUIS – When asked how they felt about the “amazing honor” of being elected as co-moderators of the 223rd General..
Gracious God, this is a day that you have made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We give you..
Lord, we have come from North and South, East and West, to worship and pray, discuss and discern. We thank you for..
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17; Mark 4:26-34 I refuse to live like a character in a dystopian novel. More..
If a vote takes place in a convention center and no one notices, was a vote cast? Several times in recent months..
Jesus, you say “welcome the little children” and “blessed are the poor” and “what we do to the most vulnerable we do..
Mark 3:20-35 Ordinary 10B; Proper 5 Jesus has it coming at him from all sides. And we’re only in the third chapter..
1 Samuel 3:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 Ordinary 9B; Proper 4 Reading the texts appointed for this week brings to mind..
Repeatedly, in a multitude of settings, I hear complaints about people in leadership positions: the executive director, the principal, the president, the..
Gracious God, on this “the unofficial start of summer,” we remember that for many, this is a day of grief and somber..
John 3:1-17 Trinity Sunday, Year B “Born OK the first time,” the bumper sticker read. Many who read it likely wondered what..
Lord, how is it possible that this is happening again? How can we live in a culture where there is a haunting..
Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost B Pentecost is revolutionary. An inbreaking of the Holy Spirit means a great equalizing has happened. The world as..
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 Easter 7B What happens next? The seventh Sunday of Easter is all about what..
Commemorating Jesus' ascension into heaven, Ascension Day is always the 40th day of Easter in the liturgical calendar.
As I have traveled to churches, presbyteries and conferences since the last General Assembly, I have shared news of the denomination, telling..
Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-11 Where are the fruitful places for sharing the gospel? In short, any place where we..
The first time I put on a clerical robe I felt as if I was wearing a costume. It was a classic..
Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.”..
Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Eastertide 3B Do you know the phrase, “You know better, so do better”? One little..
Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 Easter 2B Marks of the resurrected Jesus community or maybe rules for the household of..
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