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..
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Prayer for the fourth day the 223rd General Assembly
Lord, what is the way forward? How do we know what to change and what to keep? What is essential and what..
GA committee recommends a revised and amended per capita budget
ST. LOUIS – Should per capita be increased? If so, how high? The General Assembly Procedures Committee of the 223 General spent..
Prayer for the third day of the 223rd General Assembly
Lord, presentations have been made, and committees have started meeting. We have prayed and praised, worshipped and broken bread together. Colleagues have..
Humbled and overjoyed: Newly elected co-moderators Cintrón-Olivieri and Kohlmann
ST. LOUIS – When asked how they felt about the “amazing honor” of being elected as co-moderators of the 223rd General..
Prayer for the second day of the 223rd General Assembly
Gracious God, this is a day that you have made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We give you..
Prayer for the first day of the 223rd General Assembly
Lord, we have come from North and South, East and West, to worship and pray, discuss and discern. We thank you for..
4th Sunday after Pentecost — June 17, 2018
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..
The 223rd General Assembly is meeting, so what?
If a vote takes place in a convention center and no one notices, was a vote cast? Several times in recent months..
Prayer for children coming across our border
Jesus, you say “welcome the little children” and “blessed are the poor” and “what we do to the most vulnerable we do..
3rd Sunday after Pentecost — June 10, 2018
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..
2nd Sunday after Pentecost — June 3, 2018
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..
Cultural contempt
Repeatedly, in a multitude of settings, I hear complaints about people in leadership positions: the executive director, the principal, the president, the..
Prayer for Memorial Day
Gracious God, on this “the unofficial start of summer,” we remember that for many, this is a day of grief and somber..
Trinity Sunday — May 27, 2018
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?
Lord, how is it possible that this is happening again? How can we live in a culture where there is a haunting..
Day of Pentecost — May 20, 2018
Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost B Pentecost is revolutionary. An inbreaking of the Holy Spirit means a great equalizing has happened. The world as..
7th Sunday of Easter — May 13, 2018
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..
Prayer for Ascension Day
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Presbyterians: We’re big on sin, come join us!
As I have traveled to churches, presbyteries and conferences since the last General Assembly, I have shared news of the denomination, telling..
April 29, 2018 — 5th Sunday of Easter
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..
Letter to a young pastor
The first time I put on a clerical robe I felt as if I was wearing a costume. It was a classic..
4th Sunday of Easter — April 22, 2018
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.”..
3rd Sunday of Easter — April 15, 2018
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..
2nd Sunday of Easter — April 8, 2018
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..