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“Because they use the church as their only measuring stick, Presbyterians and other mainline Protestant religions often have a sense of decline..
Upward socioeconomic mobility is something that many families count on when sending their children to college. Their expectation is that earning a..
As the president and the chaplain of Austin College in Sherman, Texas – one of the 54 member institutions of the Association..
The Big Picture William Tennent probably never dreamed we would get to this point. The same could be said for John Witherspoon...
Daniel J. Ott explores moral injury, just war, and the PC(USA)’s recent engagement with these topics.
The Christian military chaplain recognizes that we have a God who has chosen to identify with experiences of trauma and moral injury, says Murray Joseph Thompson.
The randomness of it: that’s the first thing we noticed. One stretch of road, the houses and yards and Christmas decorations were..
Teri McDowell Ott interviews veterans Eric Hanson, John Kennealy, Jared R. Worley and Ryan Bronaugh.
Veteran Rowan Mooney shares their story through poetry.
Veteran Chris Bell shares his writing.
Veteran Eric Hanson shares his writing.
Jacqueline Wilson creates a safe space and community for veterans to share their stories through the written word.
Your vital congregation journey puts you on a route that is a superhighway from the perspectives of both contemporary organizational theory and..
A key bit of dialogue from a scene in the television series “ER” has stuck with me for a long time. Mark..
December 11, 1968 Danang Not sure how to write this letter. I feel far away from the farm — front pasture, Rock..
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and..
You might remember the 1980s baseball movie, “Field of Dreams.” In the movie, Kevin Costner’s character has a wild dream to build..
Letters levitate above any expanse of air — like this paper version of clouds: misted vision with you flying through. Gravity holds..
Seventeen high school students and their four counselors looked at me with some skepticism as they disembarked their yellow school bus into..
When he was younger, I sent my son on quick jaunts with his mini grocery cart down the supermarket aisles while I..
I spent January 1995 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with Uncle Jim, who was dying of AIDS. He was my mother’s younger..
During my first day in the physical office of the Presbyterian Outlook in Richmond, Virginia, George Whipple assured me of his support...
As a hospice chaplain, I provide emotional and spiritual support to patients and loved ones as they approach an end-of-life event. We..
Concerned with reports of increasing numbers of pastors experiencing burnout and depression due to exhaustion during the COVID-19 pandemic, McCormick Theological Seminary..
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