The baptismal font in the sanctuary of the church I serve, First Presbyterian Church of High Point, North Carolina, was given..
One of the characteristics of the overarching narrative of the Bible, both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian New Testament, is..
Several Mays ago, I took a class of undergraduate students to the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, to walk on the..
Most of us who have lived through the ordination and sexuality wars of past decades know the phrase “mutual forbearance.” Fewer..
Bill Webber was a bigger-than-life mentor and one of the kindest persons I’ve known. He was president of New York Theological Seminary,..
Karen Marsh looks to “vintage” sinner-saints as conversation partners in college ministry.
I teach polity at Austin Seminary, and I try to convey to my students two core truths. First, that the Book of..
Stephanie and Bryan Fritz, Colorado natives, were a bit ahead of the curve when they sold their home and belongings three years..
Pastors find a place in my prayers every day, both those known to me and the many who are not. Pastoral ministry..
How do we listen to one another in a fractured world? Our society is polarized by increasing partisanship. According to the Pew Research..
The post on my public Facebook page from the man I did not know started out innocently enough. George said that..
America is being smothered by multiple traumas. The COVID-19 pandemic – which has taken over 200,000 lives in America and thrown..
As I wrote this article in my guest-room-turned-shared-office, the following distractions occurred: Screaming children refusing to do homework. Barking dogs. Lawn mowers..
“What if you came out of this pandemic stronger and more faithful than when you began?” That was the question I posed..
Reparations have always been controversial, especially in mainstream national discourse. In the history of race relations in America, reparations for African..
In the dark, wee hours of a February morning (prior to the pandemic), 16 pilgrims from Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North..
Across the country, universities, seminaries, churches and communities are beginning to investigate and confront their own histories involving slavery — and the..
While many Americans may have heard talk of the concept of reparations and may be aware that some universities, seminaries, cities and..
It never fails, and always seems to happen in just the same way. There is an instance of racial outrage in a..
Evangelical School of Theology (EST) received its national accreditation as a tertiary educational institution in 2006, following nearly 20 years of..
Who are we? Who am I? These are questions that we wrestle with from time to time, perhaps never more than in..
As COVID-19 quickly spread from Asia to Europe and across the ocean to the United States, worldwide concern over the impact of..
Selah. This mysterious little word is sprinkled throughout the psalms. My colleagues tell me that its origin and translation are uncertain and..
“I have a dream that one day … the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be..
“God’s love never dies.” These words were spoken by a church elder, to fellow elders, in a time of crisis. The context..
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