by Edwin Chr. Van Driel There’s a remarkable passage in one of the upcoming lectionary readings. “Some Greeks,” John writes, came to..
Many PC(USA) congregations are considered “family-sized.” According to Alice Mann’s work on congregation sizes, a “family” congregation has up to 50 adults..
For some Presbyterians, celebrating Lent is not intuitive — it may not have been part of their family’s pattern growing up. It..
Lent is a time to give up time in reaching for eternity, to set aside the minutes and the hours and make..
While some Protestants still struggle with what to make of Lent (“Isn’t that a Catholic thing?”), increasingly Presbyterian congregations are seeking creative approaches for making..
by Linda Seebantz It was November 1955 when Presbyterians convened to sign the paperwork and assume ownership of a dude ranch..
by Henry G. Brinton For roughly 40 years, Camp Glenkirk was the primary camp and conference center for Presbyterians in the Washington,..
by Betty Angelini “In the PC(USA) we talk a lot about collaboration and partnering. This is just a fantastic example of PC(USA)..
by Richard DuBose Even almost 30 years later, I can retrieve the moment instantly. Three companions had joined me on a..
Jill Duffield isn’t one of those Presbyterians who knew from the cradle that she would be a minister. Instead, she wrestled with..
by Courtney St. Onge, Doris Boyd and John Wimberly At its November 18th meeting, National Capital Presbytery sold three significant pieces of..
by Sid Batts On the Sunday before Christmas, our congregation re-entered our sanctuary after a 20-month hiatus and a $15 million renovation. It..
by Brian Clark "Why are you against buildings for churches?" The caller and the question caught me by surprise. She was asking..
By Laurence Gumina “I waited too long to move.” “Thank you for being there.” “I didn’t know the full breadth of the..
From the time the baby boomers were being born, the study of aging in America became a hot topic. The White House..
by Mark Arni The heart of Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services (OPRS) exists in its mission to provide older adults with caring and..
by Cynthia Ray On a cool and rainy April afternoon in Orlando, Florida, the significance of the moment was not lost on..
by Marisa Ray What do yoga, art, Olympic competition, and volunteering have in common? These activities seem unrelated to some degree. However,..
By William Hull “Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.” — Allen Saunders, 1957 These words..
by Brandon Due I wish that I could say I planned for a career in older adult ministry because it would have..
It’s been a wild year for news in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — including a General Assembly with fewer evangelicals but lots..
Well met, bright death! My search is at its end, these lingering years of pacing the tight streets and crooked alleyways, limping..
Since you never know just when, and where and how it might be manifest. Watch children and the rich in years, those..
by Robert Johnson Even if Christmas in the U.S. in stressful, we all still pretty much know the drill. Wacky sweaters, iced..
There had to be a star involved, stars have ever had that two-edged tendency toward portending, if given half a chance. Last..
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