Faith Matters Promised justice of God’s reign I’ve heard arguments over the years that the church should focus solely (souly?) on the spiritual well-being of its members and their..
Faith Matters Where we worship Late last year my congregation did something different. We put together what we called “Be the Church Sunday,” in which, after prayer..
Faith Matters Why do we go out? On Mondays each week I volunteer at a 24-hour skilled nursing facility that my congregation helped start for AIDS/HIV patients. Not a..
Faith Matters Covenant of conversation Earlier this year when I read about — and then read — the “Zionism Unsettled” report on sources of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,..
Faith Matters Offering Jesus Christ tomorrow and tomorrow When we look back at World War I 100 years after its start, it’s easy to see that public opinion was wrong..
Faith Matters Continuing history WASHINGTON D.C. – It was late on a recent Friday afternoon when I slipped into New York Avenue Presbyterian Church here to..
Faith Matters In celebration of the Presbyterian Jackie Robinson I think of Margaret E. Towner as the Presbyterian Jackie Robinson. In 1956, she broke the gender line to become the first..
Faith Matters Theological education for all For four straights Sundays, my congregation brought in two excellent seminary professors to talk to us first about why we should care..
Faith Matters Library litany Like many congregations, mine has a library. It’s near the office on the first floor of the church building and is named..
Faith Matters Sunday school lessons Late last year, as I was finishing the manuscript for my new book, “Woodstock: A Story of Middle Americans,” which is rooted..