Insights columns On flunking retirement I despise the term “flunking retirement.” Last December, after 44 years of “active” ministry — 27 years with the Presbyterian News Service..
Insights columns What if … ? by Christopher Edmonston When we read the Christmas story closely we find theological intrigue and dramatic tension. Will Joseph and Mary get out..
Insights columns Singing our story by Lillian Quakenbush Every good story begins with a “teaser” of what should not only engage us but in some way change..
Insights columns Waiting by Lori Archer Raible The fact Mary and Joseph navigated the miracle of birth without a professional team, birthing suite and an..
Insights columns Reimagining the world by C. Christopher Smith The new creation that God is bringing forth is one that stands in contrast to the status quo..
Insights columns A Reformation kind of community by Gary Neal Hansen Mention the Reformation and what do you think of? Theological opinions? Polemical positions? The phrase that ought..
Insights columns Always reforming: The living faith of the dead by Jessica Tate Things are changing in North American mainline Protestantism. Harvey Cox calls it a “bumpy transition” into the “Age of..
Insights columns The blessing of vocation: Letter to a young adult “You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too. No, I think there..
Insights columns Preaching to an age of doubt by Patrick J. Willson How shall we preach “The Gospel for an Age of Doubt”? Although that may sound like a new..
Insights columns Junior preacher by Agnes W. Norfleet I’ve long subscribed to Journal for Preachers, a seasonal quarterly which resources the craft of preaching. The ecru..