Insights columns Poetry and the spiritual life “Language is a living thing, and when it dies, it leaves bones.” Maria Dahvana Headley writes this line in the introduction to..
Insights columns Ministry and social media On a hot summer Friday night, 30 millennials, a few seasoned saints and a couple of kids gathered in the basement of..
Voices On gratitude This past year has been marked by loss: Loss of loved ones and friends, loss of community and social gatherings, loss of..
Voices Listen – the birds are singing The dawn light was emerging at a wildlife refuge in the panhandle of Florida. The air was cool, and alligators lounged in..
Voices Mnemonic devices and the desires of our hearts When I was a child, our Sunday school was large enough to have six separate classes for children in the primary grades:..
Insights columns Unexpected grace Nothing was working. Not getting up in the middle of the night to log into the Walgreens site. Not repeatedly checking the..
Insights columns For what else were we born? Years ago, there was a recurring segment on NPR called “This I Believe.” People from all walks of life submitted brief statements..
Insights columns Joy by the Good Lord Several years ago, when I was a younger pastor, I drove an older parishioner to a medical appointment. The only other person..
Insights columns New call, same Spirit I embarked on a new call in August, moving to a new city during the depths of the pandemic lockdown. As I..
Insights columns The value of questions I had some terrific Sunday school teachers when I was a child at First Presbyterian Church in Woodstock, Illinois. Well, until my..