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..
Insights columns Meeting Jesus after Sunday school When I was growing up, I assumed all childhoods were like mine. What else did I know? I assumed every child had..
Insights columns Daily examen For what am I most grateful? For what am I least grateful? The daily examen has become one of the core tenants..
Insights columns Exploring a graduated income tithe Theologian Ronald Sider presents the idea of a “graduated income tithe” in his book, “Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving..
Insights columns Anti-racism as a spiritual practice One of the things I connect with most in Reformed theology is the understanding of sin not as an individual act, but..
Insights columns Emulating the shepherd boy Across my dining room table, through the beveled glass of the cabinet, a pair a soft eyes greet mine. They are painted..
Insights columns Do the next right thing In a year of surpassing disruption, discord, dishonesty and disease, many good-hearted people have stepped up and done the next right thing...