by Melissa Wiginton Isolation. Loneliness. Financial stress. Generational disconnect. These words pepper all pastors’ conversations. Pastors in rural and small church..
by William McConnell Small and mighty are not mutually exclusive terms. Not in life, not in the church and certainly not in..
Did Presbyterians play a significant role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s? The short answer is “yes.” As in confronting..
After serving dozens of churches as a pastor or consultant, I have concluded that there is no single formula for health. There..
Sam is a 45-year-old male who presents to the behavioral health clinic for initial evaluation of depressive symptoms and anxiety that have..
by Christopher Edmonston Several weeks ago I opened my Twitter account. On this particular day Twitter announced: “Trending: Holy Spirit (16 hours).”..
On the first day of my first full-time job out of journalism school, a newspaper editor assigned me to cover a street..
What can you do with a pastor when he/ she stops being a pastor? This question is a paraphrase of Bing..
What is the proper protocol when I am visiting a church member in the hospital and a doctor or nurse comes in..
by Rocky Supinger I once rescued a listless high school youth group with a bit of form criticism. No lie. Here’s how it..
I just reread Frederick Buechner's novella, “The Christmas Tide,” a story inspired by the suicide of his father when Buechner was 10..
“After Jesus had said this; he departed and hid from them.” John 12:36b
A few years back a friend announced, “For Lent this year, I’m giving up.” I waited for him to finish the sentence,..
No region conjures up more images of violence, terror and hatred in the minds of Americans than the Middle East. But..
As my paintbrush touches the canvas, I imagine the emotion I feel to run through me and embody itself on the canvas...
by Anne McNair The most important place for a child’s music education is in the church. It is where they learn to..
I despise the term “flunking retirement.” Last December, after 44 years of “active” ministry — 27 years with the Presbyterian News Service..
A decade or two from now, when we Presbyterians look back at 2015, we will see it as a landmark year. Why?..
by Christopher Edmonston When we read the Christmas story closely we find theological intrigue and dramatic tension. Will Joseph and Mary get out..
by Lillian Quakenbush Every good story begins with a “teaser” of what should not only engage us but in some way change..
by Lori Archer Raible The fact Mary and Joseph navigated the miracle of birth without a professional team, birthing suite and an..
by C. Christopher Smith The new creation that God is bringing forth is one that stands in contrast to the status quo..
by Gary Neal Hansen Mention the Reformation and what do you think of? Theological opinions? Polemical positions? The phrase that ought..
by Jessica Tate Things are changing in North American mainline Protestantism. Harvey Cox calls it a “bumpy transition” into the “Age of..
“You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too. No, I think there..
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