The three in me, was, is, might be, an unholy trinity. Each singularity a crossed humanity factored by duality. The sixfold choices,..
When Beth Garrod-Logsdon, pastor at Wilmore Presbyterian Church in Wilmore, Kentucky, prepared to broach the subject of a sabbatical with the session,..
This year’s Big Tent conference took place in St. Louis and had the theme, “Race, Reconciliation, Reformation.” As I prepared to go,..
Living in New Orleans, the sun has been a welcome and faithful resident, greeting me in the mornings on our balcony as..
My Armenian family owes an enormous debt of gratitude to American Presbyterian mission workers – a debt that goes back to the..
How will you feel if we decide to close? About 45 minutes into the interview for the solo pastor position at Kirk..
The Apostle Paul claims that “our citizenship” as Christians “is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). I preach on this identity all the time…..
On any given Wednesday night in downtown Casper, Wyoming, a group of once-strangers gathers for a shared meal in a small retail..
I had a friend some years ago, an older gentleman, who would answer the question “How are you?” with “Better than I..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston to read..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston to read..
The latest count: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) now has 383 new worshipping communities, nearing the halfway mark of the denomination’s push to..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston..
Guest commentary by Nile Harper (What are the hallmarks of healthy churches in your region? Submit a blog or a “what’s right”..
I recently left my first call as associate pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rockford, Illinois, to take my second call as..
The cycle of General Assemblies bring with them a certain rhythm. And as we reach the midway point between the last GA..
My book club is reading John Steinbeck’s novel “East of Eden.” A passing description of a passing character caught my attention: “Mrs...
We greet you with great hopes for our denomination and with gratitude for the privilege of serving as your co-moderators. By the..
I recently came across this quote attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold..
It’s June – the most marrying month of the year. I‘ve long since lost track of how many weddings I’ve officiated over..
We must get over our denominational depression. The Lord has work for us to do on behalf of the Kingdom of God...
Editor’s note: Andrew Taylor-Troutman’s article on narrative medicine appeared in our recent issue on cancer (and is online here). Before seminary, he..
When caring for persons who are living with a serious life-limiting illness such as cancer, we as pastors, chaplains and caregivers encounter..
Dear purple church pastor, These are hard, strange times for pastors who serve churches with members on the political left and right...
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