Let it be known that when I die there is not to be a celebration of my life. There will be a..
I read Jacques Ellul’s “The Technological Society” while in seminary in the 1990s. His prescience blew my mind. First published in 1954,..
I was visiting with the pastor of a church where I was the guest preacher. He lamented that the youth there didn’t..
Ponder these two experiences: A church member calls a fellow church member and asks for a personal meeting. In the meeting, the..
In October, I spent two weeks traveling through Lebanon and Syria. The trip was organized by Presbyterian mission worker Elmarie Parker. Our..
I just finished reading Margaret Atwood’s contemporary classic, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in preparation for the miniseries on Hulu. The story takes..
What comes to mind when you hear Russia? Do you think of the tsars: Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the..
Dorika (15) and Kanyere (16) became child mothers after sexual assault and are juggling to care for their infants while finishing..
Guest Outpost blog by Ainsley Herrick Recently a friend loaned me her copy of “Gracias! A Latin American Journal” by Henri Nouwen...
Education provides an opportunity to step beyond ethnic distrust, a seemingly never-ending war and the lack of past opportunities. It can change..
Guest commentary by Kathy Dale McNair My sister died of alcoholism at 52. It broke me. Growing up, my siblings and..
In 2017, Presbyterian World Mission celebrates 180 years of international mission service. Although the desire to serve has never changed, the..
Every immigrant fellowship in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has its own story – from the Bible study that started meeting in..
I have had the pleasure of hearing Philip Jenkins, the noted professor of history, lecture on a number of different occasions –..
Wafa Goussous is director of the Jordan office of the Middle East Council of Churches and of the Orthodox Initiative of the..
There are bridges that need to be repaired. Some are too worn out to be safe; yet every day we depend..
Hope in the midst of violence. Aid to refugees. Spreading the message of Christ in ancient lands. This is just some..
Jordan seems to be clinging to our consciousness in the news cycles of late. The mother hen to thousands of refugees...
The move to Munich, Germany, came quickly and with little time to acquire a new language. While Munich turned out to..
“Help us, O Lord, to remember our kindred beyond the sea. … We are one world, O God, and one great human..
Living in New Orleans, it is easy to experience and witness moments of joy and sadness every day. This dichotomy makes..
Genesis 1: John 1 Before the time when time was kept, The earth was empty, dark and deep. Across the wrinkled waters..
Recently, two of my friends surprised me by flying my twin sister out on my birthday weekend to celebrate. We are identical..
When Leslie Newbigin served as the Bishop of Madras, India, visiting pastors, theologians and denominational leaders rang at his door for a..
Why not make every day your Easter Victory? Free yourself from the fear of human mortality. “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for..
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