My neighbor, the one who loves nature and Golden retrievers, says he is going to write a book and title it, “We..
Guest commentary by Rebecca Cummings Youth conferences tend to use themes that deal with breaking down boundaries and this year’s Presbyterian Youth..
Guest commentary by Alex W. Evans By now, all of us are familiar with these phrases: “Black Lives Matter” ... “Blue Lives Matter”..
The alarm goes off on Sunday mornings at 5 a.m. In the dim light, I choose my dress, aiming for something not-too-sexy,..
A RECENT ARTICLE IN USA TODAY reported Miami as the American city with the rudest drivers. The data compiled by AutoVantage, an..
by Whitney Wilkinson To say my ministry at my wee kirk in the North Carolina Sandhills began in a Mason jar is..
Guest Outpost blog by Christopher De La Cruz “You are enough.” Over 4,000 teenagers packed in a Purdue University music hall erupted in..
In the last line of his 2008 acceptance speech, Barack Obama went to Scripture. “Let us hold without wavering to the..
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..
by Wayne Sankarlal What do I mean by a “small/rural church”? To take a page from Jeff Foxworthy, if your church has less..
Guest commentary by Samuel Son “Black lives matter.” That’s how I started my sermon on July 10th, the Sunday after the withering..
Guest commentary by Tracy Howe Wispelwey Last week, Denise Anderson’s guest commentary, “How white supremacy hurts white people,” reminded us that our..
Guest Outpost blog and photos by Christopher De La Cruz On the first day of the 2016 Presbyterian Youth Triennium, the general..
I recently assembled a leadership team to lead, vision and plan for adult discipleship programs and events in the congregation. The team..
by Kristin Frederich “Never” was the response. I had called the chair of the personnel committee to go over things before session..
Story and photos by Richard (Skip) J. Shaffer Jr. Whenever I visit a rural community, I am reminded of the power and depth..
La sangre y el río (Dedicado a las víctimas de la masacre de Orlando y sus familias) Cuando la sangre se convierte..
Guest commentary by Jack Rogers Editorial note: Several months ago I received a kind email from Jack Rogers. In it he wrote, "Today..
Guest commentary by Beth Brown During the week of July 4th, I was at Lake Tahoe with 70 people enjoying what is..
Every morning when I ride the MARTA train to the church where I work in Atlanta, I sit or stand next..
Guest commentary by T. Denise Anderson Last week after we’d learned about a second extrajudicial killing of an African-American man, I..
I am no longer diving; unwilling anymore to risk this way-too-well-worn frame to sudden impact, its old familiar pain, upon these..
Guest Outpost blog by Samuel Son What makes or breaks a conference experience, more than speakers and schedules, is your roommate. Especially..
We are a denomination of small churches, many of which are located in rural areas. There are statistics upon statistics that document..
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