July 2015 marks the 600 year anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus. This week, writer Jim Nedelka offers exclusive reflections for..
You don’t know them. But, you answer the phone when they call the church, wanting to get married there (the sanctuary really..
July 2015 marks the 600 year anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus. This week, writer Jim Nedelka offers exclusive reflections for..
Colored sand. Doves. Unity candles. Swords. Flower petals. Satin pillows. Screaming young children. Bagpipes. String quartets. CD players. Complicated seating charts. Converse..
I WILL NEVER FORGET MY WEDDINGS. You are reading correctly: I had two weddings. A very small and private wedding in Georgia..
When the chair of our congregation’s associate pastor nominating committee announced the completion of the search this spring, one of our elders..
I was in prison, and you visited me. – Matthew 25:36 “When I walk into the prison, a burden is lifted from..
A charge to the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary graduating class of 2015.
Guest commentary by Carlton D. Johnson As we approach the first of the summer holidays, the air of anticipated days of relaxation..
by George Wilson I was a prison ministry skeptic. Why would I want to help get sentences reduced for those whom I..
Guest Outpost blog from Shannon Skelly I’m about to start my senior year of college studying theology and peace and conflict studies..
Guest commentary by Denise Anderson On June 17, 2015, nine people were shot and killed at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South..
As of this writing America continues to process the images of both non-violent and violent protest in Baltimore in the wake of..
by J. Eric Skidmore Last year 117 American law enforcement officers died in the line of duty. On the evening of May..
In a bit of social media commentary recently, I pled with the Presbyterian Mission Agency board to consider making formal theological education..
We stood in that field a good distance from Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison while I related to my other friends from..
As the 2016 presidential election cranks up the issue of mass incarceration is taking center stage. There is surprising bipartisan support for..
by Dean Thompson AS WE PONDER HATRED’S COMPLEX DYNAMICS, Charles M. Blow’s profound picture provides pastoral insight. “Hate is never about..
by Jeanne Bishop Homar Fajardo is a native of Waco, Texas, who became a husband and father at age 15. To supplement..
While my wife browsed T.J. Maxx for trousers, I sat on a curb outside and observed people going in and out of..
Guest commentary by David Williams There comes a point in every big parliamentary gathering when things can go a little bit off..
Little did I know in June of 2014 that the next six months of my life would be spent in focused communications..
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been talking about marriage the entire time I have been ordained as a pastor.
Guest commentary by Ed Koster In the 1920s, the Presbyterian Church was afflicted by theological, social and polity conflicts that went to..
"Educate a Child, Transform the World” — the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved that new initiative in 2014, the..
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