In the ninth season of the ABC show Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Mark Sloan is on life support due to injuries sustained in..
by Edwin Chr. Van Driel There’s a remarkable passage in one of the upcoming lectionary readings. “Some Greeks,” John writes, came to..
THESE DAYS I’M KEENLY AWARE that my dad won’t be here forever. At 92, my Armenian father is sharp as a tack..
Effective leadership has three requirements: A compelling vision (where we want to get); Incremental steps (what we will do next to get there);..
Brokenness is an important word in the church. It’s akin to the word “depravity,” but feels less churchy and less heavy-handed. Maybe..
When I started in the ministry way, way back in 1974, I don’t think I ever heard of an interim pastor. Over..
Our congregation has been wrestling with the concept of missionality — that we, as the church, engage with God in God’s mission to..
Many PC(USA) congregations are considered “family-sized.” According to Alice Mann’s work on congregation sizes, a “family” congregation has up to 50 adults..
Would you continue to go to a gym where many of the personal trainers seemed out of shape? What if those trainers..
For some Presbyterians, celebrating Lent is not intuitive — it may not have been part of their family’s pattern growing up. It..
Lent is a time to give up time in reaching for eternity, to set aside the minutes and the hours and make..
I’ve heard arguments over the years that the church should focus solely (souly?) on the spiritual well-being of its members and their..
Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. WE ARE MARKED, EACH ONE OF US, with the sign of the..
Take dust and dip the finger in its pool. Take ash and wipe the forehead clean of guise. Mark countenance, that earthly..
While some Protestants still struggle with what to make of Lent (“Isn’t that a Catholic thing?”), increasingly Presbyterian congregations are seeking creative approaches for making..
Over the past 40 years, I have preached controversial sermons on race, sexuality, war and justice. But no sermon caused me so..
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. There are some lessons it seems like..
by Linda Seebantz It was November 1955 when Presbyterians convened to sign the paperwork and assume ownership of a dude ranch..
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. Failure is a zeitgeisty concept right now...
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. From the hardest time in my life,..
by Henry G. Brinton For roughly 40 years, Camp Glenkirk was the primary camp and conference center for Presbyterians in the Washington,..
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. Ever since I was a little girl..
by Betty Angelini “In the PC(USA) we talk a lot about collaboration and partnering. This is just a fantastic example of PC(USA)..
by Richard DuBose Even almost 30 years later, I can retrieve the moment instantly. Three companions had joined me on a..
A sermon originally preached at Village Presbyterian Church on January 11, 2015. 1 Timothy 2:8-12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 “Do you accept..
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