In the recent film, “The Theory of Everything,” the brilliance, determination and courage of the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking is dramatically portrayed. A..
This week we asked our bloggers to consider “membership” – How is our understanding of membership changing? Is membership important? What are..
This week we asked our bloggers to consider “membership” – How is our understanding of membership changing? Is membership important? What are..
Whatever your church situation you will find a vacation Bible school curriculum that will fit your needs. Here are some options for..
This week we asked our bloggers to consider “membership” – How is our understanding of membership changing? Is membership important? What are..
This week we asked our bloggers to consider “membership” – How is our understanding of membership changing? Is membership important? What are..
Lent is a season of fasting and repentance in preparation for Easter. This season, situated in the grey dregs of winter, reflects..
This week we asked our bloggers to consider “membership” – How is our understanding of membership changing? Is membership important? What are..
I’m a town in Carolina, I’m a detour on a ride For a phone call and a soda, I’m a blur from..
by Annette Weissenrieder What happens here is not simply a great scholarly enterprise with subscribers on all continents and in dozens of..
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..
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