Benedictory Blue blood president I DON’T WATCH ANY TELEVISION series on a regular basis, but if I’m home and otherwise unengaged on a night when Tom..
Editorials Editorial – To the glory of God Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: “He is..
Voices All that stuff I loved my seminary experience. My wife and I both studied at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena at the same time (she..
Outlook Features Unbound: The transformative power of youth mission trips Hundreds of churches offer short term youth mission trips as a way to express one of the essentials of our faith: reaching..
Outlook Features Living waters flowing from a living forest Mission goes to camp. Camp goes to mission. Each statement sounds neither compelling nor poetic. But over the past 20 years, both..
Insights columns Conscientious commenting I knew something fascinating was coming when my friend and co-author, Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, sent me an e-mail saying, “Gentiles do not..
Outlook Features Living river: Learning laboratory The short, saucy version is this: on November 20, 2012, an 81-year-old widow named Bette Wilson died in Birmingham, Ala. She had..
Voices 5 things I wish I’d learned in seminary This month, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook Outpost..
Editorials Editorial – It’s Camplicated When it comes to Christian camping, Presbyterian style, there’s bad news, there’s good news and there’s really good news. First, the..
Outlook Features Project Homecoming: An alternate urban camp for grown-ups When over 180,000 homes were flooded in New Orleans in 2005, open-hearted volunteers came by the tens of thousands. Among the first..
Voices What I wished I had learned in seminary… This month, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook Outpost..
Voices Learning to become a spiritual listener through presence—not books This month, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook Outpost..
Benedictory Practical church history A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I got a phone call from a woman who introduced herself as the curator of the art..
Voices Do you favor the legalization of marijuana? SOURCE: 2013 AMERICAN VALUES SURVEY, PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
Voices The flip side—5 things I wish I’d learned in seminary Lest anyone should think me ungrateful, yesterday I wrote a list of things I was glad to learn in seminary. You can..
Insights columns Planning a study leave Two weeks of study leave included in a pastor’s compensation package provide a valuable time for spiritual and academic growth, relaxation and..
Voices A valentine to my seminary—5 things I’m grateful to have learned Pastors and church members are quick to enumerate the ways that seminaries fall short in preparing candidates for ministry. Before I participate..
Outlook Features The role of certainty in the life of the disciple Elijah was certain that there was no real god except the God who had called Israel out of Egypt and asked the..
Voices Will the sane Christians please stand up? When I moved from the United States to Northern Ireland I never expected the Huffington Post to signal one of the most..
Voices Five things that I wish I’d learned in seminary In seminary, I had terrific classes. Old and New Testament, Church History, Theology, Pastoral Care, Hebrew, Greek and some handy German. Oh,..
Outlook Features Building the beloved community: Shannon Beck assumes position as reconciliation catalyst
Voices What I wish I had learned in seminary This week, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook..
Voices Where do I belong? This week, we asked our bloggers to name a few things that they wish they had learned in seminary. Visit the Outlook..
Outlook Features Abiding, and abiding still The question I’m asked more than any other at this season of ministry is how I’ve managed to stay in one church..
Voices “I’m not THAT old…I’m just THAT blessed!” We install and ordain elders on the Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. It is an opportunity to highlight how serving..
