We install and ordain elders on the Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. It is an opportunity to highlight how serving..
If Sunday morning truly is “broken” and if what most church leaders know how to do best isn’t working, what next? ..
I, like many millenials, grew up with the understanding that one day I’ll make it past our parent’s income. Or at the..
Today is a snowy day. It is a day when most streets are quiet, except for the sound of squealing sledders on..
Prior to seminary graduation I hardly gave a thought to same-gender relationships. But eight days after Billy Graham handed me my M.Div.,..
You rarely read of Jesus resting. More often than not he is on the move; preaching, teaching, healing, walking, sailing, eating …..
As we move toward and through retirement, we find ourselves making decisions as huge as we made in our teens and 20s...
I turned forty-five last week. It doesn’t seem possible to me that I am as old as all that, to be honest. ..
The decision to move into a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) can be a challenging one. It often elicits quite a bit..
The member organizations of the Presbyterian Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (PAHSA) are seeking to strengthen the effectiveness of..
On a warm, sunny day, Ed and Anne Marie Germain walk the outdoor trail around the pond at Croixdale senior living community..
At the end of a line of 14 other persons standing in front of our congregation to profess their faith and become..
At my retirement celebration at the church where my wife and I served as co-pastors for seven years, a member gave me..
I remember a time when I remembered my father is also a son who took care of a daughter who was me...
If you or your parents are not yet ready, this is a time to start thinking about it. There is..
Building an older adult ministry to beat all older adult ministries? What a dumb idea, unless you’re just looking to get rich..
When churches struggle to develop new and authentic programs to attract children, youth and young adults (often in desperation) it would make..
The other day I attended a meeting of my presbytery. There is, as I have discovered, no rubric in Robert’s Rules of..
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:21 Is it time to think about New Year’s resolutions? As we contemplate how..
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has the feel of a denomination in transition — with congregations leaving and others..
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