I love our new Form of Government — most of it. It’s lean, efficient, and places our historic principles of Presbyterian governance..
My son, Sam, got sick last week for the first time in his almost 11 months of life outside the womb. Some..
Peter Drucker, the business/management/leadership author, once said that the four hardest jobs in America are to be the president of the United..
It's that time of the year. Target and the local grocery stores turn into veritable labyrinths with stacks of bookcases and..
A colleague sent me a link to a blog article by Carey Nieuwhof reckoning with the reality that even faithful churchgoers are coming..
For many ministers — who often sprint from one end of the week to the next, their schedules crammed with meetings and..
I grew up in a pastor’s home, back in the day when honorifics were standard fare when addressing clergy. I do not..
In the aftermath of the president's request for authorization of military action in Syria, numerous Christian individuals and organizations reacted immediately, expressing..
Has Pastor Appreciation Month run its course? As your new editor at the time, I suggested in 2006 that October should..
In our society everything is marketed, everything sells. Things as benign as cotton balls or power tools require sexy advertising to beat..
Just a couple of weeks ago, a police officer was shot and killed in a neighborhood not far from where I live. ..
When congregations face major decisions, need to develop long range plans, or are in the process of a calling a pastor, church..
I was inspired by Diana Nyad’s swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64. I was inspired not so much..
Jeff Bezos’ recent purchase of the Washington Post brought to light one of his classic quotes: “What is dangerous is not to..
Last month I served my final Sunday as a Lake Fellow Resident at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis and moved to Richmond,..
Every Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening, nine housemates create space in their schedules to gather for a time of fellowship and breaking..
Earlier this week, a chaplain at a Presbyterian-related college shared with me that while he sends a few students to seminary every..
Recently I read that on the 25th anniversary of the Barmen Declaration (1958), the words, spirit and vision of Barmen were a..
“Presbyterian? Is that Catholic?” Claiming a denomination when asked about religious affiliation has become about as irrelevant as claiming a county instead..
New Mexico, July 2001. We were there on a mission trip; it was my last before I headed off to college in..
In the summer of 2011, I was in downtown Detroit (site of the 2014 General Assembly) for the annual conference of the..
Seminaries face challenging times, with financial struggles and student debt, and real questions being about how to best prepare effective leaders to..
We were sitting in our bathing suits and shorts in the ice cream shop waiting out a storm. There was thunder and..
One of the most exhilarating things in my pastoral life is when I sense that God is calling me to play..
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