As of October 1, I have served in my current congregation – “my first..
In the last few months, I have begun to explore an approach to Christian engagement in American politics that is less faithful..
Most of us have heard the possibly apocryphal story of theologian Karl Barth answering a student’s question about the most important thing..
Heidi Husted Armstrong wrote me a letter and I don’t even know her. She wrote a letter to those “considering leaving”..
I began my academic career as professor at College of the Holy Cross, a very fine Jesuit school in Worcester, Massachusetts...
(Click here for part one of this two-part post.) Hard conversations are unavoidable, even for the sweetest, most kind-hearted church leaders. ..
“Small talk” is a vital part of every congregation’s life. We greet one another after worship, commenting on sports and gardens and..
The vast majority of independent, private institutions of higher learning in the U.S. were established by the church. Hundreds of historically Protestant..
It has happened again. Getting out into the community is a game-changer. For several years, I have been working with declining churches..
The Oak Tree at the Entrance to Blackwater Pond – Mary Oliver Everyday on my way to the pond I pass the..
I recently began a new call which means I am fresh out of what we Presbyterians call “the call process.” It is..
Something has been bothering me lately. Over the summer, I read an article in The Economist about a study published by..
Outlook College Partnership Award runner-up essay by Courtney Nussbaumer It was the stillness that spoke loudest to me that night. As..
Outlook College Partnership Award winning essay by WHITNEY RANEY I was sitting in my advisor’s office a couple of weeks ago..
Following two full months of moving into the Christian Education wing of Aldrich, I have begun to see some patterns of life..
Put together the plethora of majors from which to choose, the constant stream of fine arts events, the massive sports venues and..
In a recent blog post, Dr. Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, used the Presbyterian Church (USA) as an example..
I'm not proud to admit that I was nervous the first time I began visiting patients on the psychiatric floor of my..
These words about leadership just leaped off the page — because they are provocative, and because they sound true. “The hope..
Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, a 170-member congregation in the riverside village of Weems, Va., started swimmingly on sabbatical planning for its..
A few weeks ago, I attended a funeral. Funerals are not foreign territory for me; as a pastor responsible for pastoral care..
I have changed her name to protect the innocent, so we’ll just call her “Prissy.” Prissy and I were CBFFs (Church Best..
Mission begins at the church’s front door. Any elder or deacon can tell you that. But how do you reach the people..
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..
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