At exactly 4:17 a.m., a wet dog nose nudges me in the face, eager to begin the day. She is an unfailing..
Guest commentary by William McConnell My younger sister is a successful real estate agent. But no matter her skills, there is one..
We like to think what we do matters. Has an impact. Changes lives. But does it? I confess: I’m a “change..
Recently I was home in Michigan for a few days. My parents took me to Sluggos, an old pizza joint that has..
“We are all failures — at least the best of us are.” — J.M. Barrie “Everything stinks till it’s finished.” — Dr. Seuss Who..
“Do not pick up hitchhikers.” For six years I read this highway sign as I drove by the barbed-wire-topped fencing, the sniper..
Guest commentary by Shannon Jung What would it take to build a hospital in the heart of Africa? Nothing less than God’s..
I really enjoy watching the “The Great British Baking Show,” but at first I couldn’t quite say why. I could only testify..
This is what often happens. Over the years, a Presbyterian congregation gets smaller and smaller, its remaining core of members get older..
It’s hard to begin to understand just how much the pandemic has affected our lives. I was called to be the pastor..
I have always been passionate about women in ministry — the history, the achievements and the obstacles they faced as they paved..
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. — Matthew 5:8 At the start of the pandemic, there was..
Guest commentary by Amy Cerniglia “Does anybody have safety pins?” While driving to campus, a classmate noticed an unraveling thread on my..
Reading is a key part of our lives. Usually when a printed text catches our eye, we read it. Reading is such..
As a Presbyterian pastor I am required to have earned a Master of Divinity as part of my ordination requirements. The M.Div...
As I write this, there are emails that have not been sent, there are phone calls that have not been returned,..
Guest commentary by Larry Toney If you’ve been watching the news from Afghanistan, you may have experienced the same anguish I have...
You are all frontline heroes, from red-eyed stockers to baggers. Still, I make a place in my heart those working the register...
Books have always been an important part of my life. My innate obsession with books has blossomed into a deep appreciation for..
I was asked recently what I read for inspiration and information. I had to admit to this person that my reading, especially..
My first memory of a storybook includes the Fisher-Price record player, an illustrated version of “Snow White,” a tone to turn the..
This is a picture of my daughter playing in August 2021. Some things are the same from a few years ago. She..
Guest commentary by William McConnell It was a normal weekend in the life of a denominational “road warrior” in the days before..
I cannot remember how, as an adult, I first got my hands on “A Ring of Endless Light” by Madeleine L’Engle. My..
Though the pipe organ welcomes us into traditional Presbyterian churches, the Hammond B3 organ is a Black church staple. As our organist..
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