One of my first funerals, in my first pastorate, Was for a young man barely out of high school; One blistering July..
Ever since I was little, I had an idea of who a pastor was supposed to be. I had a few examples..
Have you diluted MLK's message to be palatable? Have I? — Robert P. Jones
Bruce Gillette argues that the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) mistranslates John 2:13-22.
“Because they use the church as their only measuring stick, Presbyterians and other mainline Protestant religions often have a sense of decline..
My dear one, May you know that you are beautifully and wonderfully made. Yes, you! You are beautiful and perfect just the..
There's a group of young evangelicals leaving behind their tradition. Can progressive mainline denominations welcome them? Jon Mathieu reflects.
Recently, the world opened up enough for me to accompany my son, a high school senior, on several college tours. Even though..
Upward socioeconomic mobility is something that many families count on when sending their children to college. Their expectation is that earning a..
As the president and the chaplain of Austin College in Sherman, Texas – one of the 54 member institutions of the Association..
Now that we have been given fresh smelling empty time, and hearts broken open, weary of the battering too egregious to voice..
The Big Picture William Tennent probably never dreamed we would get to this point. The same could be said for John Witherspoon...
Upon one of the Sunday School walls, there hung a painting of John baptizing Jesus, but the River Jordan looked more like..
Ministry takes a variety of forms. Some are called to be pastors of churches, others, chaplains of colleges, hospitals, prisons or retirement..
Daniel J. Ott explores moral injury, just war, and the PC(USA)’s recent engagement with these topics.
Ever since its inception, Reformed Protestantism – the movement that gave birth to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) – has paid attention to..
this shining moment in the now — David Budbill We call the year “new” but the ancient sun pulls the earth along..
Smiling wide, my 2-year-old son handed me his latest artwork. Swirly-twirly lines covered every inch of the paper.
I absolutely loathe when I mess up. I get in my own head and can be brutal with myself about how I..
The first word of God was love. “Let there be light,” God said, and the darkness receded. Before we were even created,..
The Christian military chaplain recognizes that we have a God who has chosen to identify with experiences of trauma and moral injury, says Murray Joseph Thompson.
One whiff of anise seed transports me back to childhood Christmases in a little Iowa farmhouse… Every Christmas, my late grandmother made..
The randomness of it: that’s the first thing we noticed. One stretch of road, the houses and yards and Christmas decorations were..
Full body search, and scan unlock intimidating gates toward the so-called Welcome Center of the Federal Maximum Security Facility, in a late..
Our congregation has gotten in the habit of lighting the Advent wreath at the beginning of worship each Sunday in Advent. It’s..
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