During a week of vacation this summer, I took my kids to a creek near their grandparent’s house. While my wife was..
Earlier this summer I was fortunate to join friends on a small expedition ship to explore southeast Alaska’s coastal wilderness. The trip..
Guest commentary by Christian T. Iosso Don Shriver was on my committee when I received my Ph.D. in ethics from Union Seminary..
A couple of summers ago, during what seemed to be an endless summer (joke was on me it seemed; 2020 was just..
Maddie loves the water. My family met Maddie, a husky mix, on a recent camping trip to Northern Wisconsin. We were swimming..
I have strummed a guitar on and off for the better part of 20 years. As an undergraduate, I would accompany my..
His name is Dave, and most summer mornings, from dawn until 9 a.m., you can find him in shorts and black knee-high..
From March until December of 2020 – from Easter until Christmas – not a week went by without the death of someone..
This summer, I read and preached on the stories of King David in 1 and 2 Samuel. Of course, we covered the..
The medieval mystic, Meister Eckhart, claimed, “God laughs and plays in good deeds.” Laughter and play call strong and specific images to..
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...
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