Mountains carry an immense spiritual freight in the biblical imagination. After 400 weary years of slavery in Egypt, Israel is constituted as..
A few weeks ago, our church started celebrating the sacrament of Communion over Zoom. I set up the meeting, then led the..
Guest commentary Matthew J. Skolnik This Sunday I held my 10-year-old nephew under my right arm as we live-streamed worship into our..
Picture it: March 12, 2020, a group of 20 anxious and stressed students gather in a small chapel with their college chaplain...
Like many other congregations, Central Presbyterian Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found itself having to reimagine mission as the reality of the COVID-19..
The idea of having communion while we are doing worship exclusively online was an easy theological jump. I quickly wrote up an..
Take time to read the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15 this week. The compelling piece of this parable is..
Guest commentary by Steve Willis A Sunday in May earned a new liturgical designation. Instead of the Sixth Sunday of Easter,..
Several years ago, I struggled with chronic stomach pain. My gastrointestinal specialist prescribed a medication and told me I would be on..
“I have a dream that one day … the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be..
This summer, my wife and I left our children in the care of her parents and headed off to hike Pilot Mountain,..
Lately, when weather allows, I venture out on prayer walks — some contemplative and free-form, others guided by Bible verses with instructions...
Guest commentary by Dave Coles According to Wikipedia (you know, the source of all knowledge and wisdom), “Go big or go home!”..
Somewhere along the line, we learned to stop asking questions we couldn’t answer. For example, when’s the last time you asked: Where..
Asian physician Battles virus at clinic Battles hate on street — John Okamoto John Okamoto, a member of Japanese Presbyterian Church is..
As I was growing up in Richmond, Virginia, my universe largely consisted of the five miles between my private school and my..
“God’s love never dies.” These words were spoken by a church elder, to fellow elders, in a time of crisis. The context..
One of the things I appreciate (and wrestle with, depending on the day) about Reformed theology is its view of sin and..
The last two hours of the 2020 General Assembly tell a story of their own – a story about the nature of..
The Special Commission on Racism, Truth & Reconciliation was birthed at the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, in 2016. It was..
This summer we have instituted the Friday Funday breakfast picnic. Typical summers, my daughter and I are both off on Friday and..
No one suffers the same way during any particular point in human history, including a global pandemic. People of color continue to..
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion.” Oddly, perhaps, in the church..
I left the 224th General Assembly questioning if our polity works in our fast-paced world. I wondered if assuming commissioners’ knowledge about..
After 28 years of ministry (including 20 in my current context), I asked for and received permission from the session to take..
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