When Beth Undercuffler’s phone rang on a wintry morning in 2018, she knew the call likely had to do with the blizzard..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. In a poem, author Brian Doyle..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. “Righteous” is derived from the Latin..
I once heard that pastors preach themselves into belief. I don’t know if this is true, but I can attest to the..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Humble thyself in the sight of..
Back in late-summer, I gathered up my birth certificate, my social security information and all the other necessary documentation, and I headed..
Original sin. This Calvinist and Augustinian doctrine supports the idea that Adam and Eve, as humanity’s original parents, passed on their disobedience..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Romans 5:3 identifies the need for..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. A friend was raised in..
Guest commentary by Linda Dickerson On Mondays, you would hardly think that on Sunday mornings worshippers gather to sing, pray, hear the..
“At some time after I came to this work I recalled a prayer that I made every night without fail when I..
Sometime in the early 1980s, when I was a recent graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary, I had a conversation with an uncle...
Take my fervor, take my will. Make me silent, yielded, still; wounded, if these wounds may be windows to eternity. Take my..
An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Tom served as pastor of congregations in Brenham, Texas, and Kerrville, Texas, before helping..
Perhaps being a saint means living somewhere between the holy and the ordinary, writes Julie Raffety.
As I get older, I spend more time in front of the mirror each morning. The issue isn’t vanity — at least..
At the Presbyterian Historical Society, we collect the raw materials that support the study of history, but what we deem important enough..
In wishing the Presbyterian Outlook a happy 200th celebration, I have to first say I cannot remember a time when the Outlook’s..
I read plaques and historical markers, especially those found in and around churches. Many offer only a name: “Given in memory of _______.”..
For years, I’ve been the pastor assigned to teach about Presbyterian theology and polity to people interested in joining the congregation. I’ve..
“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” This is the haunting refrain in the musical “Hamilton.” The question, the entire musical,..
I remember hearing a pastor once define church in a way that struck me as odd. He said, “The church is supposed..
After King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and arranged for her husband to be killed, God sent the prophet Nathan to David...
Guest commentary by Jason Schiller I am an aspiring gardener. I love the idea of tending to and cultivating fruits, vegetables and..
Who would give birth to the god of death? Not brought forth in light, as if from clouds, but squeezed tightly into..
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