Blood runs in the streets. Where shall we place the blame when blood is blood, and death is death? We descend into..
Several months after my congregation, Second Church of Kansas City, Missouri, called Paul Rock as pastor/head of staff in 2010, he asked..
Of the several factors that go into church program planning, four need to be abandoned right away. We’ve always done this. We..
TWO YEARS AGO, I had the privilege to serve as a commissioner for the 222nd General Assembly. Though feeling inadequate to make..
Jesus tells his followers that, contrary to what they have heard in the past, they are to love their enemies and even..
Can Jesus teleport? A child asked this at the last church I served. And the response from a nearby pastor was: “Yes. ..
A Mother's Day guest commentary by Sam Codington Mothers, I think, are very much like the Christian image for God. There are..
Are you going to St. Louis for the 223rd General Assembly? Congratulations are in order, especially if you have been elected..
As I have traveled to churches, presbyteries and conferences since the last General Assembly, I have shared news of the denomination, telling..
Guest commentary A book on Christian mission that took 10 years to translate is now available in Arabic. In March, the Evangelical..
Several years ago an honorably retired colleague of mine admired how lucky our generation is to have email as a tool for..
A lot of how we express ourselves as people of faith can be summed up in that simple phrase “thoughts and prayers.”..
Worship is the core of the life of the church. It is the center of congregational life: nourishing, inspiring, comforting, challenging. The..
Not all churches have choirs. Why say this in an article about choirs? I think it’s an important truth to name because..
What is the relationship between music and mission? I believe they are closely related. God has given humanity the wondrous ability to..
The desired end of most any discernment process is a clear choice; a decision made. Our goal is for the decision to..
I teach music in church and school settings. In my work at school, I began to use the Orff Schulwerk (school work)..
The little drummer boy is a fictitious visitor to the newborn Jesus. His only gift: the beat of his drum. But the..
The first time I put on a clerical robe I felt as if I was wearing a costume. It was a classic..
When I first began preaching, I was terrified of leading the children’s moment. I couldn’t stop thinking of Jesus’ words: “If any..
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of..
Guest commentary by Lee Hinson-Hasty Resources for Eastertide starting with Acts 4:32-35 It’s true that Christians have traditionally taken on Lenten practices..
I am not a fan of weeds. Weeding in Houston (where I live) is an extreme sport, especially in the summer time...
According to Masha Gessen, a Russian-American journalist and staff writer for the New Yorker, “We’ve lost the ability to have political conversations.”..
Having attended a more evangelical seminary, there were lots of different views on the sacrament of baptism floating around. And I was..
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