Do we need more leaders like Martin Luther? In the 500th anniversary year of Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, attention was..
I am a little suspicious of people who like church. I grew up in the church, I’m an ordained pastor and..
Forty years ago the West Coast was already comfortably ensconced in post-Christendom. Church wasn’t working the way it had in the post-World..
I remember the first time I heard the word “brainstorm” as a little kid in school. My imagination immediately kicked in and..
If you have been part of an organization, work group, movement or sports team, you know that leadership matters — often more..
I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say..
Early in the morning of November 9, 2016, the day after the presidential election, my phone rang.It was our presbyter, Cindy Kohlmann...
“You are not going to pass that test by osmosis!” I have rarely used the term “osmosis” in its proper scientific form,..
Gary Charles’ perspective: Leaders reformed by God according to the Word of God Leadership theory is a popular topic on seminary campuses..
I learned about a new website recently. The site willrobotstakemyjob.com determined, well, how likely it is that a robot will take your..
Every church, every neighborhood, every committee, every organization of which I have ever participated has had unheralded, unofficial leaders. I can picture..
On a Tuesday morning, James Bernhardt stops by a church room to say good morning to a group that gathers twice a..
Spiritually is physicality, and physicality is spirituality. Our Christian tradition is an incarnational faith in which our bodies are meant to be..
The best retirement home chaplains cannot be all things to all residents, nor can they provide an authentic religious experience outside their..
Recently, following worship, a congregant had a seizure before leaving the church. I was still in the sanctuary talking with some folks..
“Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1b). This heartfelt request of the disciples still resonates within us today. Their desire to know..
Andrew Jackson, whose presidency is marked by the Indian Removal Act, was a Presbyterian. He was also a slaveholder. One might, of..
I remember when I was in seminary when a friend asked me to pray for him. “I’m only asking you,” he said,..
The anniversary is over – now down to business. Welcome to 2018 – the year after the 500th anniversary of the Reformation...
While a Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) in New Orleans, I started reading Brother Lawrence’s “The Practice of the Presence of God.” I..
It may disgust my parents to hear this, but some of the greatest presents I ever received were cardboard boxes. They weren’t..
I remember my first fervent, desperate, I-will-do-anything-if-you-answer-this-prayer-God prayer. When I was 8 years old, my little brother’s life seemed to hang in..
Like many others, these days I’ve been swimming a sea of anxiety that only seems to worsen the more I read and..
The story in Exodus 1:1-22 tells us that the powers that be wanted to maintain the status quo. The “establishment” was afraid..
When you enter the United States from abroad, you have to clear passport control. Typically, an agent checks your passport, asks..
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