Don’t panic about the clergy housing allowance. You wouldn’t know it from the breathless posts in social media, but the fate of..
The emerging leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are more diverse than ever, and the vocational landscape within the denomination has..
When I became the director of the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs in 2012, I inherited programs that had already been running..
I confess: Learning that the New Testament never uses the word stable or barn to describe where Jesus was born was borderline..
I have found the Christmas Eve sermon the hardest one to prepare. The biblical story has little to do with where listeners..
Guest commentary by Beth Brown In my world here in Chicago as the pastor of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, what the Supreme..
I think it would be accurate to say that most of life is lived and experienced in the in-between. While it may..
”This congregation has been in slow and steady decline since 1964. I don’t know if we have a future.” “I want the..
Hope as a verb is anemic, a flimsy little cobweb. “I hope it doesn’t rain today,” we say. Hope-as-a-verb doesn’t even have..
Guest commentary by Richard Peterson Maybe hard times have to get worse before they get better. It seems like that’s the way..
Guest commentary by Conrad Rocha The sacred land of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah is now under major threat. On..
I love the used book sales that local libraries hold in basements and back rooms. The smell of musty pages, the multicolored..
I’m listening to the silence. The rest of the country seems to be on fire with revelations involving sexual misconduct, violence and..
The Bible surprises sometimes. Even passages read and re-read reveal connections unwanted and unsought. While digging around in the second chapter of..
How can people of faith respond to the to the national #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations? Here’s a sampling of ideas, opinion pieces,..
Guest commentary by Patrick David Heery I am a father. I am a father of two beautiful twin boys and four children..
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations” – Zig Ziglar Yeah … I totally don’t believe that. Or, maybe I do. I..
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the approval of the Confession of 1967, a milestone that brought the church a contemporary..
Guest commentary by Courtney Fields Connelly We were beyond thrilled to be expecting a second son, Silas, due May 2014. Our older..
Guest commentary by Jena Hernandez Two and a half years ago my husband, Brandon, and I decided to try to get pregnant..
Editor’s note: This story is adapted from the book “Blood and Bone: Truth and Reconciliation in a Southern Town” On the..
This is the day that the Lord has made! We will rejoice and be glad in it. This is also the day..
Guest commentary by Kristin Willett Two years. It is hard for me to come to terms with it, yet it has been..
Guest commentary by Emmanuel O. Afolabi Happiness is not found in acquiring “more,” but in being more thankful for what we've already..
Giving thanks is a fundamental practice in Christianity, including the Presbyterian Church. Ecumenical expressions of gratitude characterize American history. They include the..
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