For years Frederick Buechner’s quote about vocation both haunted and inspired me. You likely have heard it: “The place God calls you..
Directly across Jordan Street (the address for the church I serve) sits the Roman Catholic Cathedral. In the Presbyterian churches I have..
Psychiatrist Murray Bowen coined the term “emotional field” to describe powerful systemic forces – something akin to electromagnetic fields. We all know..
When an older person walks into a library and asks you how to use a computer having never touched one before, where..
As a geologist, I initially felt no need to connect science with faith; I neatly compartmentalized the two, thinking that science dealt..
Guest commentary by Hsin-hsin Huang “Who am I?” This question is not only asked by teenagers in search of identity, it is also..
In my early years, I, like every other American toddler, had to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the homeroom period every..
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I..
When simple faith is enough When it comes to science we all know something about its theories and practical applications. Even if..
To be a born again Christian (I use this phrase primarily to indicate becoming a follower of Jesus in one’s adult years)..
Guest commentary by Michelle Henrichs Our congregation sold all of our real estate and has lived to tell about it. Heritage Presbyterian..
On August 21, millions of Americans jammed highways, crowded campgrounds and booked up hotels along a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to..
Wear your vestments. Clergy will sit together at the front. Faith leaders are needed in the park. We want the clergy to..
The rules of English spelling are a mess, and so are its rules for capitalization. It’s so simple in German: Capitalize the..
In the last 30-plus years as I’ve served seven congregations as a pastor, only a few were officially called “interim ministry.” But..
As a newly-ordained elder at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, I am truly excited to begin my journey serving Christ during a..
One of family systems theory’s most helpful concepts and practices is “reframing.” I love this concept because it is so elegantly simple..
Why are churches leaving the PC(USA)? Some leaders of exiting churches with whom I have relationships have said that the PC(USA) no..
My most beloved possession in early elementary school was not a stuffed animal, or a security blanket, or a favorite toy. It..
Guest commentary by Donna Holmes, with contributions from Dee Anderson, Jake Brandt and Bob Patton August 9, 2017, marked Habitat for Humanity’s..
Recently I hit a wave of nostalgia and went shopping. Lo and behold, on Amazon.com one can purchase the 1989 version of..
I am routinely surprised at how we Christians in the United States struggle to enjoy Scripture in comparison with how easily we..
A little less than a month ago, I experienced my first catastrophic flood. Flooding is a normal thing in Houston, where I..
The premise is this: With a surge of retirements approaching, and fewer people going to seminary, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is..
“I can’t believe he said he was lucky.” My 16-year-old is processing our cab driver’s story. Wasim is a native of Libya..
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