In the early 1980s, one of our associate pastors detected a need for a Bible study that members, like me, who worked..
“Reading in silence is the source of half the misconceptions that have caused the public to distrust poetry.” — Basil Bunting What..
I’ve been blessed with good health. When I hit a little bump in the road, like tearing a tendon in my right..
Guest commentary by Evelyn Worth McMullen Meet Kendra, a 14-year-old with limited verbal skills who was brought by her caregiver to the..
I have to confess something: I’ve never had a class in youth ministry. I never went to Montreat or Triennium as a..
Throughout recorded history, African people have employed rites-of-passage practices and rituals to distinguish and celebrate the important non-reoccurring stages of the lives..
At 90 years old, Hazel Sparks still remembers how it felt to walk past Nelson Bell’s house and see the light on..
Guest commentary by Adan A. Mairena In the basement of a North Philadelphia Roman Catholic church, there’s a stack of wooden tables,..
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to..
Guest commentary by Cindy Kohlmann Jane and Joe (names have been changed) are standing in front of me, the perfect picture of..
Guest commentary by Nina Simone Each spring, somewhere between the end of the Super Bowl and opening day at the baseball fields,..
Guest commentary by Wendy Neff The announcement on Tuesday to let DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) expire in six months was..
What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see. – Lin-Manuel Miranda (“The World Was Wide..
When I went through confirmation class decades ago at First Presbyterian Church in Woodstock, Illinois, no one said to me what Jan..
I recently began a new call as a solo pastor. I’ve been preaching the lectionary Scripture texts since I arrived in April...
It can be incredibly powerful to think of confirmation for the young people in our congregations as a rite of passage –..
Like marriage, confirmation is about the church’s desire to be a player in people‘s lives. It would serve better if it stopped..
Banana bread, coffee, a glass bowl of mixed nuts. These treats welcomed us into the large, cinderblock classroom. Every week a comforting..
Guest commentary by Randy Covington Editor’s note: Randy Covington is a Presbyterian elder and journalism professional. He was recently asked by his..
Last year, a short article in the New York Times announced the retirement of the Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey Circus elephants. Changing..
Editor’s note: Grace Ji-Sun Kim attended the 2015 United Nations climate change convention as a journalist, and in 2016 as an observer...
Guest commentary by Dwyn M. Mounger “Man’s [sic] nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” – John Calvin, “Institutes..
What beauty the world has to offer, I want to be in it Not because the world is dangling some enticement for..
Oh High Priest! Cleanse me with your water, Rid me of my impurity, Make me like the one who brought down fire,..
Guest commentary by Gary Charles This commentary was written Gary W. Charles, pastor of Cove Presbyterian Church in Covesville, Virginia, near Charlottesville...
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