During a sabbatical from my pastorate in 2015 I walked a pilgrimage of faith that radically altered my life. Nothing I have..
On July 30, Susan McSwain brought her friends from Reality Ministries to lead us in worship. Reality Ministries is a community of..
I am not grateful for everything: humidity, hatred, or the vengeful vow, foam packing peanuts, blisters, the slippery slope. I’m grateful for..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
Guest commentary by William Yoo In the painful aftermath of the hateful activity and horrible tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia, many Presbyterians condemned..
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) It’s nearing the end of summer..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
A dozen years ago, Robert Reich, academic economist and secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, published a brief essay in The..
The conversation about what we need to learn from Charlottesville continues to unfold, as people around the nation look hard at what..
Many groups, two sides, one right response Many groups converged on Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend, but only two sides were represented: good..
Guest commentary by Peggy Grant A beautiful Christmas tradition at North Church is the giving and receiving of “star words.” Star words..
Guest commentary by Frank Spencer, president of the Board of Pensions, on lower costs for medical coverage available to seminarians. Registration with..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
Make me a sentinel for your people in pain. Your world is filled with anguish. Where will you send me, speak clearly..
Jane Gray Suggs’s face beams as she shows off the picture of her late husband, Forest DeWitt Suggs Jr. It is a..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
Guest commentary by Luke Choi When the congregation of Korean Central Presbyterian Church (KCPC) in Brecksville, Ohio, a beautiful suburb south of..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
While sitting in a Catholic funeral recently, I was struck by the richness and depth of the liturgy. It said so much,..
This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..
What is “healing”? Doctors tend to emphasize one aspect of healing: physical healing. Counselors and therapists focus on a different aspect:..
Nice weather in Houston has meant lots of time playing in the park with my 17-month-old son. One sunny day, my son..
AIDS, homelessness, wars fought at a distance and quickly, famine in far-off countries, marriages, deaths, cocaine addiction and alcoholism, divorce, youth struggling..
My grandfather beat my grandmother every time she went to church. Because every time she went, she tithed and my grandfather..
One readily available opportunity for every congregation to expand and deepen its focus on stewardship development is obvious, but often resisted. And..
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