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..
Today, about an hour ago as I wrote these words, I confess that I hit the wall. It was the umpteen-millionth spam..
Guest commentary by Sarah Sparks-Franklin “We forgot mints! We should have mints. Proper church ladies have mints at their luncheons.” One of..
My heart is pounding its way up my throat. My hands are sweaty enough that I’m glad we still have communion to..
When I directed the doctor of ministry program at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, we employed Bowen family systems theory in several ways...
As a Korean-American church was about to purchase a new building, its members raised a question about the future of the church...
In the late 19th century, Protestant Christians who sought to engage in foreign mission work carefully observed diplomatic developments in East Asia...
Guest commentary by Carlton Johnson Confession: I have never been to a Korean Presbyterian worship service. Unfortunately, I have never been invited...
In October, I spent two weeks traveling through Lebanon and Syria. The trip was organized by Presbyterian mission worker Elmarie Parker. Our group of..
The first time Mihee Kim-Kort witnessed a female Korean-American pastor preach in the pulpit was in 2008. It was Grace Ji-Sun..
Every year, researchers visit the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia to access our extensive Korea mission collections. Many are individual scholars and..
Fewer and fewer people I encounter have any idea what “Presbyterian” means. When, upon meeting someone, I am asked, “What do you..
Guest commentary by Shelly Wood Last week, I picked my 13-year-old up from a week of church camp at Pyoca, our Presbyterian..
There is a phenomenon in the church world referred to as the “PK.” The initials “PK” traditionally stand for “preacher’s kid,” but..
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