Guest Outlook blog by Katy Shevel Seventeen years ago, I did not live in the range of the Brood X cicadas and..
When I heard the newest CDC guidelines that vaccinated people no longer needed to wear masks in almost every public gathering, whether..
Guest commentary by Tod Bolsinger “Could we just celebrate a little, Tod? Before we starting making plans for the next thing, could..
Picture it: January 2021. Plans were made and students moved hesitantly into their housing. COVID-19 tests were given. Quarantine was required. Masks..
Guest commentary by Neal D. Presa The “Chairs and Execs” Table of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recently concluded a virtual meeting. This..
Guest commentary by Erin Wise I am a hospitalist. That means that I am the physician you see when you are in..
I remember being selected for an exercise on active listening while I was in seminary — trust me, I did not volunteer. ..
Guest commentary by Tara Spuhler McCabe Thanks to COVID-19 (scratch that) … thanks to the CDC guidelines, churches get a RESET button..
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him. (Deuteronomy 7:9)..
Every time I think of the fruit of the Spirit, I remember a banner that hung in the fellowship hall of..
Yes, I will admit I stole this title from the new country song by Lily Rose. The song is, of course (it’s..
Guest commentary by Anna Kendig Flores In the agonizing hour before the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was announced last week,..
Guest commentary by Sam McGregor Am I my brother’s keeper? It’s an infamous question — one that Cain asked God after God..
a church with borderless borders like water strong and gentle clear and life-giving fluid and transforming where trees grow and children..
Guest commentary by Amy Cerniglia Lesbian Day of Visibility, marked annually on April 26, celebrates lesbians around the world. With this day..
“Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and rider he has hurled into the sea.” — Exodus 15:21..
I can still picture myself sitting in the pew of the United Methodist Church I grew up in, listening to my pastor..
We talk in circles about how the church is a place for connecting, a place for people to find community. And..
Guest commentary by Lea Sitton PHILADELPHIA — Even as the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) received a 2020 NACD..
In a year of lament, it is a challenge to find and celebrate joy. “What is your joy this year?” our church..
Love is such a lovely word, gracious, spacious, capacious to a fault, embracing every blessed thing from those little smiley faces we..
Last year at the beginning of the pandemic, I brought home my potted succulents from my study at the church. I set..
Guest commentary by Pam McVety One of Latricia’s earliest memories is looking out a sliding glass door and wondering why everything looked..
A few months ago, I bought some tomatoes at the grocery store. My wife cut one open and discovered that..
My wife Lara’s podcast game is off the charts. At least that’s what I always tell her. I have this image of..
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