Recently I was home in Michigan for a few days. My parents took me to Sluggos, an old pizza joint that has..
Guest commentary by Shannon Jung What would it take to build a hospital in the heart of Africa? Nothing less than God’s..
It’s hard to begin to understand just how much the pandemic has affected our lives. I was called to be the pastor..
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. — Matthew 5:8 At the start of the pandemic, there was..
Guest commentary by Amy Cerniglia “Does anybody have safety pins?” While driving to campus, a classmate noticed an unraveling thread on my..
As a Presbyterian pastor I am required to have earned a Master of Divinity as part of my ordination requirements. The M.Div...
As I write this, there are emails that have not been sent, there are phone calls that have not been returned,..
Guest commentary by Larry Toney If you’ve been watching the news from Afghanistan, you may have experienced the same anguish I have...
You are all frontline heroes, from red-eyed stockers to baggers. Still, I make a place in my heart those working the register...
I was asked recently what I read for inspiration and information. I had to admit to this person that my reading, especially..
This is a picture of my daughter playing in August 2021. Some things are the same from a few years ago. She..
Guest commentary by William McConnell It was a normal weekend in the life of a denominational “road warrior” in the days before..
Guest blog by Russ Kerr I love summer reading! Winter reading is for curling up with a cozy blanket next to the..
After only a couple of dates, Ginny and I lighted on the subject of pets. I am a dog guy. My romantic..
(To my friends at Central Presbyterian Church) I was lost. I didn’t know it. I thought I had it all together. I..
I nurse my newborn son and run the shower. His breath knocks against the night air, nose clogged by a cold. I..
I think it was about this time last year that I confessed here on the Presbyterian Outlook blog that I didn’t have..
Quarantine is a period of social isolation to help arrest the spread of disease. Turns out, it is also apparently the time..
Guest commentary by Matt Matthews “To be quiet, even wordless, in a good place is a better gift than poetry.” —Wendell..
One year I took a 4 a.m. Christmas morning airport shuttle alone with a sweet driver. “Merry Christmas,” he said and handed..
Growing up in Oklahoma, I had a complex relationship with how I learned about Indigenous people and land — about how we..
Guest commentary by Paul Hooker As I write these words, the news is coursing around the internet that Simone Biles, American gymnast..
The church gets it wrong sometimes when it comes to food allergies. I learned this about 15 years ago. I have a..
Around seven years ago, due to a health crisis, I became sensitive to a long list of foods. While I’ve added back..
Guest commentary by Glenn Burkland In leading and attending Bible studies over the years, I have noticed one topic that eventually makes..
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