Take time to pay attention in this chill and penitential season. Set aside some now-and-then for simply now, leave then for later,..
My parents met each other at the dirt track. A dirt oval where cars race, and drivers test their skills as they..
As I looked over the bulletin in my office, I heard the faint sound of our front doorbell ringing. I have missed..
Guest commentary by Elizabeth Lovell Milford “You give them something to eat.” This is the simple instruction Jesus gives his disciples in..
When I was in college, my campus chaplain was someone who was influential beyond words in my spiritual direction. She was the..
I recently began meeting with a new spiritual director. At the beginning of our session, she asked if I would like to..
Guest commentary by Cliff Stewart Next year will mark a century of ministry at the Presbyterian Buffalo Gap Encampment in Texas! The..
I’m a 32-year-old pastor serving a wonderful congregation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the time of this writing, I have..
Thin places In the summer of 2004, I traveled for two months in Scotland. Six of those weeks were spent volunteering with..
Guest commentary by Aaron Neff Shortly after Epiphany, my family took down our Christmas tree. It was a sad affair for my..
This stark primordial dust fresh imposed between my eyes this February day fades swiftly and is gone, no necessity to rub or..
Ash Wednesday is always a big day for the Lyon College campus. It’s a day that our students look forward to for..
I did not grow up receiving ashes at the start of Lent. My first exposure to the blackened sign of the cross..
Guest commentary by Beth Ricanati and Chris Carson A Christian and a Jew bake sacred bread together. They do so distanced; the..
I don’t remember the first time someone told me that Catholics believe that priests have a special divine connection to God, but..
Guest commentary by George C. Anderson Last month, my attention was drawn to the current crisis in our nation’s capital. Still, I..
Guest Outpost blog by Sarah Iliff McGill Ash Wednesday is coming up. As a pastor and a mom, I know many are..
“To petition is to connect, really though mysteriously.” –Paul Knitter The church I serve was planted among several acres of evergreen trees,..
Guest commentary by Glen Bell In 2016, Tropical Storm Hermine dumped heavy rainfall on southwest Florida. That afternoon, Iris Adorno was driving..
I am 39 years old. I am on my final year of my 30s, and it may the last time people..
If there was ever a time for prayer, I believe it is during a global pandemic while working in higher education. College..
Praying through a pandemic has certainly changed the ways in which I find myself praying. I have held the same prayers as..
Guest commentary by Helen Blier About two years ago, a dear colleague invited me to a cocktail party at his house. His..
I rediscovered a book on my shelf that was given to me in 2011 by a church member. The book, by James..
January 6, my best friend’s birthday. The day that had plans of a grocery store run, lunch with my dad and catching..
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