Mountains carry an immense spiritual freight in the biblical imagination. After 400 weary years of slavery in Egypt, Israel is constituted as..
A few weeks ago, our church started celebrating the sacrament of Communion over Zoom. I set up the meeting, then led the..
Guest commentary Matthew J. Skolnik This Sunday I held my 10-year-old nephew under my right arm as we live-streamed worship into our..
Picture it: March 12, 2020, a group of 20 anxious and stressed students gather in a small chapel with their college chaplain...
Like many other congregations, Central Presbyterian Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found itself having to reimagine mission as the reality of the COVID-19..
The idea of having communion while we are doing worship exclusively online was an easy theological jump. I quickly wrote up an..
Take time to read the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15 this week. The compelling piece of this parable is..
Guest commentary by Steve Willis A Sunday in May earned a new liturgical designation. Instead of the Sixth Sunday of Easter,..
Several years ago, I struggled with chronic stomach pain. My gastrointestinal specialist prescribed a medication and told me I would be on..
This summer, my wife and I left our children in the care of her parents and headed off to hike Pilot Mountain,..
Guest commentary by Dave Coles According to Wikipedia (you know, the source of all knowledge and wisdom), “Go big or go home!”..
One of the things I appreciate (and wrestle with, depending on the day) about Reformed theology is its view of sin and..
This summer we have instituted the Friday Funday breakfast picnic. Typical summers, my daughter and I are both off on Friday and..
No one suffers the same way during any particular point in human history, including a global pandemic. People of color continue to..
After 28 years of ministry (including 20 in my current context), I asked for and received permission from the session to take..
As of three weeks ago, the church I pastor is now holding weekly outdoor worship in our parking lot! When the congregation’s..
At the end of this month, I will turn 40 years old. It feels like such a cliché to be troubled by..
Being a Virginian never mattered to me as much as it did when I moved to Kentucky. As of the day of..
I. Two by two they walked from the ends of the earth strung together like beads destined for the..
COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests have clarified that the calling of my small Presbyterian Church-related college goes beyond the classroom...
The last time I met with my spiritual director, we talked about how you often hold onto a book until you are..
I recently finished reading M. Craig Barnes’ book “Diary of a Pastor’s Soul: The Holy Moments in a Life of Ministry.” Utilizing..
Guest commentary by Brad Clayton I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to serve as a commissioner to the 224th..
Never been quite sure just what it meant, precisely what I was affirming my belief in, as I entered the Credal home..
I begin (as I often do) with lines from a poem. Here is an excerpt of “The Weighing” by Jane Hirshfield: So..
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