Creator God, Since You formed us in Your image, we humans have been singing. After You led them out of slavery, Moses..
Guest commentary by Barbara Gaddis and Stephanie Anthony Nothing can prepare you for a General Assembly in the midst of a global..
Incarnation. My first thought when I hear this word is “the Word made flesh.” God taking on a human body in the..
Being a pastor during this pandemic feels something like the life of Bill Murray’s cynical weatherman character, Phil Conners, in the classic..
When I went for a walk a week ago, I saw a mom holding her little boy and the leash of her..
It is a privilege to work from home. Healthcare workers, grocery store clerks, those still able to work in food service, police..
Our congregation’s director of senior adult ministries made a scriptural connection several weeks ago that stuck with me and has intensified..
It was a Wednesday. I was just four days off a plane from Virginia for a wedding shower with my fiancé’s family...
A few weeks ago, just as our societal response to COVID-19 was ramping up, I snagged a few frenzied minutes to note..
Guest commentary by Donald K. McKim The pandemic, COVID-19, is all around us. The range of its reach is global; its power..
A generation goes, a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. Ecclesiastes 1:4 The sun rises against its will would choose the..
Last week I posted a picture of the inside of my refrigerator on the internet for all the world to see. This..
Beyond the fragrant lilies and hydrangeas crowding the chancel, beyond the festive Easter bonnets still occasionally scattered bright across the pews, beyond..
This winter ending day which dawns in quiet chill recalls another morning born in thunderclap and rending as the gates of hell..
In the Gospel of Matthew, we read: “After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and..
On this afternoon in San Diego, it may seem as if everything is normal. The sky is blue. The sun is warm...
Guest commentary by Becca Weaver Longino I bought my Palm Sunday plant seven months ago. I was in IKEA when I saw..
Guest commentary by Karl Travis Editor’s note: This piece was originally written on February 26, 2020 The hardest part of dying is..
Guest commentary by Richard DuBose When the age of the coronavirus dawned, Montreat Conference Center was unprepared. I don’t mean we didn’t..
I recently wrote about my first experience with video-taping Sunday morning worship. I began that service by lip-synching the opening theme to..
Guest commentary by Steve Salyards GA or not GA? That is the question. Presbyterians in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are watching and..
Guest blog by Molly Smerko “They didn’t teach us this in seminary,” I read as I aimlessly scrolled through Facebook one day..
The word is that springtime arrives late this week, yet here on the Maine coast we have little to show for it...
I remember in college I started getting hives seemingly out of nowhere. We never did figure out what caused them. They were..
Everything is the same. I walked outside and pollen covered my car, birds were chirping and I noticed all the yardwork that..
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