In seminary we often talked about being a “connectional church.” This means that none of us are an island — not pastors,..
Lately I’ve seen a lot of Facebook posts written with the catchphrase “Nurses are heroes.” Nothing could be truer. There is something..
Guest commentary by Dick Young God is at work in our lives and in the world. Such a statement is broad enough..
Guest commentary by Rocky Supinger Flying from one mission trip directly to another this summer was going to be a challenge. The..
“Hell,” Sartre has written, “is other people.” If so, then the current shutdown over the COVID-19 virus must seem almost paradisiacal. For..
As more states loosen their stay-at-home orders, churches must decide whether or not to reopen. My congregation’s session selected a phased approach..
There are many vulnerable people in the church I pastor. For 15 years, I’ve served at a multicultural urban church in a..
My wife and I are the parents of three young children. Almost every evening, we all sit down at our table to..
Guest commentary by Gary Smith Change is hard for everyone. It doesn’t matter what the discipline or occupation; change is hard. I..
Guest commentary by Carrie Finch-Burris Way back in the fall of 2016, a small group from the Presbytery of Baltimore gathered..
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..
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