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..
Growing up, when it seemed like life plans were falling apart and nothing was working, my dad would say, “We are nailing..
Guest commentary by Christopher Morgan On the early evening of June 27, co-moderator Gregory Bentley gave the closing benediction and walked off,..
I remember the day we canceled in-person worship. I thought to myself, “Wow, this is really hard.” But I’m sure by now..
Pentecost is one of my favorite celebrations of the church year. There is just something about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit..
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change… The Serenity Prayer became part of my morning ritual as..
These past few weeks, Langston Hughes’ evocative poem “Let America be America Again” has been shaking me. (Take a moment to read..
The first time I wore my clerical collar, I felt squeezed. I was just a month into my ordination as Minister of..
Guest commentary by Sheryle Dixon Like many churches of all stripes, the First Presbyterian Church of Alma in Michigan has been facing..
Guest commentary by Charlene Jin Lee When I came home after throwing my Jessica McClintock prom dress in the fire, my dad..
Guest commentary by Mike Sears “I don’t see how you’re not getting it!” my frustrated 17-year-old shouted. A well-trained and fairly experienced..
During this time of fear, disease and sadness, it seems we, more than ever, desire concrete answers. We want accurate tests for..
Guest commentary by Carolyn Click Rain is falling on this dismal spring morning. Like tears, I think. For a moment, I can’t..
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