This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Romans 5:3 identifies the need for..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. A friend was raised in..
Guest commentary by Linda Dickerson On Mondays, you would hardly think that on Sunday mornings worshippers gather to sing, pray, hear the..
Take my fervor, take my will. Make me silent, yielded, still; wounded, if these wounds may be windows to eternity. Take my..
Perhaps being a saint means living somewhere between the holy and the ordinary, writes Julie Raffety.
For years, I’ve been the pastor assigned to teach about Presbyterian theology and polity to people interested in joining the congregation. I’ve..
I remember hearing a pastor once define church in a way that struck me as odd. He said, “The church is supposed..
Guest commentary by Jason Schiller I am an aspiring gardener. I love the idea of tending to and cultivating fruits, vegetables and..
Who would give birth to the god of death? Not brought forth in light, as if from clouds, but squeezed tightly into..
After more than eighty of such purple seasons, you might think there would be nothing left to look toward, get ready for...
Guest commentary by Aaron Neff I sat at the bedside of a longtime member of my congregation, who was not very responsive,..
Guest commentary by Joshua Musser Gritter Silent night, holy night Mary screams, Joseph paces back and forth. “Will the baby survive?” All..
At the 2019 NEXT Church conference, Pastor Heidi Husted Armstrong introduced her audience to the Latin phrase solvitar ambulando, which means, “it..
Advent is a time of preparation. In the secular world, that preparation involves writing the obligatory Christmas card letter, dragging out the baking pans and hunting through the closets for a Christmas-themed sweater to wear to the party.
Guest commentary by Pam Parker Thanksgiving time and stewardship time are linked in many church calendars. If pledges come in by mid-November,..
is to remember how it feels to experience belonging, to look long around a laden table and be glad to claim a..
April 20, 1999. I had been out of high school for almost a year when the country stood stunned at what unfolded..
The great jazz musician Thelonious Monk once told one of his sidemen, "You're making all the wrong mistakes!" Monk was known as..
While preaching from the Gospel of Mark, Brian K. Blount, president of Union Presbyterian Seminary, used a word in his sermon to..
Guest commentary by Joshua Musser Gritter Parallels between the biblical narrative and modern film aren’t always easy to come by. Whether it’s..
I am a racist. I serve as a manager of diversity and reconciliation for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and I am a..
Guest commentary by Dave Coles God’s messages in Scripture often turn on just a word or two. Take the story of the..
Guest commentary by Suzanne DeWitt Hall Icons are images that are meant to act as windows through which we look to see..
When I was a young girl, I absolutely loved playing with my Barbie dolls. I loved dressing them and playing out different..
Montreat, North Carolina. A beautiful place. A complicated history. “Presbyterian Disneyland” as my husband called it. All these things were present at..
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