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..
As COVID-19 continues to grow in cases across the United States, those of us in higher education have been bracing for what..
We all have familiar comforts we turn to when times are tough. A particular blanket or food or even a smell may..
In the early 1990s a savage war broke out in the streets of Serbia. Fear and anxiety spread like a virus. Schools..
Guest commentary by Ashley-Anne Masters The last time I saw many of my college students in person was Ash Wednesday. During the..
Guest commentary by Matthew J. Skolnik Some of my friends are celebrating that their introverted nature finally feels useful. Others who have..
I am still trying to grasp what happened this past week. On Sunday, March 8, Faith Presbyterian Church in San Diego..
Before last Wednesday We were like ancient Babylonians Huddled together building our babel towers And we all spoke one language Work, make,..
Raise the yellow flag that marks disease. This lonely ship will not soon come to rest in port of comforting communion, or..
I really want to write a good column for you, because these are important times. But I’m tired. As a leader in..
Taking a deep breath, I pushed record and tried to smile into the laptop camera. Parishioners were counting on me. But I..
Eternal God, sustainer, provider, God of all wisdom and knowledge, Our spirits are weary, our faith quivers, our minds get clouded by..
Guest commentary by Jeffrey Myers God our Creator, who calls the stars by name and sets the fireflies dancing, who makes the mountains..
Guest commentary by Susan Krummel For leaders in congregations, the current health crisis is new territory. I was in worship on Sunday,..
Guest commentary by Matthew J. Skolnik It appears to me that as the church wrestles with how to respond to COVID-19, that..
My 4-year-old came home from preschool singing, “He’s got the whooooooole world, in his hands!” His 7-year-old brother replied: “The whole world?..
We “bury” or “lock up” our alleluias on Ash Wednesday in preparation for Lent. This is not my idea, but an ancient..
As Lent approaches, I often feel torn between ramping up our opportunities at church and embracing the quiet of this season. In..
Like the son who takes his share, and wanders from his place, so we your wandering children here would yearn to sing..
Guest commentary by Jeffrey Myers Presbyterians (and other church folk) who would enjoy sharing in the Beethoven Jubilee Year – the composer´s..
One of my favorite moments in film takes place in “The Shawshank Redemption.” Andy Dufrense, ex-banker and supposed ex-murderer, has been serving..
I was asked recently to identify a favorite hymn. The task was harder than I expected. I love music and I especially..
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