Guest commentary by Aric Clark I raised two fingers as I prepared to offer what would be one of the most sacred..
We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections. What should really worry..
We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections. In current times, it..
Where I left the car keys, the remote for the TV, that letter from the lawyer, my spectacles and pills. I must..
For the 2018 graduating class of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Three hundred fifty million years ago an urge so deep no tongue..
We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections. While attending..
We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections. What have..
Eugene Peterson was not a personal friend, but he was my companion. And he continues to be. Sadly, I never had the..
We just moved to a new city, and even with Google Maps and Waze I'm finding myself lost pretty regularly. As a..
Given the chance, I jump at the opportunity to tell people why I love the Presbyterian Church. I can go on and..
Guest commentary by Anna George Traynham I know I’m biased, but I think the church I serve is strikingly beautiful, with the dark..
No snow tonight, the air stands vibrant, crystal sharp, expectant, as if waiting for a bell, or gong, some resonating sound, to..
What if we made a New Year's resolution to be intentional, writes Sam Codington?
Whereas a year is a wondrous fleeting thing, and there is no time like the present and no present like the..
Guest commentary by Jonathan Freeman This is my confession. Earlier this month I joined a delegation of fellow Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary..
“And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.” (Acts 2:43) I heard in..
Guest commentary by Abbi Heimach-Snipes I am experiencing an Advent like no other. Pregnant with my first child, I’m past my due..
With respect to Advent Scripture referencing the Second Coming of Christ, William Barclay says Advent is a space to never become so..
During this season of Advent, we are waiting. I am personally waiting for calm, for a sense of peace in our world..
The 2017 legislation passed as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TC&JA) has several implications for tax year 2018. The 1,097-page document..
This Advent, I’m centering myself in Isaiah 30:15: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall..
Guest commentary by Bruce Reyes-Chow “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink,..
During this Advent, I am reading through the Book of Revelation every week. Sure, it’s a helter-skelter time for a pastor, but..
Each Advent we light candles of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. We wait, and we pray until the day we celebrate the..
Guest commentary by Robert McCutcheon I was baptized in 1951 into Pittsburgh’s 6th United Presbyterian Church, now Eastminster; my introduction to the city’s..
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