Guest commentary by Kathy Dale McNair Good mental health is important. But what does faith have to do with it? A lot...
Guest Outpost blog by Jordan B. Davis I remember it so clearly: standing at the table I once slept under during a..
Predestination is a widely misunderstood term tossed around and utilized in odd ways today. So I thought I might offer to you some..
The church speaks in tongues. I know you immediately think of what’s known as glossolalia, the strange utterance of an unknown language..
“Do you know Jesus’ real name?” This was the first question my fellow traveler from Dallas to Columbus asked me on our..
Blood runs in the streets. Where shall we place the blame when blood is blood, and death is death? We descend into..
Can Jesus teleport? A child asked this at the last church I served. And the response from a nearby pastor was: “Yes. ..
A Mother's Day guest commentary by Sam Codington Mothers, I think, are very much like the Christian image for God. There are..
Guest commentary A book on Christian mission that took 10 years to translate is now available in Arabic. In March, the Evangelical..
Several years ago an honorably retired colleague of mine admired how lucky our generation is to have email as a tool for..
The desired end of most any discernment process is a clear choice; a decision made. Our goal is for the decision to..
When I first began preaching, I was terrified of leading the children’s moment. I couldn’t stop thinking of Jesus’ words: “If any..
Guest commentary by Lee Hinson-Hasty Resources for Eastertide starting with Acts 4:32-35 It’s true that Christians have traditionally taken on Lenten practices..
I am not a fan of weeds. Weeding in Houston (where I live) is an extreme sport, especially in the summer time...
Having attended a more evangelical seminary, there were lots of different views on the sacrament of baptism floating around. And I was..
It’s about the blood — joining boards at angles, edges are negotiations, prone to pinch, and nails pierce like talking points, splinters..
Listen to the author read his poem. So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss...
It has become an annual lenten ritual, pulling out rags and the pink paste that smells of wintergreen to polish my baptismal..
Guest commentary by Gerald Little March Madness is here. College basketball fans, coaches and players cheer, coach and strive to lead their..
Guest commentary by Lora Burge Representing PC(USA) World Mission and Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, I recently spent a week in Honduras as part..
Guest commentary by Heath Rada Sometimes life confronts us with situations where there seem to be no “right” choices. It is at..
The other day a friend mentioned to me that her family, including a newborn granddaughter, might be looking for a church. That’s..
I’ve become a big fan of the concept known as GRACEFUL PREACHING. While this might be a new term for a few..
I went with a couple friends to see “A Wrinkle in Time,” directed by Ava DuVernay. My heart jumped when Mrs. Who,..
Guest commentary by Sam Locke We have a Way Forward Commission, an All Agency Review, a Governance Task Force and others doing..
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