It all started when I was in seminary with the 219th General Assembly (held in Minneapolis in 2010). I knew I wanted to..
I did not get to watch Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri speak in Spanish as the newly elected co-moderator of the 223rdGeneral Assembly, being held..
This is Stanley Kessler. He’s a teaching elder commissioner from the Presbytery of Wabash Valley in Indiana. He is wearing a Levine..
Rebecca Wind was at General Assembly four years ago as a Young Adult Advisory Delegate (YAAD). This year, she returns to the assembly..
I typically consider it luck when all tables in a room are taken, and I have to take a seat with..
At the opening worship of General Assembly, I sat down next to Kristie Wagner, a ruling elder commissioner from Kendall Presbytery in..
In preparing to write this blog, I spent considerable time on the ineffable PC-Biz website for this year’s upcoming General Assembly. If..
As much as anyone can miss eight solid days of meetings, I’m going to miss General Assembly this year. General Assembly is..
Guest commentary by Alison Wood, written for the Presbyterian Outlook in the midst of the PC(USA) Walk for a Fossil-Free World from Louisville,..
Guest commentary by Kerri Allen We live in times where moral ambiguity can have devastating and even deadly consequences. When it comes..
Guest commentary by Angela Williams, written for the Presbyterian Outlook in the midst of the PC(USA) Walk for a Fossil-Free World from..
Did you hear the one about the dad (or pastor) who was well rested, settled, knew what he was doing and managed..
I’m single, and I still find it challenging to write about being single in ministry. But I am going to do it..
I received an email after Easter with the subject line “Too cute and a distraction.” The church member was talking about my..
Guest Outpost blog by Jordan B. Davis My mom was a director of Christian education for 15 years, covering the duration of..
This year, Ash Wednesday was spent in the hospital talking with doctors and undergoing tests. Neither my wife nor I were ill..
Guest commentary by Lynne Clements Sleepless nights, temper tantrums, meal-time struggles, day care crises, bathroom messes, doctor’s appointments and loads of laundry...
As I’ve grown into adulthood, I’ve continued to carry my love of games from my earliest childhood. There’s something about play that..
While there is an emerging spirit of collaboration on the need for an urgent response to climate change, Presbyterians still disagree on..
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..
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