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..
Can Jesus teleport? A child asked this at the last church I served. And the response from a nearby pastor was: “Yes. ..
"Mothers, I think, are very much like the Christian image for God," writes Sam Codington.
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..
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