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..
Following a sports team is an avocation filled with irrational exuberance and irrational gloom. It offers us no logical explanation about why..
Sermon-writing day is rough. It’s painful, boring, heart-wrenching, soul-draining, and it makes me whine a lot. Most weeks, I’ll come home one..
Guest commentary by Jordan B. Davis This year, Lent has had a new and beautiful meaning in my life. For the first..
Guest commentary by Joseph D. Small The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was once blessed and/or cursed by an abundance of special interest organizations..
Guest commentary by Jerry Andrews Relationships. Theology. Addressing divisions. These issues were at the forefront of sermons and discussions at the National..
Guest commentary by Harry J. Heintz Amidst all that was happening in the world on February 21, Billy Graham died at age..
Guest commentary by John A. O’Brien Billy Graham, the most prominent Christian preacher of the 20th century and pastor to several United..
Guest commentary by Raymond R. Roberts I had high hopes when the Way Forward Commission was formed. At the time, Heath Rada,..
Guest commentary by Samuel Son The film “Black Panther” opened to record-breaking presales, new-iPhone-release lengthed queues and packed theaters thick with an..
I remember the first time I heard the word “brainstorm” as a little kid in school. My imagination immediately kicked in and..
“You are not going to pass that test by osmosis!” I have rarely used the term “osmosis” in its proper scientific form,..
I learned about a new website recently. The site willrobotstakemyjob.com determined, well, how likely it is that a robot will take your..
Recently, following worship, a congregant had a seizure before leaving the church. I was still in the sanctuary talking with some folks..
I remember when I was in seminary when a friend asked me to pray for him. “I’m only asking you,” he said,..
It may disgust my parents to hear this, but some of the greatest presents I ever received were cardboard boxes. They weren’t..
Like many others, these days I’ve been swimming a sea of anxiety that only seems to worsen the more I read and..
Guest commentary by George Love As a pastor with a responsibility for preaching each Sunday, I always have my antenna up. Every..
It’s about the giving, really. So that all those holy folk who moan about the marketing and such can tend to miss..
Don’t panic about the clergy housing allowance. You wouldn’t know it from the breathless posts in social media, but the fate of..
Guest commentary by Beth Brown In my world here in Chicago as the pastor of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, what the Supreme..
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