Guest commentary by Kathy Dale McNair My sister died of alcoholism at 52. It broke me. Growing up, my siblings and..
Genesis 1: John 1 Before the time when time was kept, The earth was empty, dark and deep. Across the wrinkled waters..
Recently, two of my friends surprised me by flying my twin sister out on my birthday weekend to celebrate. We are identical..
Why not make every day your Easter Victory? Free yourself from the fear of human mortality. “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for..
Last fall, I attended the DisGrace Conference on racism at Montreat Camp and Conference Center in North Carolina. The conference continues to..
I recently visited Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s family home. Since that visit I have been thinking a lot about a particular scene..
Guest commentary by Joyce Munro To the young mother who let me get behind the steering wheel that day while you sat..
As a companion to our spring book issue, we asked our bloggers about their experiences of writing as a spiritual practice. Here..
As a companion to our spring book issue, we asked our bloggers about their experiences of writing as a spiritual practice. Here..
As a companion to our spring book issue, we asked our bloggers about their experiences of writing as a spiritual practice. Here..
As a companion to our spring book issue, we asked our bloggers about their experiences of writing as a spiritual practice. Here..
Guest commentary by Albert G. Butzer Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude...
In the Faerie Tale Theater version of Cinderella, which I watched innumerable times as a child, Jean Stapleton plays the Fairy Godmother...
Every. Month. Every month I sit down with my budget, my bank account statements and my credit card statements. I’m into my..
Guest commentary by Carlton Johnson On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. shared what was, in my opinion, his most powerful..
Money is always a story. It is a story of where we’ve come from. It is a story about where we’re..
Bill Carl, a Presbyterian pastor and former president of Pittsburgh Seminary, wrote a chapter in the book “Best Advice: Wisdom on..
Guest commentary by Daniel Wilmoth My dad is the restless type, and when I was a kid he changed jobs every few..
President Trump wants American churches to believe they are making Christianity great again. He has vowed to “destroy” a law banning..
Guest commentary by Matt Schmidt I am sleeping inside the 71-degree womb of Edna, a climate-controlled, robotic arthropod — a giant mechanical..
Guest Outpost blog by Jeffrey A. Schooley “But he didn’t say anything, and neither did she. Not because the words were deliberately..
Guest commentary by Brent Barry Over the last year, members of NorthPark Presbyterian Church (where I serve in Dallas) have developed a..
For me, marriage forms one of the essential parts of my life. My marriage is a relationship that impacts me daily and..
I live in Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota is beautiful, with inviting beaches and a delightful climate. Sarasota is also the home of a..
Guest commentary by Ann Conklin – This piece was written during her participation in a Louisville Institute grant project, "Congregational Life and..
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