Editor’s note: Andrew Taylor-Troutman’s article on narrative medicine appeared in our recent issue on cancer (and is online here). Before seminary, he..
Dear purple church pastor, These are hard, strange times for pastors who serve churches with members on the political left and right...
Listen to the author read his poem. To the DJ Jeduthun. A lyricism by Asaph on In Times of Calamity, I Cry to God I SCREAM to God, SHOUT into God’s ears! God hears me! Or Is God too ancient to hear? Is God in need of a hearing aid? I’m in a shit spray and I’m desperate for some divine clarity. All night I pray, count breath, meditate, to deal with this oppressive stress but my soul finds no rest. Nothing’s working. I read Bible verses on God’s
Guest commentary by Carlton Johnson Do we really understand what it means to live in bodies of earthen vessels? Even after decades..
While my colleagues are writing about cancer this month, I am opting to share about another physical condition with which I..
When I first saw the invitation to blog about cancer and the church, I have to admit (and now will have admitted..
Thank God for One Direction. Every time I feel bad about myself, One Direction is there to pick me up. They remind..
Guest commentary by Franziska Rokoske It seems so innocuous, the request to keep people and their families in our thoughts and prayers..
When called for, or at the organist’s discretion, at the end of lines, or when otherwise the melody pauses, as though gathering..
I had the opportunity to go to the “field day” of one of my children recently. I remember some of my own..
Guest commentary by Susan Forshey Over Easter weekend in 1999, my close friends convinced me to end my Lenten media fast a..
A read a blog post a few years ago about "The Oregon Trail generation." Well, that's me! The article focused on..
I love moving quickly. When I was growing up, my parents called me a vacuum cleaner for eating at the speed of..
Guest commentary by Tara Bulger Recently, an old picture of my daughter and me came across my social media feed. My daughter,..
I am currently part of a formation cohort through my alma mater, Fuller Theological Seminary. As a young female pastor, I’ve had..
In October, I spent two weeks traveling through Lebanon and Syria. The trip was organized by Presbyterian mission worker Elmarie Parker. Our..
I just finished reading Margaret Atwood’s contemporary classic, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in preparation for the miniseries on Hulu. The story takes..
Guest Outpost blog by Ainsley Herrick Recently a friend loaned me her copy of “Gracias! A Latin American Journal” by Henri Nouwen...
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..
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