Guest commentary by Carlton Johnson On Wednesday, August 3, two stories consumed my social media timelines. Two stories that would sink..
When I was 10, I found a pigeon in my apartment, cooing, hiding and relieving itself behind an old behemoth speaker. I..
I think it’s safe to assume that no one believes a “give us money to keep the lights on” campaign is..
St. Jude Hospital is the gold standard in volunteerism and fundraising. Our church preschool hosts a St. Jude Trike-A-Thon each year..
Not what I’d call a shower, exactly, but I did number twenty two of them, within one – past-midnight – hour, the..
One of the biggest objections I hear to giving 10 percent of our income to the church (that is, tithing) is that..
Guest commentary by Mike Watson Three hours. That’s how long it took a group of church volunteers on Sunday, August 14,..
What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “watering hole”? For me, the quintessential watering hole that captures my heart..
This summer our family vacation was also a family road trip. We spent time in the western United States culminating with a..
Guest commentary by Donald McKim Tucked in the midst of Psalm 50 is verse 15: Call on me in the day of..
When I was doing my summer of Clinical Pastoral Education (that’s a chaplaincy internship with a lot of group processing and..
Guest Outpost blog by Alex Becker I am invisible. It’s not something I regularly tell people, largely because if I told..
Over the last 10 years, educators and armchair psychologists have focused on the mindset required for success. Carol Dweck, in her..
Like many pastors, I have a difficult time taking time off and truly disconnecting. I take all of my vacation time..
Guest commentary by David Moe If I were asked to choose one of my favorite Bible verses, I would choose Psalm 85:10b,..
Our church was having one of many conversations about Christian education. Parents were gathered in the Fellowship Hall, eating sandwiches and..
Guest Outpost blog by Alex Becker One of the wonderful things I inherited from my dad is a love of Pink..
For all their quirks and quibbles, all their foibles, squabbles, even downright donnybrooks, I find my people there. Recalcitrant, to be sure,..
Guest commentary by Maryjane Finne Computer applications often provide default values to aid with data entry. Sometimes, however, adopting the default causes..
In my previous post, I posited that a decline in attendance in my congregation’s adult Christian education programs might not be solved..
A part of my job as the associate pastor of spiritual formation is to oversee adult Christian education, which has been a..
Guest commentary by Rebecca Cummings Youth conferences tend to use themes that deal with breaking down boundaries and this year’s Presbyterian Youth..
Guest commentary by Alex W. Evans By now, all of us are familiar with these phrases: “Black Lives Matter” ... “Blue Lives Matter”..
The alarm goes off on Sunday mornings at 5 a.m. In the dim light, I choose my dress, aiming for something not-too-sexy,..
Guest Outpost blog by Christopher De La Cruz “You are enough.” Over 4,000 teenagers packed in a Purdue University music hall erupted in..
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