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..
Guest commentary by Samuel Son “Black lives matter.” That’s how I started my sermon on July 10th, the Sunday after the withering..
Guest commentary by Tracy Howe Wispelwey Last week, Denise Anderson’s guest commentary, “How white supremacy hurts white people,” reminded us that our..
Guest Outpost blog and photos by Christopher De La Cruz On the first day of the 2016 Presbyterian Youth Triennium, the general..
I recently assembled a leadership team to lead, vision and plan for adult discipleship programs and events in the congregation. The team..
La sangre y el río (Dedicado a las víctimas de la masacre de Orlando y sus familias) Cuando la sangre se convierte..
Guest commentary by Jack Rogers Editorial note: Several months ago I received a kind email from Jack Rogers. In it he wrote, "Today..
Guest commentary by Beth Brown During the week of July 4th, I was at Lake Tahoe with 70 people enjoying what is..
Every morning when I ride the MARTA train to the church where I work in Atlanta, I sit or stand next..
Guest commentary by T. Denise Anderson Last week after we’d learned about a second extrajudicial killing of an African-American man, I..
I am no longer diving; unwilling anymore to risk this way-too-well-worn frame to sudden impact, its old familiar pain, upon these..
Guest Outpost blog by Samuel Son What makes or breaks a conference experience, more than speakers and schedules, is your roommate. Especially..
When I returned home from serving as a commissioner to the 222nd General Assembly, I went straight to church. My red-eye flight..
I attended the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, the biennial gathering of our beloved Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination where we attempt..
Guest commentary by Cynthia Jarvis “Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in..
Guest commentary by Katherine Achtemeier Over the years our congregation’s worship committee has raised questions about the appropriateness of displaying the American..
Guest commentary by Wanda B. Olive As a teaching elder of a small church in Madison County, Kentucky, it was my great..
The offer of a cup of tea and a muffin can be just what a new mom needs in the days after her..
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