People have a lot to say about their favorite grocery stores. And why not? It’s the place that everyone goes once a..
There are days and weeks in ministry that seem like a comedy of errors. The week began quietly enough, but after lunch..
The last General Assembly was marked by the body’s rejection of two major recommendations from its own committees. The full General Assembly..
A pious man explained to his followers, “It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge..
When a nurse saw us the three of us walking down a hospital hall together one day last fall, he thought we..
I’m not a surfer. I know almost nothing about surfing. But I happened to be on the Pacific Coast for a holiday..
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God..
To correspond with our Spring Books issue, we asked our bloggers to share books that have influenced their ministry. The first time..
I've been thinking a lot about Christian Education and Christian Educators recently. I'm retired, but I haven't retired my mind and several..
To correspond with our Spring Books issue, we asked our bloggers to share books that have influenced their ministry. Sometimes I find..
While I most certainly believe that the church should think about how to fulfill the Church's mission in Cuba, I'm not sure..
Who are the 'them' that Jesus is forgiving? In a moment of intense humanity, he appeals to God for those at his..
Holy Week approaches, a week I love for the story it tells and how it enacts the story – with bread and..
Janet DeVries presented this essay on April 4, 2014, as keynote for Syria-Lebanon Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). I..
Lent this year did not follow my very well thought-out, spiritually enlightened plans. That’s not a new phenomenon – I am notoriously..
Because the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. denomination is unfortunately losing member churches to other denominations, let us consider why denominations are established in..
Gracious God, as we prepare to go out from this place: Help us to remember. That is our prayer as our attention..
Katallagete! Be reconciled! Grace then gratitude… reconciliation then justice “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and..
Lent is an odd time of rapid growth. It’s like the strident, awkward middle school years of the soul, except that it..
The congregation I serve is currently restructuring its session committees. After several years of a wide number of groups, faithful and focused..
My congregation affords me two weeks of paid study leave (i.e., continuing education). I decided to use a portion of this year’s..
Yesterday I went on a pastoral visit to two of my longest tenured church members, a couple who joined the church in..
by Rocky Supinger A colloquium is a buttoned-up thing. Professors in blazers present scholarly papers to a small audience that takes hand-written..
Over 600 Christians of more than 20 nationalities traveled to the West Bank city of Bethlehem last week to participate in the..
Carol Howard Merritt wrote a beautiful piece a few weeks ago about the great things about being a pastor. It got me..
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