It’s June – the most marrying month of the year. I‘ve long since lost track of how many weddings I’ve officiated over..
We must get over our denominational depression. The Lord has work for us to do on behalf of the Kingdom of God...
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..
When caring for persons who are living with a serious life-limiting illness such as cancer, we as pastors, chaplains and caregivers encounter..
Dear purple church pastor, These are hard, strange times for pastors who serve churches with members on the political left and right...
Her head was wrapped in a bright orange and yellow tie-dyed scarf, a material that looked silky and shiny. The dark..
“In life and in death we belong to God. And life is a gift to be received with gratitude and a task..
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..
My cancer story, like many others, started with a routine check-up. I turned 40 and dutifully scheduled my first mammogram. With..
Is there any other word in our language that causes the same emotional reaction as does the word cancer? To even say..
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..
My father-in-law moved from Korea to America to live with my wife and me at the age of 62 and changed his..
The idea is deceptively simple. When someone is diagnosed with cancer – a diagnosis that often overloads the mind and heart with..
I had the opportunity to go to the “field day” of one of my children recently. I remember some of my own..
As I worked on this issue dedicated to how faith communities can best support those facing cancer, I read a lot of..
Jesus makes many bold promises in the Gospels, but perhaps none is more audacious than when he tells his disciples, “So you have pain now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22).
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..
Society generally views technology through a rational lens, judging technological products only insofar as they enhance convenience, or provide some new capability...
How do we make faithful sense amidst the racket and discord of digital media? How do we “pay attention” in these spaces?..
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