I feel like a small child, cowering and afraid in my room because my parents are fighting. I no longer believe their..
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..
Unicorns were the topic on the radio talk show. “Unicorns” being startup tech companies worth a billion dollars before they even..
There’s an ongoing list in my journal titled “things they didn’t teach me in seminary.” I know from conversations with colleagues that..
The work of the Social Justice Issues committee that I have been a part of for the General Assembly was brought..
Guest Outpost blog by Alex Becker Ten years ago this week, I decided to be Presbyterian. I knew, at that point, that..
At the end of a very long day during the evening General Assembly plenary session on Wednesday, I had exhausted all of..
Guest commentary by Tanner Pickett I have felt God’s presence in many places at General Assembly this week: in a historic moderator..
Guest commentary by Lauren Deming I love my job marketing for the Menucha Retreat & Conference Center, located here in Oregon’s Columbia..
Guest commentary by Jacob Bolton I am a parent of two young children, so my family is constantly on my mind at..
Guest commentary by Greg Bolt I am so thankful for the new dependent care reimbursement policy that the Office of the..
The General Assembly committee I have been a part of for my first days at GA (Social Justice Issues) concluded its work..
As I write this, in the early morning hours of the second day of committee work at the General Assembly, I am..
Saturday was one of those good days—you know the kind that you don’t really want to end. It was the convening of..
I’ve been a part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for nearly 25 years – over half of my life. My relationship with..
by Barbara Bundick On June 18, 2016, commissioners, advisory delegates, overture advocates, mid-council staff, exhibitors, volunteers and the whole panoply of the..
Guest GA commentary by Barry Ensign-George There promises to be a lot of talk at General Assembly – and no doubt long..
In ever-rarer moments, the cameras turn in our direction and the world gets a glimpse of us. The pope, being the pope,..
Special GA commentary Probably the longest ongoing discussion coming to the PC(USA) General Assembly this year concerns the role of synods and..
Special GA commentary by Brian Ellison and Paul Detterman It has been one of the privileges of our ministries — our very..
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