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..
It's what Presbyterians all over the country say: We wish more young people wanted to be part of this congregation. Levels of..
We were invited by the Outlook this month to consider our marks of faith. I don’t have any tattoos or even major..
by Theresa Cho The 222nd General Assembly in Portland will soon be upon us. If you are a commissioner to this year’s..
I will admit that I have been somewhat disengaged from the 2016 political process – partly for reasons of disillusionment and my..
Guest commentary by Wilson Gunn Please grab your Book of Order. I’d love to be less BOOish – but this is, plain..
I got my first tattoo when I was serving as the youth director at a small Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee, Florida. The..
SEVEN YEARS AGO, one of Austin Seminary’s most beloved professors retired. He was a man of uncommon integrity — an ethicist, a..
Did Presbyterians play a significant role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s? The short answer is “yes.” As in confronting..
It’s very personal, why people choose to get tattoos and the stories behind the images they select. For some people, their faith journey..
Guest commentary by Kurt Esslinger I first started thinking about getting a tattoo in college. I knew I didn’t want to take..
This is the story of a tattoo. It begins in a French village at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains and ends..
by Kerra Becker English Far from love the Heavenly Father Leads the chosen child; Oftener through realm of briar Than the meadow..
IT’S NO NEWS TO ANYONE that for decades our denomination has been roiled in conflict. This is neither unexpected nor shameful; instead,..
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