Guest commentary by Barbara Wheeler. (Click here to read a different perspective on this overture.) In 2011, a majority of presbyteries voted..
Guest commentary by Rachel Srubas I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and..
Last month I went with a delegation from my presbytery to Lebanon, at the invitation of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria..
Special GA commentary by Steve Salyards Many of the overtures that presbyteries have sent to the Office of the General Assembly for..
On January 19, 2016, a family of four arrived in Atlanta with one suitcase and the clothes on their backs. Amanuddin, the..
All hands on deck, all available personnel to the front, code blue or alert level red. In other words: Stop what you..
Guest commentary by Matthew Skolnik In my living room sat a young Israeli man and his soon-to-be wife. Shay sat on a..
Guest commentary by Noha Khoury We must know who we are before we can know where we want to go as a..
What’s the identity and purpose of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? All around the country, Presbyterians have been discussing this question – invited..
At the end of February, I attended the Kenya Mission Network meeting, a gathering of U.S. Presbyterians representing churches and presbyteries that..
I GREW UP IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The liturgies of the “Book of Common Prayer” planted good seeds and grew deep roots for the..
What is the proper protocol when I am visiting a church member in the hospital and a doctor or nurse comes in..
by John E. Alsup I hear Easter comes early this year. Oh great, I haven’t even recovered yet from Christmas! The “seasons”..
Not here. Try everywhere else. Don’t touch right now. But go instead, and tell. Now touch, give me your hand. Place it..
“He steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem” They went up to Zion in joy with an ancient song on their..
Guest commentary by David Evans Last year during Lent, the pastors at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, preached on the lectionary psalms..
PREACHERS CAN FEEL ENORMOUS PRESSURE for our Easter sermons to rise to the greatness of the occasion. How do we make it..
John Burgess explains why the church connects baptism with resurrection.
Guest Outpost blog by Andy Kort I work at a church that likes to plan way ahead. I know this is not..
by Brian Shivers The cell phone buzzes as the night turns into morning, and a voice speaks words that change everything …..
by Rocky Supinger I once rescued a listless high school youth group with a bit of form criticism. No lie. Here’s how it..
I am not a gardener, far from it. I do not have the patience nor the knowledge to make things grow. I..
Guest commentary by Ken Evers-Hood Some games are just no fun. The prisoner’s dilemma is one of the worst. In it, two..
Easter is a paschal mystery. We can only approach an encounter with Christ’s resurrection through the doorway of the cross. I am..
Call to Worship A reading from Matthew 21:1-10 One: Rejoice, rejoice, you children of Zion! Shout for joy, you daughters of..
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