by Karen Wright Marsh This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask..
In honor of our college guide issue, here is a list of 10 things I want the young adults in my life..
Guest commentary from Philip Reed and Mark Verdery Dear Mr. Moderator, We write to recommend consultants to facilitate a multi-level listening process..
Guest commentary by Dwyn M. Mounger Last month, the state of Georgia ended Kelly Gissendaner’s life. That was despite her conversion to..
The people of South Carolina October 2015 A hard rain on dry ground, grief in torrents whelms and washes away all..
There are times when biblical images become all too real as they did in South Carolina in early October. “The basement is..
HOW DO WE FIND SOLIDARITY in suffering and grief? Recently, I preached on the question, “If God has a plan for my life,..
by Marilyn Washburn How do we care for those who grieve? Specifically, how can and should pastors do that care? Moreover, how..
poetry by Paul Hooker In memoriam, Rev. O. Floyd Hooker (1922–2014) We sat for ninety minutes in the room where he lay..
Guest commentary by Deborah Wright and Jim Kitchens Small teams of six (made up of regular Presbyterians from all across the country)..
by Alex W. Evans The words of Psalm 46 are familiar to most of us: God is our refuge and strength, a..
Guest commentary by Philip Wingeier-Rayo Pope Francis just completed his first visit to the U.S. during of three-city tour of Washington, New York..
by Robert Hoch ONE EVENING, SITTING IN THE BACK PATIO, we were struck by the sight of our children’s bikes in the..
It is time for congregations to develop protocols for responding to hate initiatives on their doorsteps. As the intolerant lose any..
Guest commentary by William A. Jonas Last week, I experienced two events that I never dreamed I would. The first was being..
by Magdalena I. García “Death will come, always out of season.” — Big Elk, Omaha chief It was a sizzling Sunday with..
by Rob Lohmeyer Where was the first funeral in Bible? How did it mark the occasion of death and what might it..
There were not infrequent times in ministry when I found myself overwhelmed with a kind of cosmic grief. It wasn’t depression —..
It was 5:30 in the morning when I began walking in the dark toward the west lawn of the Capitol to hear..
Guest commentary by Andy James The electronic signs are everywhere throughout the city: “Major Events in Manhattan September 22-October 2. Expect Delays—Use..
by Cynthia Campbell Not long ago, I was with a group of women who were asked to do several sentence-completion exercises. One..
In a sermon several weeks ago, one of my trustees narrated an encounter with a group of little children with whom she..
by Bradley Longfield and Beth McCaw Recently Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), asked, “How might..
Guest commentary by Anitra Kitts We were on our way to a scenic bike ride south of Munich last Sunday when something..
Our church is approaching the end of a sermon series exploring the “Great Ends of the Church” as articulated by the United..
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