Lent is a time to give up time in reaching for eternity, to set aside the minutes and the hours and make..
I’ve heard arguments over the years that the church should focus solely (souly?) on the spiritual well-being of its members and their..
Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. WE ARE MARKED, EACH ONE OF US, with the sign of the..
Take dust and dip the finger in its pool. Take ash and wipe the forehead clean of guise. Mark countenance, that earthly..
While some Protestants still struggle with what to make of Lent (“Isn’t that a Catholic thing?”), increasingly Presbyterian congregations are seeking creative approaches for making..
Over the past 40 years, I have preached controversial sermons on race, sexuality, war and justice. But no sermon caused me so..
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. There are some lessons it seems like..
by Linda Seebantz It was November 1955 when Presbyterians convened to sign the paperwork and assume ownership of a dude ranch..
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. Failure is a zeitgeisty concept right now...
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. From the hardest time in my life,..
by Henry G. Brinton For roughly 40 years, Camp Glenkirk was the primary camp and conference center for Presbyterians in the Washington,..
This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. Ever since I was a little girl..
by Betty Angelini “In the PC(USA) we talk a lot about collaboration and partnering. This is just a fantastic example of PC(USA)..
by Richard DuBose Even almost 30 years later, I can retrieve the moment instantly. Three companions had joined me on a..
A sermon originally preached at Village Presbyterian Church on January 11, 2015. 1 Timothy 2:8-12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 “Do you accept..
I simply do not know enough about the diversion of PC(USA) money to the Presbyterian Centers for New Church Development, Inc. to..
At an evening concert in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Protestants and Catholics joined under one roof to hear and sing ancient psalms set..
At the recent joint annual meetings in November of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the Academy of Religion (AAR) in..
This week we asked our bloggers what they wish churches talked about more. More than any other topic, I wish churches would..
Jill Duffield isn’t one of those Presbyterians who knew from the cradle that she would be a minister. Instead, she wrestled with..
This week we asked our bloggers what they wish churches talked about more. It was the most diverse gathering of people I’d..
by Courtney St. Onge, Doris Boyd and John Wimberly At its November 18th meeting, National Capital Presbytery sold three significant pieces of..
AS I WRITE THESE WORDS, I’m just grinning as I reflect on our annual seminary Christmas party last night. The president’s manse..
I see stirrings of annual church stewardship pro- grams: pledge cards in the mail, appeals in writing and from the pulpit, maybe..
This week we asked our bloggers what they wish churches talked about more. My husband left this morning for his Credo conference...
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