Let me tell you about my family. Addiction runs through our veins, entitlement reigns in our thoughts and we are prone to..
Ten years ago, on a Sunday in early December, I was tucked in the choir loft of historic Greyfriars Church in Edinburgh,..
Let’s be honest. Advent, the season of contemplative waiting for Christ Immanuel to come, is seriously loosing ground to the chaotic rush..
A little reverent fun with Mark 13:34-27. (Think Vegas lounge act.) Enjoy! “Son of Man is Coming in Clouds” To the tune..
Advent is coming. Advent means coming. Advent is when we actively await the arrival. But what are we waiting for? We are..
I know that in some circles, the furor over Advent versus Christmas music continues to rage. As is my conflict resolution style,..
Of all the American holidays rooted in a Christian tradition, Thanksgiving has been the least corrupted by commercialism. Yet, because of the..
My life before 2010: attend lecture, take notes, read, attend discussion group, pretend I understood the reading, take quiz, stress over exam,..
Guest commentary by Derek R. Davenport Black Friday is coming. It comes earlier each year. This year, some retailers are starting their..
For many years, churches used the language of “belonging.” Now we find ourselves in a world where “belonging” has changed and, for..
OCCASIONS LIKE THANKSGIVING can bring to mind varied thoughts of persons who have been present in years past. November includes the birthday..
What is surprising about the tragedy in Ferguson is that we are surprised. Week after week, we see stories and statistics that..
When my friend, a Presbyterian pastor, was dying in the hospital, the last thing on my mind was his professional and personal..
Dear Friends of The Presbyterian Outlook,It is with great joy and enthusiasm that I write to share that earlier this month, the board..
Twenty-five years ago Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon published “Resident Aliens” as a critique of mainline American Protestantism and as an ecclesial..
"Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which..
Sermonize /ser-muh-niz/ (verb) 1. To compose or deliver a sermon. 2. To deliver an opinionated and dogmatic talk to someone. (Merriam Webster..
In J.D. Salinger’s novella “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters,” traditional ways of thinking are challenged as the main character deals with..
ANDREW LANG WAS A CELEBRATED Victorian Scottish man of letters who once published a very kind review of a book by a..
I am convinced that the membership statistics Louisville releases each year are not the most useful way to judge where we are..
An internal investigation has found that four employees of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s national staff were involved in an unauthorized plan in..
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, as host of NOVA’s Science Now series, wears a funny vest and says profound things. Isn’t that kind of..
Guest commentary by Jennie Langham The knock at the door, the knock one never expects, the knock that only comes to other..
A group of individuals spend almost three years getting to know each other and learning their quirks and strengths. They spend more..
Guest commentary from William Yoo Recent encounters with students at my seminary and members of my church and presbytery remind me of..
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