I experience God and the world through music. As a child, I can remember days when I would come home after a..
I see two kinds of congregations emerging. To put it baldly: one kind is the congregation that will survive and thrive..
My church is reading a book by Jeff Shinabarger called “More or Less: Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity.” Convicting in an..
In Christ there is no East or West — as the old hymn goes — but among his followers today there is..
Every church prepares for Christmas. Perhaps your church produces an elaborate pageant or the choir sings special music during worship. We light..
Out with “something old.” In with “something new.” The Jews have it made. They get to say good-bye to the old..
The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has not been hearing much feedback regarding a recent federal court ruling involving..
On November 22, 1963 C.S. Lewis died one hour after the death of President John F. Kennedy. It was a sad day..
I live in Florida. Today’s high will be 85 degrees. So it was pretty funny and a little surreal to watch a..
LIBERTYVILLE, ILL – I was barely in the door of my sister’s house here for a recent visit when she said, “Oh,..
Presbyterians who want to help with disaster relief in the typhoon-swamped Philippines are being urged to pray and send money, but not..
Christians are good at offering answers. We can tell you why the world is broken. We can tell you how it will..
Compiled by Roy Howard, Outlook book editor The Experience of God — Being, Consciousness, Bliss David Bentley Hart Yale University Press,..
First off, the church beadle (I didn’t know the meaning of this word until I came to Scotland, but a beadle is a..
For times when we are like windswept leaves… when we drift along disconnected and hurried… lonely even when we are among many… ..
LOUISVILLE – What responsibility do churches and Christians have to address the tremendous disparities of wealth in the world? And why is..
The Presbytery of Chicago votes unanimously … Say, what? Okay, every presbytery casts unanimous votes sometimes. To approve the docket. To seat..
“We will be better off in another denomination,” said the person who has decided God’s will for their congregation. That assumption has..
LOUISVILLE – In a time when the narrative of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is one of decline, what is the story of..
In a previous column, I explored the negative work of the Holy Spirit when we asked “what if the Spirit says..
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – She hadn’t aimed for fame. All she wanted was peace for her homeland. Liberia had been in a..
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – It is sad to recognize that our own PC(USA) has spent so many years and General Assemblies embroiled..
In its latest issue, The Atlantic published an article describing where and how America is recovering from the Great Recession. With glossy..
Finances for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue to look challenging — with expenses being held in check for now, but with the..
Caution to readers: This story contains details of sexual abuse allegations taken from an administrative commission’s report. Five men’s accusations against..
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