Third Church called me in 2014 with the understanding that part of my work would be to redevelop mission and community outreach...
My six-year-old daughter just spent an hour explaining, in painful detail, the plot and characters of the animated show “Avatar,” originally on..
I read voraciously when I visited the Alamo a few months ago. History has never been my interest, despite marrying a historian...
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” This Martin Luther King Jr. quote reminds us that the church must match their..
There were to be weddings. There were to be bouquets of dazzling sunflowers. More golden flowers were to be woven into the..
How long God? How long before you let me see you again? Have you forgotten me? Are you here in the ash..
“We are only a healthy community if we’re taking care of everybody.” — Edgar Villanueva, Decolonizing Wealth As the coordinator of the..
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is more than political, it’s a religious crusade. As U.S. intelligence officials try to understand Vladimir Putin’s..
The two-fold crisis we face U.S. Christians have a worldwide reputation for generosity when compared with other groups in this country and..
Working in higher education, my circle of colleagues has had a long-standing conversation about what mission means and what to do with..
During my time in college chaplaincy, I served on Monmouth College’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team. To equip ourselves for our..
One of the lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has taught churches is this: For many Presbyterians, receiving communion is a powerful, precious part..
As I seek shelter from the storm and run from the meadow of familiarity to the dark forest of confusion, where shall..
Paul Scott Wilson once wrote in The Four Pages of the Sermon, “Every age must find its own way to revitalize the..
It was a Monday. Maybe the Monday-ist of Mondays.
These Lenten days are loaned to us, set aside – beg, borrow or steal – from winter’s numbing latterness so we remember..
As my colleague explained the mechanics of muting and unmuting on Zoom for what seemed like the millionth time to the members..
Trip Porch and Indianola Presbyterian Church partner with fraternities at The Ohio State University to host an outdoor Ash Wednesday service.
I love waking up early on a quiet winter morning to a fresh snowfall. I am perennially amazed when overnight everything is..
Smartphones, social media and a slew of emails — all these things came into existence in only the past couple of decades...
I work with a lot of clients right now on how to persevere, even when hope is hard to find. Where do..
Novelist Marilynne Robinson wrote in appreciation of her pastor, “There is no way of reckoning the value good pastors bring to the..
In 1946, George Orwell wrote “Politics and the English Language,” an essay bemoaning the state of the English language. Reflecting on the..
God knows I don’t need to be reminded I’m nothing, but it is nice to know someone once promised— at the beginning..
In life, God gives us meaning and purpose. This continues, even in death, writes Aaron Neff.
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