The medieval mystic, Meister Eckhart, claimed, “God laughs and plays in good deeds.” Laughter and play call strong and specific images to..
Growing up at the Jersey Shore, my favorite arcade game on the boardwalk was skee ball. Even as an adult I can’t..
My introduction to play happened during a season of exhaustion. As the solo pastor of one church and session moderator of five..
During a week of vacation this summer, I took my kids to a creek near their grandparent’s house. While my wife was..
Earlier this summer I was fortunate to join friends on a small expedition ship to explore southeast Alaska’s coastal wilderness. The trip..
Guest commentary by Christian T. Iosso Don Shriver was on my committee when I received my Ph.D. in ethics from Union Seminary..
A couple of summers ago, during what seemed to be an endless summer (joke was on me it seemed; 2020 was just..
Maddie loves the water. My family met Maddie, a husky mix, on a recent camping trip to Northern Wisconsin. We were swimming..
I have strummed a guitar on and off for the better part of 20 years. As an undergraduate, I would accompany my..
From March until December of 2020 – from Easter until Christmas – not a week went by without the death of someone..
His name is Dave, and most summer mornings, from dawn until 9 a.m., you can find him in shorts and black knee-high..
This summer, I read and preached on the stories of King David in 1 and 2 Samuel. Of course, we covered the..
The medieval mystic, Meister Eckhart, claimed, “God laughs and plays in good deeds.” Laughter and play call strong and specific images to..
At exactly 4:17 a.m., a wet dog nose nudges me in the face, eager to begin the day. She is an unfailing..
Guest commentary by William McConnell My younger sister is a successful real estate agent. But no matter her skills, there is one..
We like to think what we do matters. Has an impact. Changes lives. But does it? I confess: I’m a “change..
Recently I was home in Michigan for a few days. My parents took me to Sluggos, an old pizza joint that has..
“We are all failures — at least the best of us are.” — J.M. Barrie “Everything stinks till it’s finished.” — Dr. Seuss Who..
“Do not pick up hitchhikers.” For six years I read this highway sign as I drove by the barbed-wire-topped fencing, the sniper..
Guest commentary by Shannon Jung What would it take to build a hospital in the heart of Africa? Nothing less than God’s..
I really enjoy watching the “The Great British Baking Show,” but at first I couldn’t quite say why. I could only testify..
This is what often happens. Over the years, a Presbyterian congregation gets smaller and smaller, its remaining core of members get older..
It’s hard to begin to understand just how much the pandemic has affected our lives. I was called to be the pastor..
I have always been passionate about women in ministry — the history, the achievements and the obstacles they faced as they paved..
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. — Matthew 5:8 At the start of the pandemic, there was..
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