We are one body, so the Bible says. “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice..
Selah. This mysterious little word is sprinkled throughout the psalms. My colleagues tell me that its origin and translation are uncertain and..
My study leave this year looked different than a conference, or even sermon series planning. I used my study leave to catch..
I do not watch much TV. Yes, even in quarantine. I watched more TV before quarantine began if that is believable; my..
Guest commentary by Thomas Willadsen “What would your ideal call be?” was the first question the pastoral nominating committee asked after we’d..
Many years ago, an Old Wise Head (he was an experienced pastor and probably all of 39 at the time) advised me..
Mountains carry an immense spiritual freight in the biblical imagination. After 400 weary years of slavery in Egypt, Israel is constituted as..
A few weeks ago, our church started celebrating the sacrament of Communion over Zoom. I set up the meeting, then led the..
Guest commentary Matthew J. Skolnik This Sunday I held my 10-year-old nephew under my right arm as we live-streamed worship into our..
Picture it: March 12, 2020, a group of 20 anxious and stressed students gather in a small chapel with their college chaplain...
Like many other congregations, Central Presbyterian Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found itself having to reimagine mission as the reality of the COVID-19..
The idea of having communion while we are doing worship exclusively online was an easy theological jump. I quickly wrote up an..
Take time to read the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15 this week. The compelling piece of this parable is..
Guest commentary by Steve Willis A Sunday in May earned a new liturgical designation. Instead of the Sixth Sunday of Easter,..
Several years ago, I struggled with chronic stomach pain. My gastrointestinal specialist prescribed a medication and told me I would be on..
“I have a dream that one day … the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be..
This summer, my wife and I left our children in the care of her parents and headed off to hike Pilot Mountain,..
Lately, when weather allows, I venture out on prayer walks — some contemplative and free-form, others guided by Bible verses with instructions...
Guest commentary by Dave Coles According to Wikipedia (you know, the source of all knowledge and wisdom), “Go big or go home!”..
Somewhere along the line, we learned to stop asking questions we couldn’t answer. For example, when’s the last time you asked: Where..
Asian physician Battles virus at clinic Battles hate on street — John Okamoto John Okamoto, a member of Japanese Presbyterian Church is..
As I was growing up in Richmond, Virginia, my universe largely consisted of the five miles between my private school and my..
“God’s love never dies.” These words were spoken by a church elder, to fellow elders, in a time of crisis. The context..
One of the things I appreciate (and wrestle with, depending on the day) about Reformed theology is its view of sin and..
The last two hours of the 2020 General Assembly tell a story of their own – a story about the nature of..
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