There are expectations of the church, divine and earthly. Our human experiences tend to not reconcile with the expectations. Divine or earthly...
“What if you came out of this pandemic stronger and more faithful than when you began?” That was the question I posed..
Sixteen months. That’s how long ago I graduated from seminary. I had to count twice, because it doesn’t seem possible that I..
All Saints’ Day feels especially important this year. Perhaps the loss of so many lives to the coronavirus makes remembering those who..
I began seminary the week my daughter turned 2. In retrospect, that sounds like a challenge, but at the time I was..
Guest commentary by Lynne A. Pabst Given all the current ideas of creating a worship space in the home right now, I..
Reparations have always been controversial, especially in mainstream national discourse. In the history of race relations in America, reparations for African..
When I made the decision – or I probably should say, when God pushed me into to the decision – to go..
I used to think I knew a lot about college ministry. My spouse is department chair for a doctoral program in clinical..
My friend is a college professor, and he claims that the students who give him the most trouble about grades are the..
In the dark, wee hours of a February morning (prior to the pandemic), 16 pilgrims from Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North..
Guest commentary by Amy Cerniglia National Coming Out Day is older than I am, but I only learned about it through social..
Across the country, universities, seminaries, churches and communities are beginning to investigate and confront their own histories involving slavery — and the..
Someone asked me recently how stewardship of creation relates to my personal faith. It seemed like a simple enough question to answer,..
While many Americans may have heard talk of the concept of reparations and may be aware that some universities, seminaries, cities and..
Guest commentary by Dwain Lee I am not a radical. At least, I don’t think I am. What I am is a..
Warning: Unpopular article ahead. Before we go on, please understand that I truly love animals. I travel too much for pets now,..
It never fails, and always seems to happen in just the same way. There is an instance of racial outrage in a..
by Jess Cook As someone who frequently facilitates trainings and conversations related to the identities of and challenges faced by lesbian, gay,..
Christ gave us the ministry of reconciliation. The Bible tells us so. The word “reconciliation” is found only four times in the..
I recently watched the troubling yet necessary documentary “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix. Let me first say, if you’ve not seen it,..
In seminary, I used a “character contract” one semester (I attended Denver Seminary and as a part of our individualized learning we..
Friends, On Sunday evening, October 4, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, called me to be their next..
Guest commentary by Kathleen Dain One of my objectives on a recent journey to the Isle of Lewis was to travel to..
A pastor friend of mine, who recently lost a loved one, reflected to me how hard it’s been to grieve. She doesn’t..
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