“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion.” Oddly, perhaps, in the church..
I left the 224th General Assembly questioning if our polity works in our fast-paced world. I wondered if assuming commissioners’ knowledge about..
After 28 years of ministry (including 20 in my current context), I asked for and received permission from the session to take..
A CNN report in May pointed out a significant but sad statistic: “In California, Latinos represent 70% of all coronavirus related deaths..
As of three weeks ago, the church I pastor is now holding weekly outdoor worship in our parking lot! When the congregation’s..
Someday the extreme dislocations of COVID-19 will end. The question being asked throughout American society, economy and politics is: What then? What..
At the end of this month, I will turn 40 years old. It feels like such a cliché to be troubled by..
Pastors typically experience tensions between what they see as their biblical role and the role imposed on them as leader of a..
Being a Virginian never mattered to me as much as it did when I moved to Kentucky. As of the day of..
I. Two by two they walked from the ends of the earth strung together like beads destined for the..
COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests have clarified that the calling of my small Presbyterian Church-related college goes beyond the classroom...
The last time I met with my spiritual director, we talked about how you often hold onto a book until you are..
We’ve asked several people to give us their plans for reading during the summer of 2020. Our hope was to give Outlook..
I recently finished reading M. Craig Barnes’ book “Diary of a Pastor’s Soul: The Holy Moments in a Life of Ministry.” Utilizing..
Guest commentary by Brad Clayton I am truly grateful that I had the opportunity to serve as a commissioner to the 224th..
Never been quite sure just what it meant, precisely what I was affirming my belief in, as I entered the Credal home..
I begin (as I often do) with lines from a poem. Here is an excerpt of “The Weighing” by Jane Hirshfield: So..
Growing up, when it seemed like life plans were falling apart and nothing was working, my dad would say, “We are nailing..
Guest commentary by Christopher Morgan On the early evening of June 27, co-moderator Gregory Bentley gave the closing benediction and walked off,..
I, along with members of our board and staff, participated in Eddie Moore’s “21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge.” Every day for..
I started on my summer reading list early — in March, when the coronavirus pandemic shut down public libraries and shut readers..
I remember the day we canceled in-person worship. I thought to myself, “Wow, this is really hard.” But I’m sure by now..
We give thanks for the life and witness of Marj Carpenter. For many years Marj contributed “Presbyterians In Action” and “In This..
Pentecost is one of my favorite celebrations of the church year. There is just something about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit..
For the last few months, my extended family and I have been getting together on twice-weekly Zoom calls. Every Wednesday and Saturday,..
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