I had the happy privilege of serving on the Committee on Preparation for Ministry in North Carolina. We coached, encouraged and challenged..
The Holy did not speak to me through a burning bush. Nor did I hear a booming voice from heaven or a..
I’m still thinking about the parable of the dishonest/shrewd/clever manager (Luke 16:1-3) that I preached on recently. It is a confusing story..
What does church sound like? If you asked me this, I might say it’s a bell peal before service that holds both..
How in all these years of being a student of the Bible I could have been so wrong about some of its..
Having written a few hymns, I’ve learned this: They teach theology, and sometimes that can be problematic. For instance, think of the..
David Lee Jones offers family systems theory for church leaders.
(from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead) Just whence is that “thence” He shall come from? And –..
Ken Green read the room of the pastor and congregational leaders gathered before him, and noted the elder sitting off to..
Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. though this word pertains to being of the..
When Beth Undercuffler’s phone rang on a wintry morning in 2018, she knew the call likely had to do with the blizzard..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. In a poem, author Brian Doyle..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. “Righteous” is derived from the Latin..
I once heard that pastors preach themselves into belief. I don’t know if this is true, but I can attest to the..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Humble thyself in the sight of..
Back in late-summer, I gathered up my birth certificate, my social security information and all the other necessary documentation, and I headed..
Original sin. This Calvinist and Augustinian doctrine supports the idea that Adam and Eve, as humanity’s original parents, passed on their disobedience..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Romans 5:3 identifies the need for..
This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. A friend was raised in..
Guest commentary by Linda Dickerson On Mondays, you would hardly think that on Sunday mornings worshippers gather to sing, pray, hear the..
“At some time after I came to this work I recalled a prayer that I made every night without fail when I..
Sometime in the early 1980s, when I was a recent graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary, I had a conversation with an uncle...
Take my fervor, take my will. Make me silent, yielded, still; wounded, if these wounds may be windows to eternity. Take my..
An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Tom served as pastor of congregations in Brenham, Texas, and Kerrville, Texas, before helping..
Perhaps being a saint means living somewhere between the holy and the ordinary, writes Julie Raffety.
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