I recently watched a short, six-minute film by Louis Schwartzberg called “Gratitude” (you can find it on YouTube). This is a visual..
A wave of death has hit our congregation recently. We said goodbye to several long time church members over the course of..
It’s easy for me to “remember back” to the PC(USA)’s decisions to ordain gay ministers and allow for the officiating of same-gender..
I was working with a refugee ministry in Europe when I moved back to the U.S. to attend a Presbyterian seminary. Then..
Whoever welcomes children welcomes Jesus. Love your neighbor as yourself. Who do you think was a neighbor to the man? The foreigner..
Guest Outpost blog by Alina Kanaski I love Pittsburgh. I went to seminary in Pittsburgh. I rode out being call-ready in..
They almost seem to come around together: Election Day and Advent. A secular moment and a sacred moment, moving in tandem, as..
The elderly woman waited her turn to speak with me after my talk. “It doesn’t really matter how you walk,” she said..
Guest commentary by Harry Heintz I don’t know just how I found the writings of Eugene Peterson. Once I did, it..
Why am I writing about typewriters when you are supposed to write on them? At least that is what people used..
After hearing Jezebel expound on her state policy of murdering protesters of her injustices, Elijah sat down under a solitary broom tree and..
After nearly seven years of being a pastor, I thought I had experienced or endured most of the “firsts” of ministry. I..
Guest commentary by Pam McVety My family survived another hurricane — but not just any hurricane. Michael was a monster —the strongest..
I am a recovering first born, a recovering Martha and a recovering “human doing” who is learning to be a human being...
At our first meeting she told me she was a “prayer warrior.” I nodded, not knowing enough about what she meant to..
Books are like friends — both have an inordinate influence in your life. I have two middle schoolers and I know the..
I remember a summer evening gathering of the history department where I was a Ph.D. candidate. Faculty and other doctoral students began..
The revised “Book of Common Worship” offers this explanation of the prayers of intercession in the Service for the Lord’s Day: “Prayers..
Guest commentary by Alina Kanaski “Have you found a church yet?” As a graduated, unemployed call-seeker, I hear this question several times..
The Pandora app turns your car into a time machine. The app lets you create your own radio station. You don’t..
I was geared up for a battle. I had just announced to the congregation that my spouse and I were expecting our..
“Go outside. Look up. Secret of life.” – Anne Lamott My wife and I are raising our children only about 30 miles..
Garfield Street, Washington, D.C. My mother is standing in the doorway of her bedroom. Then she turns to the bureau to fold..
Why do we need Sabbath? I was given a review copy of “Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World” by..
Author’s note: This is a work of fiction. However, “Connecting Grace” is a real initiative of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, in..
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