I had a friend some years ago, an older gentleman, who would answer the question “How are you?” with “Better than I..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston to read..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston to read..
The latest count: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) now has 383 new worshipping communities, nearing the halfway mark of the denomination’s push to..
Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston..
Guest commentary by Nile Harper (What are the hallmarks of healthy churches in your region? Submit a blog or a “what’s right”..
I recently left my first call as associate pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rockford, Illinois, to take my second call as..
The cycle of General Assemblies bring with them a certain rhythm. And as we reach the midway point between the last GA..
My book club is reading John Steinbeck’s novel “East of Eden.” A passing description of a passing character caught my attention: “Mrs...
We greet you with great hopes for our denomination and with gratitude for the privilege of serving as your co-moderators. By the..
I recently came across this quote attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold..
It’s June – the most marrying month of the year. I‘ve long since lost track of how many weddings I’ve officiated over..
We must get over our denominational depression. The Lord has work for us to do on behalf of the Kingdom of God...
Editor’s note: Andrew Taylor-Troutman’s article on narrative medicine appeared in our recent issue on cancer (and is online here). Before seminary, he..
When caring for persons who are living with a serious life-limiting illness such as cancer, we as pastors, chaplains and caregivers encounter..
Dear purple church pastor, These are hard, strange times for pastors who serve churches with members on the political left and right...
Her head was wrapped in a bright orange and yellow tie-dyed scarf, a material that looked silky and shiny. The dark..
“In life and in death we belong to God. And life is a gift to be received with gratitude and a task..
Listen to the author read his poem. To the DJ Jeduthun. A lyricism by Asaph on In Times of Calamity, I Cry to God I SCREAM to God, SHOUT into God’s ears! God hears me! Or Is God too ancient to hear? Is God in need of a hearing aid? I’m in a shit spray and I’m desperate for some divine clarity. All night I pray, count breath, meditate, to deal with this oppressive stress but my soul finds no rest. Nothing’s working. I read Bible verses on God’s
Guest commentary by Carlton Johnson Do we really understand what it means to live in bodies of earthen vessels? Even after decades..
While my colleagues are writing about cancer this month, I am opting to share about another physical condition with which I..
When I first saw the invitation to blog about cancer and the church, I have to admit (and now will have admitted..
My cancer story, like many others, started with a routine check-up. I turned 40 and dutifully scheduled my first mammogram. With..
Is there any other word in our language that causes the same emotional reaction as does the word cancer? To even say..
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