Creation care — Where to start?
My parents met each other at the dirt track. A dirt oval where cars race, and drivers test their skills as they..
My parents met each other at the dirt track. A dirt oval where cars race, and drivers test their skills as they..
For all of us, and perhaps especially for families with children, the past months of pandemic and political challenges have been difficult...
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
(PNS) The future of the church, says the Rev. Catherine Neelly Burton, is in deep rural Kansas. “The future of the Presbyterian Church..
(PNS) The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III remembers the heartbroken grandmother of a man in denial of his drug addiction. “Son,” she told..
Like other conference centers, Ghost Ranch has had to keep its doors closed throughout most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Small windows in..
As I looked over the bulletin in my office, I heard the faint sound of our front doorbell ringing. I have missed..
What if churches today were more like 12-step programs? What if they were truly places of authenticity, raw honesty and inclusion, committed..
The past few years have been marked by multiple griefs, Christine Hong acknowledged in her keynote address to the Next Church 2021..
“What broke you over this last year?” Spoken word artist Glenn McCray of Chop Suey Roots asked that question during opening worship..
While applauding the effort made in order to have safe and effective vaccines, the ecumenical health partners are also concerned “with the..
I had some terrific Sunday school teachers when I was a child at First Presbyterian Church in Woodstock, Illinois. Well, until my..
Guest commentary by Elizabeth Lovell Milford “You give them something to eat.” This is the simple instruction Jesus gives his disciples in..
Exodus 20:1-17 Lent 3B One of the best ways to teach and learn theology is through liturgy, because the patterns and practices..
Note: During the season of Lent you may want to have the following items available for your gathering space: a candle and..
K.J. Ramsey Zondervan, 224 pages Reviewed by Christina Tutterow This was half the book I needed. K.J. Ramsey writes beautifully about her..
Most of the students I’ve taught over the years were in their 30s or 40s when they entered seminary, each and every..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The third round of dialogue between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Episcopal Church continued last week. The two denominations have..
LOUISVILLE — Each year, on a Sunday during Lent, Presbyterians take a day to celebrate the mission and ministry of the Presbyterian..
Rules are important to young children. And they are especially tuned in to instances where someone has not followed the rules. Siblings..
As I prepared to write this article, I was trying to find my work journal from 2019. When I transitioned into full-time..
(RNS) — Conservative United Methodists have chosen a name for the denomination they plan to form if a proposal to split the..
(OGA) The year was 1986 and J. Herbert Nelson, II began his career as a Presbyterian pastor. Little did he know where the..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) After serving in an interim role with the Office of the General Assembly for more than 18 months, Dianna Wright..
My journey into the art of spiritual direction began, surprisingly enough, in the Texas Hill Country. I was a newly minted pastor..