Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels
Heidi Haverkamp WJK Press, 148 pages Heidi Haverkamp is an Episcopal priest who previously delighted readers with “Advent in Narnia: Reflections for..
Heidi Haverkamp WJK Press, 148 pages Heidi Haverkamp is an Episcopal priest who previously delighted readers with “Advent in Narnia: Reflections for..
Several times I’ve prayed anxious prayers asking God to avert a crisis. On Sept. 11, 2001, when I heard that my nephew..
Kathryn Urban (left) of Washington DC joins Kristen Campbell, Pam Snyder and Betty Jones at the Commission on the Status of Women...
Guest commentary by Sam Locke We have a Way Forward Commission, an All Agency Review, a Governance Task Force and others doing..
John 12:20-33 (34-36) Lent 5B Some Greeks want to see Jesus. They must have heard stories about Jesus. Word had gotten around..
To our sisters and brothers of the Presbyterian Church (USA): Greetings in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! On behalf of..
"You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition” (Mk. 7:8) (OGA) I was stunned by these words of Jesus..
Over 60 people crowded into the room to hear the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis speak about poverty at the event sponsored by..
Following a sports team is an avocation filled with irrational exuberance and irrational gloom. It offers us no logical explanation about why..
Loren B. Mead Morehouse Publishing, 144 pages When I sat down to eat with Loren Mead several months ago, I excitedly told..
Chantal D. Atnip, a ruling elder who since 2005 has served as treasurer of the Synod of the Trinity, announced in December..
Wanda Beauman (left) and Sharon Gibbons (right) share an interest in advocating for women who have experienced domestic violence. (Photo by Sue..
March for Our Lives and Resource to Address Gun Violence Sandy Hook. Orlando. Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. And Now Parkland. Mass..
“Therefore, let it be regarded as a settled principle,” wrote John Calvin, “that the sacraments have the same office as the Word..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Rethinking ministry is difficult. Implementing new ideas and establishing them is even more difficult. We should be acutely aware of this..
Nineteen women of the PC(USA) are participating in the Commission on the Status of Women session at the United Nations in New..
Churches like our own are “challenged more strongly by the sacraments than by anything else,” according to J.J. von Allmen, a Swiss..
Sermon-writing day is rough. It’s painful, boring, heart-wrenching, soul-draining, and it makes me whine a lot. Most weeks, I’ll come home one..
Most Sunday mornings after proclaiming the benediction, I walk with the acolyte down the sanctuary’s center aisle.
The Yao hill tribe, one of Thailand’s indigenous people groups, live among steep mountains. But 80 baptized Christians host visitors at a..
“Being an expert is exhausting. Being a student — letting go of your ego — is like sitting for a banquet at..
60 years ago — March 24, 1958 Here’s what readers were saying about one particular article back in 1958: To the Outlook:..
Within months of graduating from seminary, I was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. I remember the first time I..
Churches like First Presbyterian Church in Metuchen, New Jersey, continue to voice opposition to the arrests of immigrant Christians for possible deportation...
Lately my prayer has been to be useful: Make me useful, God. Where this plea originates during days overflowing with unending tasks..