Disruption can be very hope-filled
I do not watch much TV. Yes, even in quarantine. I watched more TV before quarantine began if that is believable; my..
Livin’ the dream during COVID-19
Guest commentary by Thomas Willadsen “What would your ideal call be?” was the first question the pastoral nominating committee asked after we’d..
Ohio food pantry responds to food insecurity during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught Kathy Kelly-Long, director of the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Food Pantry in Columbus, Ohio, about the connections..
Mindset of abundance: California churches feed communities during COVID-19
Over the last several months, as COVID-19 has turned so much upside down, the Presbytery of the Pacific has experienced in Los..
Communion and college and COVID-19
Picture it: March 12, 2020, a group of 20 anxious and stressed students gather in a small chapel with their college chaplain...
Church embraces “Masks for Neighbors” mission
Like many other congregations, Central Presbyterian Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found itself having to reimagine mission as the reality of the COVID-19..
The gift of a communion sip of juice
The idea of having communion while we are doing worship exclusively online was an easy theological jump. I quickly wrote up an..
Caring for all God’s sheep during COVID-19
Take time to read the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15 this week. The compelling piece of this parable is..
Rural sustainability: Lessons from COVID-19 and the rural church
Guest commentary by Steve Willis A Sunday in May earned a new liturgical designation. Instead of the Sixth Sunday of Easter,..
To see or not to see… family
Several years ago, I struggled with chronic stomach pain. My gastrointestinal specialist prescribed a medication and told me I would be on..
A picture of grace
This summer, my wife and I left our children in the care of her parents and headed off to hike Pilot Mountain,..
Staying on the path
Lately, when weather allows, I venture out on prayer walks — some contemplative and free-form, others guided by Bible verses with instructions...
After COVID-19: Do we go big or go home?
Guest commentary by Dave Coles According to Wikipedia (you know, the source of all knowledge and wisdom), “Go big or go home!”..
Presbyterian Church considers budgets during COVID-19
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial situation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to look troubling — with contributions to the..
Presbyterian campus ministry finds new paths during COVID-19
What does campus ministry look like during a pandemic? How can campus ministers provide support and spiritual guidance for students? As colleges..
Presbyterian campus ministers adjust to uncertain times
Uncertainty. As colleges and universities make plans for the start of school this fall and with the number of coronavirus cases rising..
A word for weary parents: God is with us in the pandemic
This summer we have instituted the Friday Funday breakfast picnic. Typical summers, my daughter and I are both off on Friday and..
Alanis and you
No one suffers the same way during any particular point in human history, including a global pandemic. People of color continue to..
On returning to our places of worship
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion.” Oddly, perhaps, in the church..
Virus as a Summons to Faith
Walter Brueggemann Cascade Books, 94 pages Few contemporary scholars have paid more attention to biblical texts than Walter Brueggemann through the course..
A view from a pandemic sabbatical
After 28 years of ministry (including 20 in my current context), I asked for and received permission from the session to take..
COVID-19 and the Latinx church
A CNN report in May pointed out a significant but sad statistic: “In California, Latinos represent 70% of all coronavirus related deaths..
The non-glamourous story of parking lot worship
As of three weeks ago, the church I pastor is now holding weekly outdoor worship in our parking lot! When the congregation’s..
What have we learned from COVID-19?
Someday the extreme dislocations of COVID-19 will end. The question being asked throughout American society, economy and politics is: What then? What..
Our college’s calling goes beyond the classroom
COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests have clarified that the calling of my small Presbyterian Church-related college goes beyond the classroom...
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