Prayer for college students, faculty and staff
Lord, you lead us through all of life’s transitions, those we expect and those that take us by surprise, the changes we..
Three pandemic reads
The last time I met with my spiritual director, we talked about how you often hold onto a book until you are..
The Communion of Saints
Never been quite sure just what it meant, precisely what I was affirming my belief in, as I entered the Credal home..
Campus minister nails Jell-O to wall!
Growing up, when it seemed like life plans were falling apart and nothing was working, my dad would say, “We are nailing..
Reopening is about who God is
I remember the day we canceled in-person worship. I thought to myself, “Wow, this is really hard.” But I’m sure by now..
Prayer for the 2020 school year
Lord, we know you hold the future and walk with us even now on this unpredictable path of the pandemic. We..
The Spirit at work in the pandemic
Pentecost is one of my favorite celebrations of the church year. There is just something about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit..
In every story, our life
A pandemic changed things. It changed the way we worship, work, move about in our cities and sometimes even within our homes...
The 224th General Assembly affirms need to help those impacted by COVID-19
Recognizing the unique circumstances in which the 224th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) would meet, earlier in June the assembly’s..
For whom the bell tolls
An undercurrent of fear runs below all of us these days. Images of exhausted health workers, projections of spread and the numerous..
Gray, thin spaces
During this time of fear, disease and sadness, it seems we, more than ever, desire concrete answers. We want accurate tests for..
New recommendation headed to GA: “On Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic”
A recommendation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is being presented to the 2020 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a..
Maintaining relationships in times of social distance
Recently, our son and daughter-in-law were searching for painter’s tape for a sidewalk chalk project with their 3-year-old. They are schoolteachers who..
Wherever true love is
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est. Wherever love is true, God is there. Wherever Christian love, charity, service is true, God..
What do we do when we “do this”?
While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and..
Real presence
by Barbara G. Wheeler On Easter Sunday 2020, in the National Cathedral – empty except for the requisite “fewer than 10” musicians..
We Grieve in Isolation (a hymn)
LLANGLOFFAN 7.6.7.6 D ("Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers") We grieve in isolation, we weep from far away. We wonder at the suffering we hear..
Seminary mobilizes care team during COVID-19 graduation
Guest commentary by Rachel Potts-Wells Imagine you wake up one morning to an email saying that everything you’ve been working for over..
What are we opening? What COVID-19 and the Great Ends are teaching the church
Guest commentary by Matthew J. Skolnik Whether your congregation is about to return to your church building with attentive safety measures or..
Connecting during coronavirus
In seminary we often talked about being a “connectional church.” This means that none of us are an island — not pastors,..
A lonely, lonely virus
Drew Faust in the epilogue of her book, “This Republic of Suffering: Death and The American Civil War,” wrote: “Individuals found themselves..
Thanks pastor, you’re my hero
Lately I’ve seen a lot of Facebook posts written with the catchphrase “Nurses are heroes.” Nothing could be truer. There is something..
God at work: Camps, conference centers and COVID-19
Guest commentary by Dick Young God is at work in our lives and in the world. Such a statement is broad enough..
What will youth ministry look like this summer?
Guest commentary by Rocky Supinger Flying from one mission trip directly to another this summer was going to be a challenge. The..
Reflections on the current crisis
“Hell,” Sartre has written, “is other people.” If so, then the current shutdown over the COVID-19 virus must seem almost paradisiacal. For..
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