Facing racism: Working together for peace and justice By Warren J. Lesane Our souls are disturbed. Our spirits are shaken. Yet, we do not lose faith! Presbyterians are being called to speak out against hatred, injustice and racism of all kinds, particularly the kinds which were demonstrated in Charlottesville. Can we use our collective… Read more »
August 21, 2017
Speak Out
Facing racism: Working together for peace and justice By Warren J. Lesane Our souls are disturbed. Our spirits are shaken. Yet, we do not lose faith! Presbyterians are being called to speak out against hatred, injustice and racism of all kinds, particularly the kinds which were demonstrated in Charlottesville. Can we use our collective… Read more »
Kiss of death or saving grace? Cell biology teaches lessons of community by Elizabeth Jeffries Dinnertime every night was more than a meal; it was a family meeting. My parents, brothers and sister and I each shared a story about the day around the dinner table, and Dad always took his turn last. He was… 
We all stand together Lessons in unity from a military base By Glenn Hink The white trucks and buses stopped on the road. The platoon of Marines stopped their jogging. The man on the lawn mower stopped mowing. The people coming out of the Commissary stopped in the parking lot, and set down their bags… 
The Spirit in action A polity wonk’s guide to pneumatic presence By Robert Bayley Come, O Spirit, dwell among us; come with Pentecostal power; Give the church a stronger vision; help us face each crucial hour. Built upon a firm foundation, Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone, Still the church is called to mission that God’s love… 
Blessed! Is the prosperity gospel good theology? By Charles Wiley Presbyterians are generally allergic to the prosperity gospel, the belief among many Christians that God blesses those who bless God. Prosperity gospel is a good idea, but it begins to get tricky when we believe that those who are faithful to God will always be… 
My ministry? Eating school lunches Becoming a school chaplain By Delaine Zody When I retired from teaching in an inner city high school in Fresno California, I thought I was done with being involved with the local school district. Twenty one years as a teacher was enough for me. My retirement plan was to move… 
Out of Chaos By Becky Lindsay Who could have predicted That out of the chaos that was the Passion— The incident of betrayal by a brother, The apathy of somnolent friends, Denial and desertion by those dearest, The iterations of humiliations and hatred, The multiple occasions of accusations, The repetitions of rough-handling, Flailings, floggings with… 
Beer fast for Lent? An unusual spiritual request By Ken Rummer The proposition took me by surprise. “Would you be my spiritual advisor?” J. Wilson, the editor of our weekly newspaper in Iowa had just been describing the medieval practice of certain monks who only drank beer during Lent, and how he, a home-brewer and self-described beer… 
Talk amongst yourselves Living reconciliation means having hard conversations By Ty Gomez As I approach my 25th year as an attorney, it strikes most people as an odd confession when I admit that I don’t really enjoy conflict. Especially since I’m a litigator, and that means that virtually everyone who contacts me is angry at…