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October 15, 2015
Adventures of a Presbyterian pastor on a Jesuit campus What a Catholic taught this Presbyterian about worshipDifferent emphases on the Word and the Eucharist open new possibilities. by Abby King-Kaiser I stood at the back of the room, nervously talking to Mike, our guest preacher, about the weather, the coming spring, and what I… Read more »
October 14, 2015
Playing beyond the boundaries in hopes of finding God and inspiration The calling(s) of multipotentialitesWe have not one, but many, vocations in this life. by Adam Walker Cleaveland “So, what is your calling?” As well-intentioned as that common question is, it does a disservice to many people, I think. If I were to suggest… Read more »
October 13, 2015
A space for a contemporary woman disciple to give voice to justice concerns in a world where some still think that women’s words are just leros (Greek for “nonsense”) or, in Spanish, disparates The seating chartA resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Mark 10:35–45 by Magdalena I. García James and John, the sons of… Read more »
October 12, 2015
Blunt truth about church growth Preaching for growthA few simple (but often overlooked) ideas for creating a sermon that connects with your congregation by David R. Collins What makes for good preaching? It depends on whom you ask. Some people feel like they’ve heard a good sermon if they leave church feeling really guilty… Read more »
October 12, 2015
The creators behind the Presbyterians Today blog, One Church Many Voices Antonio “Tony” Aja WRITING IN THE MARGINSThinking with a not-so-colonized mind Antonio (Tony) Aja is a teaching elder member of the Presbytery of Santa Fe in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and currently serves as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe, New… Read more »
October 12, 2015
A white man’s frank and repentant exploration of how racism finds a home in white folks’ souls. Racism is not a feelingHow the white soul has trained itself to define racism solely as conscious hate (and how it needs a new catechism on race) by Jeffrey A. Schooley A long time ago, when my… Read more »
October 9, 2015
You can take the pastor out of the church, but you can’t take the Church out of the pastor. Time to lay down our gunsIn the wake of yet another mass shooting, this one at Umpqua Community College, it’s time for the church to take a hard look at its values. by Derrick L…. Read more »
October 8, 2015
If not now, when? My untended gardenA poem about seeing oppression in and outside the church . . . and doing nothing by Rose Niles I stareinto my untended gardenwith its morning-dappledlight barely whispering through the treetops—this bower encapsulating my tiny havenmy church of light,this freshly longed forchurch in the world—when my eye spies… Read more »
October 7, 2015
Thinking with a not-so-colonized mind Why I (still) love Pope FrancisHow a humble priest from the slums of Buenos Aires has changed the face of Catholicism (and Christianity) for me, despite him not being everything I want by Antonio “Tony” Aja I am a Presbyterian pastor. I try to follow the tenets of the… Read more »
October 6, 2015
A space for a contemporary woman disciple to give voice to justice concerns in a world where some still think that women’s words are just leros (Greek for “nonsense”) or, in Spanish, disparates Attentiveness deficitA resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Mark 10:17–22 by Magdalena I. García As he was setting out on a… Read more »
