by Lois Mitchell | Dec 5, 2013 | Opinion
I’m fascinated by pilgrimage. For me, the term connotes earnestness, persistence, solitude, inspiration and a touch of holiness. It’s rising above the mundane, shedding the constraints of banality. Pilgrimage is both dogged pursuit and quiet surrender....
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 5, 2013 | Opinion
We are seeing something new in a pope, which I haven’t seen in a long time. I am fascinated with Pope Francis’ style, which differs from the popes I have seen. However, older observers have compared him to Pope John XXIII. Much of his recent encyclical...
by Amy Beth Willis | Dec 4, 2013 | Opinion
I collected a rock in the Tucson sector of the Sonoran Desert, near the small town of Arivaca. I was in the desert with Sandra, a member of Southside Presbyterian, who is also a part of the Samaritans, a humanitarian aid organization that provides life-saving water...
by Jim Kelsey | Dec 4, 2013 | Opinion
I got to the top of the stairs at the New York region office and realized my wedding band was gone. For nearly 23 years, it had been around my left ring finger. I had just finished washing my hands, so I returned to the sink and took the pipe underneath apart; the...
by Dennis Bickers | Dec 4, 2013 | Opinion
What changes occur when a church transitions from having a fully funded pastor to a bivocational pastor? This is a topic that needs to be studied further because it is a scenario that is happening across denominations and is likely to increase in the years to come. In...
by Chuck Warnock | Dec 3, 2013 | Opinion
I have read many articles on church outreach in my 30 years of ministry. I’ve even written a few myself. However, I have never read an article on the ethics of outreach. Maybe it’s time for a look at the ethics of outreach. Here’s why. In Hibbing,...
