Being Presbyterian

I have a big sister. I adore her. She loves me. She is emphatic that God loves me. Even more outrageously, she tells me that God adores me. Some days I am able to believe it. And the days I do believe, I believe because she said it’s true. Because she is faithful and honest Read more

Be Still and Know that I Am God. (Psalm 46:10) Prayer position, classically taught, is one of stillness and drawing oneself inward. We ready ourselves by shutting out the world around us so we might enter the gentling, sacred world within. We seek a quiet place, so that what we hear will not distract us. Read more

If God is the audience of our worship and pastors are the leaders, the choir, as it processes, serves as the encouragers, stabilizers, and up-lifters. Traditionally, the choir processes from the rear of the church toward the chancel during the first hymn. Their voices announce their approach, growing clearer as they pass each pew and Read more