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Essays

Thoughtful personal reflections from a variety of perspectives about issues relevant to Christian leaders

Carol Howard Merritt: When work looks different across generations

By Carol Howard Merritt Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Spring City, Tennessee

Work looks different now. The web and the coffee shop are the arena for ministry more than the office or the home visit.

Tom Arthur: How should I preside when my church doesn’t care for the Eucharist?

By Tom Arthur Pastor

What would you recommend to someone who has been trained with a high sacramental theology but ends up in a more entrepreneurial, low-church setting?

Melissa Wiginton: Leadership without delineating who you are (and aren't)

By Melissa Wiginton Vice president, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Two ministries collaborate in New York without having to define, in advance and for all time, who they are and what they believe.

Michael Jinkins: The Protestant Principle and Satanism

By Michael Jinkins Retired president, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

You can see the Protestant proclivity for constant reinvention of ourselves all over the place. Even in Satanism.

Michael O. Emerson: Why are Protestants still Protestants?

By Michael O. Emerson Provost, North Park University

Is the way to heal the long-standing divisions in the church for all of us to return to Rome?

Jason Byassee: Innovate (non) violently

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto

An art exhibit explores the way Picasso tried to "innovate violently." This is a nice contrast for traditioned innovation.

Monks, mushrooms and the sacramental nature of everyday eating

Thanksgiving isn’t just a rote exercise over turkey and stuffing one time a year. Truly giving thanks means making the connection between our daily bread and the Bread of Life, writes Fred Bahnson.

By Fred Bahnson Director, Food, Faith and Religious Leadership Initiative

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Truth and memory

Even the most honest storytellers shave details or spin behavior in the best possible light, writes Brian Volck. Does that mean they are not telling the truth?

By Brian Volck Writer and pediatrician

Lillian Daniel: The lectionary is great. Except when it's not.

By Lillian Daniel Senior minister, First Congregational Church, Dubuque, Iowa

Lillian Daniel, a teacher of preaching, responds to first-year pastor Tom Arthur's question from last week.

Practice Advent as a season of preparation

By G. Sujin Pak Dean, Boston University School of Theology

Shopping should be the last thing on the Christmas to-do list, writes G. Sujin Pak. Instead, the lectionary readings stress repentance. That means ’tis the season to feed the hungry, be satisfied with what you have and live with the end in mind.