Congregational Corner: Take On A Life of Sacrifice

…with Mary – what sacrifice are we willing to take on? What are we offering to God in these final moments, what will carry us into the next? I hand you my life, Lord. My joys and my fears, my passions and my losses, my awe struck, breathless moments and my silent, gasping heartbreak. I hand you my life, Lord….

Congregational Corner: Take on, An Active Presence

…actively present with each person he met. Christ sat with them, ate with them, talked with them, listened to them, prayed with them, and lived with them. There was nothing passive about the way that Christ related with those who he met and that is the active presence that we are called to take on. I will be first to…

Congregational Corner: Take on, A Moment of Silence

…admit that this will likely be one of the harder weeks of Lent for me. I live a very busy, noisy, and fast paced life. Even in the car, I tend to have the radio on or call my sister to talk. Mystic spirituality leads an individual to slow down and bring more focus into their life. In some cases,…

Congregational Corner: Take on, Loving Yourself

…several weeks, I will strive to “take on” one new thing each week, in turn striving to take on more of the love and grace which Christ exhibited throughout his life, death, and resurrection. I hope that you will join me and share your own experiences! Over this past year, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about…

APCE 2019: Revived at the Water’s Edge

…in the waters of grace and mercy, prayer and worship. We need to be bathed in pools of community and fellowship where encouragement, celebration and ongoing learning can continue to nourish and strengthen our journey of discipleship, journey that can sometimes leave us parched, fatigued and confused. Prayer, worship, and fellowship. I experienced all those things this week at APCE….

Black Lives Matter

…Alabama to New York City in 1948, there were many times when walking home from school, I walked, no, ran, past those woods. I’m not saying there’s no racism in New York City, but thank God there aren’t a lot of trees where men with nooses and guns can hide. And, there is no open-carry law in Harlem. Otherwise, a…

The Rev. Dr. Edwin W. Stock Jr., Union alumnus & campaign fundraiser, dies at 82

The Rev. Dr. Edwin Witte Stock passed away peacefully due to heart failure on November 2, 2019. Stock graduated from Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) with a Master of Divinity degree in 1962. Stock retired as Senior Pastor for First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, after serving from 1988-2002. Because of his love for the seminary, he…

Nancy Myer: Lifelong learning

…Theology & Food Justice Nancy Myer: Lifelong learning Senator Scott: Finding community and connection Colleen Earp: Camping, conservation, and chickens In “Reference” to Paula Skreslet Paul Smith: From police officer to pastor Heather Woodworth Brannon advocates for housing justice in Richmond Student Spotlight BY MOLLIE TRAINUM Nancy Myer knew she was called to attend to seminary, but she was unwilling…

“How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! All who delight in him should ponder them.” Psalm 111:2 (NLT)

…Some of the greatest losses I have experienced have been in autumn, a season that I look forward to after the long hot Carolina summers. The loss of a child, a parent, a mentor, a friend are indeed painful and sometimes traumatizing, yet, the colors that I love which have brought me such joy in autumn, are there to console…

Gems for the Journey: Challenge, not Comfort

…hometown, and evil men had come to the throne. Conditions seem only to get worse, at this point Jeremiah, and I believe every honest Christian, had doubt come to his heart. Dark thoughts came into his mind, and he wonders why God permits certain things. Every pastor who has ever stood for the things of God, at times, wondered why…

Alec Powell: The Unconventional Call

…Theology & Food Justice Nancy Myer: Lifelong learning Senator Scott: Finding community and connection Colleen Earp: Camping, conservation, and chickens In “Reference” to Paula Skreslet Paul Smith: From police officer to pastor Heather Woodworth Brannon advocates for housing justice in Richmond Student Spotlight BY MOLLIE TRAINUM Alec Powell is not the stereotypical seminarian, so it is perhaps not surprising that…

Worship during Virtual Sprunt Lectures

…ceramics, the central pattern is reminiscent of both the cross and the tomb. Fissures in the bowl shatter the beauty of the original design. There is an ancient Japanese process, Kintsugi, which uses gold to heal the cracks in broken pottery. Throughout the centuries gold has been used in Christian paintings to represent the presence of the Lord. Here, the…

Congregational Corner: When the world changed

…having grown up in such a broken world? I pray that they come to know a world where we do not fear those around us and instead live as neighbors, no longer pointing to the past as an example but living it in the present. Maybe my memory of what our country used to be is naive and skewed —…

Congregational Corner: What it all comes down to

…a dinner with multiple generations of pastors, I think I figured it out – The church is reforming. “Reformed and always reforming” is a motto of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that I have held tight to as I rationalize my younger, adventurous, and sometimes even challenging approach to ministry, but over the last few days I have spent time with…

Class of 2018 profiles: Crystal Harper Fallesen doesn’t let life get in the way

This is post 6 of 7 in the series “Class of 2018” Class of 2018 profiles: Rosy Robson prepares for what comes next Class of 2018 profiles: Pamela Fusting will close no door Class of 2018 profiles: Christopher Manunyo-Nyonyoh prepared to make a difference in Ghana Class of 2018 profiles: Sara Pantazes can’t wait to dive in Class of 2018…

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