We Wish You Had Never Come

We Wish You Had Never Come

By: Jan Brooks Far too often it is easier to let the past stay in the past and try to forget it ever happened. But all too often the hurt and pain go so deep that they are carried across generations. Many cannot forget. Many will not forget, lest it happen again. In...
Life Achievement Recipient Mary Speedy

Life Achievement Recipient Mary Speedy

By: Mary E. Speedy Finding a playmate is rarely a problem when you grow up with six siblings. Neither is it a problem finding a book to escape with when you live in a Presbyterian manse with the church library next door. Add to that two parents who encourage both play...
Facing the Twinge of Anxiety

Facing the Twinge of Anxiety

By: Forrest Palmer I greet you as a disciple in Christ, now serving as the president of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE), a five denomination partnership with the mission goals that APCE exists to “connect, enrich, empower and sustain persons...
Life Achievement Recipient Tom Malone

Life Achievement Recipient Tom Malone

By: Tom Malone served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for more than 41 years as a Christian educator and pastor. Born and reared in South Carolina, Tom attended Florida State University (B.A. in English) and Columbia (M.Div.) and McCormick (D.Min.) seminaries. The...
We Don’t Want to Go There

We Don’t Want to Go There

By: Dennis Reid Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep” (John 21:17 New International Version). Many church leaders today are unwilling to face...
Hot topics we tend to avoid

Hot topics we tend to avoid

By: Studies Check out the group studies ready to be downloaded at www.thethoughtfulchristian.com There are too many to list here. Information about First Nations and resources available for study on various justice issues can be found...