Our Defective Church
Readers of the Beaver County Times could not help but notice the headline in Tuesday’s paper screaming the news and, as they love to do, hoping to provoke some controversy and arouse some anger. Here’s a slightly less hysterical version of the story: read all about it
In fact, the re-release of this older Vatican document did spark controversy around the world. Our Presbyterian Church (USA) has responded with a message of concern: read all about it
Can't Hide These Judgin' Eyes
One of the many perks of being a pastor is reserved parking at the Medical Center. There are six or seven spaces with big blue "clergy only" signs at the north end of the main parking lot. As I whipped into one of the empty clergy spots on my way to some visitation this morning, I couldn't help but notice the car one of my clerical colleagues had parked in the adjacent slot. A big black, shiny black, Mercedes S-320 with Ohio plates. Rich leather seats and polish walnut burl accents on the dashboard, I noticed as I got out of my blue, rusty blue, 1993 Ford Escort wagon.