“Where ya headed, cowboy?” “Nowhere special.” “Nowhere special. I always wanted to go there.” —Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles) Almost nine years ago, not long
Moving. It’s a chore many of us have had to do at least once or twice in our lives, and I imagine that most ministers
There’s battle lines being drawn. Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong. –Stephen Stills While it wasn’t originally intended as such, the Buffalo Springfield track, “For What
As we were preparing the October issue of The Cumberland Presbyterian for delivery to the printer, Hurricane Irma had just fled the state of Florida,
Like many of us, I suspect, there comes a time in the 24-hour news cycle following a tragic event—particularly an event that speaks of little
There was a moment during the Friday morning business meeting at General Assembly recently when an all-too-familiar wave of something akin to nausea swept over
The collard greens were done almost to perfection on that crisp October afternoon. Tender, scented with a bit of side meat, and slightly bitter—just the
In a few days, several hundred Cumberland Presbyterian elders and ministers, along with many of their family members, will gather for 187th General Assembly. This
“We do not know… how can we know the way?” Courageous master of the awkward question, You spoke the words the others dared not say
This Lenten season had been underway for less than two weeks when news of the administration’s budget outline for the next fiscal year hit the
