Baptism of the Lord Sunday gets lost in our liturgical calendar. Between the preparation and joy of the Advent and Christmas seasons and the penitence and celebration of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter time, Baptism of the Lord Sunday seems like a blimp on the radar. It is not. Baptism of the Lord Sunday is an important reminder, reset, and invitation.  Do you remember your baptism? This is a frequent saying on Baptism of the Lord Sunday. I do not. I was a baby in

“You Belong Here,” reads the yellow sweatshirt of the parking lot greeter at the church near my house. By the welcoming waves and the stream of people going into the building, I think they mean it. What LifeChurch and other houses of worship like it have discovered is that one of the greatest dangers and products of modern society is isolation. We are a divided people. We are a lonely world. The pace and fullness of life pull us apart socially, emotionally, and psychologicall

The Thursday Book Club returns in 2026 with Ted V. Foote Jr. and P. Alex Thornburg's  Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America: A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God . After taking a book writing break following the release of the successful  Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt: A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Parents, & Other Confused Presbyterians (2000) and  Being Disciples of Jesus in a Dot.Com World: A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Adults, an

The Fall Presbytery Meeting of the Three Oklahoma Presbyteries approved  seven motions from the Oklahoma Presbyteries Task Force  related to the next steps in the creation of a new Oklahoma Presbytery. One of the motions expanded the participation in the Oklahoma Presbyteries Task Force. Other motions named the six work groups and provided a process for populating them.  The individual presbyteries will be responsible - through their Nominating Committees and Councils – for f