My parents are downsizing. They’re going through their stuff, deciding what it is they value and what they have room for in the new place. They would love to pass along the things they treasure to their children and grandchildren. “Do you need these candlesticks?” they ask one day. “How about these dishes?” they ask…
Category: Ministry
Who Is My Neighbor? The Rev. Dr. Mary Beth Tipton on Deconstruction, Mercy, and Risk-Taking Love
At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by Mr. Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you!”, I am writing…
God Invites Me In: A Lay Leader’s Call Story
If you’re reading this, it’s because God has an incredible sense of humor. When I was five years old, I began playing the piano in the living room of my family’s house. Ten years later, when questioned by my piano teacher about my lack of commitment to practicing, I told him that soccer practice was…