Editor's Desk

Editor's Desk

John M. Buchanan ponders life in the church and the challenges of leadership

Prescott Pym, licensed under Creative Commons

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Baseball believers

Jun 12, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

Wrigley Field and Fourth Presbyterian Church both opened in 1914. It's the perfect image of my lifelong connection to God and baseball.

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Commencing a new future

May 29, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

Graduation season reminds me that you can do a whole lot worse than give your heart to a college.

Gifted

May 16, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

I recently watched my granddaughter and other teens with Down syndrome perform Shakespeare—with emotion, wit and passion.

Family hospitality

May 10, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

Each autumn, Fourth Presbyterian Church's sanctuary is full to overflowing with Jewish worshipers attending High Holy Days observances.

The History Channel's violent God

Apr 02, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

Most media representations of the biblical story are too literal. In the effort to get the story's details right, the storyteller misses the point.

Now what?

Mar 26, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

Most pastors take a break after Holy Week and Easter Day. But I've always felt that the weeks after Easter are the most important of the year.

Easter’s coming

Mar 15, 2013 by John M. Buchanan

The years I spent preaching Easter brought me closer to the heart of resurrection news. They drove me deeper into the gospel.