Author: Martha Miller
Martha Miller is a certified Christian educator and a Presbyterian elder. She currently serves as the Associate for Certification and Christian Vocation for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
By Martha Miller
What is a call to leadership in the church and how is that calling discerned?The goal for this session is to help leaders understand the practical and spiritual demands of leadership within the church. This study uses the modern "Help Wanted" classif...
By Martha Miller, Gordon Pace
One of the most striking consequences of the increase in global communication and awareness has been growing fear and isolationism in the United States. Strongly affected by fears instilled by the attacks on September 11, 2001, the American governmen...
By Martha Miller
Horrible tragedies have occurred since the beginning of time. The Bible is full of stories of tragedies, and we see them all around us these days: tsunamis, school shootings, wars, hurricanes.Where is God to be found in these moments? Did God cause t...
By Martha Miller
In 1986, the third Monday of January was established as a national holiday. This means that for the young people of today, the holiday recognizing and celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been in existence longer than they have ...
By Martha Miller
Traditionally, Halloween is a time for ghosts and goblins and all things creepy! After all, most people like a good scare every once in a while. Unfortunately, for many of our youth Halloween also represents an excuse to dabble in activities that may...
By Martha Miller
Who doesn't love Thanksgiving? For many of us it means a four-day weekend, great food, and annual marathons of football and family. But other than the few moments spent saying a blessing before the big meal, the concept of giving thanks on Thanksgivi...
By Martha Miller
Have you ever heard someone say that someone "fell in with a bad crowd," as if they were wandering aimlessly and one day they were drawn in to the first group that reached out to them? Far too often that is exactly what happens when young people leav...
By Martha Miller
One of the challenges for all Christians is to make the connection between what we learn in church and every other aspect of our lives. It's precisely the school bus, lunchroom, athletic field, Internet pages, and workplace where our faith most needs...