Guest Blog by Rev. John Goodwin, HR Potosi Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Vice-Chair Presbytery Committee on Nomination When I was young there were very few things that happened in life that said I was valued, of importance, accepted, even liked. It was difficult beginning adulthood without the benefit of support and role models, and without healthy self-esteem. It…
Blog Post by Ellen Schroeder, Ruling Elder Clerk of Session, Second Presbyterian Church Imagine a place where you can get away from day-to-day stress and concerns; where your mind is free to drift in all directions while the subconscious works on problems. Now imagine that this place is remote but still connected with the outside world. That is a sacred…
Blog Post by Cheryl Rainey, Ruling Elder Pacific Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Women of Giddings-Lovejoy Coordinating Team Member Synod of MId-America Commissioner Does anyone still ride bicycles? In the 10th summer of my life, at the end of the school year, I received a brand, new bicycle! Ahh! The world was now at my disposal or at least the small, rural…
Blog Post by Daniel Mortimer, Ruling Elder Faith DesPeres Presbyterian Church Presbytery Leader Nominating Committee Monday, October 11, 2021, was National Coming Out Day. National Coming Out Day is an annual celebration with the goal of shining light on individuals within the LGBTQ+ community and their decisions to share their gender identities and sexual orientation with the public. Though coming…
Blog Post by Rev. Peter (Ping-Hsien) Wu Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Greater St Louis After living in California for twenty-plus years of my life, our family moved from Northern California to St. Louis in June of this year. Many of my parishioners have asked me about God’s calling and my vision for our church… in the last week of July,…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Clint McCann Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation Eden Theological Seminary I am writing to remind all of us that we Presbyterians have historically been and still are a vital part of the Church World Service (CWS). CWS is an alliance of 37 denominations that are committed to working together to transform the world, which means…
Blog Post by Ruling Elder – John Northrip Member St. Mark Presbyterian, of DRAWP and Presbytery Photographer of GA#223 I’ve witnessed the events of the recent past with growing dismay; not only at the shared disasters of disease and disinformation we have endured and inflicted, but as well from the sad realization that though we are all swimming in the…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Isaac Wanyoike Pastor of Pendo Presbyterian and BJC Triage Chaplain The nation of Kenya is a combination of four two tribes all with different dialects. In each community, there are still cultural and language differences. Though I and my wife are from the same tribe, we have differences in our pronunciation not to mention cultural…
Blog Post by Rev. Liz Kanerva Associate Presbytery Leader I’m a huge fan of TikTok’s. I’m struck by how this short-form video platform has taken off to include not only the fun dances my 16-year-old incessantly performs in the kitchen but how it is being used so creatively by pastors in their ministries. One creator, in particular, the Rev. Cliff…
Guest Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Mark Thomas Honorably Retired Moderator of Administration Team It’s been an emotionally difficult year. The pandemic has taken a toll on us. Not only are we dismayed by the threat of Covid-19 for each of us, but also by the number of souls both here and abroad that have succumbed to this frightening and…