Blog Post by Rev. Ryan Landino, Presbytery Leader It took me a long time before I really appreciated the significance of the meaning behind receiving a gift. We all remember receiving good gifts and bad gifts, unexpected…
From Your Presbytery Leader: “Why I Attend a White Privilege Conference” When I was just starting out a little over ten years ago as a freshly ordained pastor, a debate about race was unfolding at one of…
I have always valued Lent as a season of holy disruption. A spiritual rallying point. A time to detach from habits that mire us in drudgery and reconnect with the practices that give us life. (click here…
From Your Presbytery Leader Checking in Greetings in the name of our God and Savior Jesus Christ! It has been about three weeks since I began this wonderful ministry as your presbytery leader! I am so warmed…
Final Thoughts of Rev. Bob Jensen, Bridge Presbytery Leader Returning to Retirement, travel, and service in his home church at First United Presbyterian – Belleville, Illinois The church of Christ in every age, beset by change but…
Blog Post by Rev. Bob Jensen Bridge Presbytery Leader In a Garden, Some People See the Flowers. My dad loved the beauty of flowers. In his retirement, he spent his time mainly caring for flowers he found…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard Presbytery Leader choward@glpby.org I am so glad that 2020 is coming to an end! This has been one tough year. The year has been marked by a pandemic crisis,…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard Presbytery Leader choward@glpby.org One of my first memories of coming to serve as your interim presbytery leader was the magnificent church buildings in the St. Louis metro area. It…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard Presbytery Leader choward@glpby.org I am feeling a sense of gladness as 2020 comes to an end. What a year it has been! The cloud of COVID is passing over,…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard Presbytery Leader choward@glpby.org Advent has many meanings. Advent is a time for waiting. It is a time for preparation. Advent is a time of expectation and anticipation of the…
