Blog Post by Rev. Brandan S Eddy, BCC Chaplain, St. Elizabeth Hospital, O’Fallon Illinois “What is something that really bothers you…?” A simple but deeply complicated question and one that hardly gets asked these days. Especially these past few years amid the heartbreak of the pandemic in addition to the politically charged climate that surrounds us, perhaps we fear the…
Blog Post by Pastor Mark Wiley First Presbyterian, Hillsboro and SonLight Parish First Presbyterian of Park Hills and Ironton Property Chair, Presbytery Administration Team Bull Shannon on the NBC sitcom Night Court (January 4, 1984-May 31, 1992) once quipped. You’re the Judge and you stand for Justice — You are the public defender you stand for the underprivileged — You…
Guest Editorial from Cecil G. Wood, PhD Ruling Elder, First Presbyterian-Kirkwood Synod Commissioner “Over the past several weeks, I have listened to and watched in awe and horror the retelling of the events of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. After much thought and consideration and hearing the calls for reparations of various types, I have come to the following conclusion which…
Guest Blog Post by Julie Burchett and Janice Seele Webster Groves Presbyterian Church Advocacy Team Members “Mass shootings mar holiday weekend; at least 2 dead, 20 injured in Florida incident.” “Gunfire sprayed into homes hurts three teens in St. Louis overnight.” “Nine people are dead after a gunman opened fire yesterday morning at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard…
Guest Blog by Rev. Dr. Dieter Heinzl Associate Pastor at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church I was puzzled when I leafed through the New York Times a while back and came upon a blank page. I expected something like “this could have been your ad” ploy, but that was not it. As I turned the page, the following one was blank…
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 Too few of us have completed a deep dive into what we could/should do about Dismantling Racism and Privilege in ourselves, our community, our nation and our world. Today’s Blog Space… please read a Letter from a Birmingham Jail Found Here Here are some resources that might…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard Presbytery Leader choward@glpby.org Yesterday I along with Rev. Jackie Taylor, General Presbyter of Baltimore Presbytery, lead a group of 61 mid-council leaders from across the country on the topic of reparations. We used the Atlantic article The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It can be found here https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ Our conversation taught…
Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard Presbytery Leader choward@glpby.org “We repent that we have failed as an institution and as individuals to use our voices to abhor and end lynching, segregation, and racial profiling. We regret our generations of silence on these issues so that we could maintain a comfortable life in our churches, homes, and communities.” An…