What Pope Francis’ life and death mean to this Presbyterian Pastor While not unexpected, the news of Pope Francis’ death today evoked both sadness and gratitude within me. I gave thanks that Francis’ suffering and ill health were now over, and that he has now joined the countless faithful of the church triumphant. Yet I also join my Catholic family,…
I have been in love with the church all my life. My earliest memories are sitting on soft cushions in a familiar pew, listening to my preacher father’s warm voice and watching the sunshine streaming through the tall windows. I was never bored – even as a preschooler – because I focused on light and color and sound and touch…
You might have heard of Derek Webb from his CCM chart-topping days with Caedmon’s Call or his headline-making LGBTQIA+ allyship at last year’s Dove Awards, but did you know he’s bringing his It Matters After All tour right here to one of the churches in our presbytery? On September 7th, 2024, Glendale Presbyterian Church will be hosting Derek Webb for…
Blog Post by Jim Cook, Ruling Elder Member of our Presbytery and Past Interim Presbytery Leader, along with his Stem Cell Donor, Ludwig Original “Be the Match” Blog Posted on April 13, 2021 –FOUND HERE Below find the recent and exciting update! Dear Ludwig, My name is Jim Cook and I am the recipient of your donated stem cells. I…
Guest blog post By Rev. Dr. Chris Keating Woodlawn Chapel Presbyterian Church Around midnight the other evening, I stood on a frozen driveway in an isolated section of St. Louis County. Looking up the steep hillside, I wondered how I was supposed to get to the front door of the house. Inside, flashing moved around and strobe lights flashed as…
Blog Post by Donna Cook, Ruling Elder Oak Hill Presbyterian Church Presbytery Hunger Action Enabler Thanksgiving in 2021 is a time of abundance, scarcity, pandemic, inflation, fear, and/or faith. How we live into it is our choice. If we have an abundance mentality, we believe there is enough for everyone, and we’ll have what we need. If we have a…
When I was much younger, I thought that being a pastor would be a pretty good gig. Limited hours – Sunday mornings and a few meetings now and then – relatively decent pay, and sometimes it even came with a house. How hard could that be? I went a different route but still thought that this Pastor job looked pretty…