Tag: joy

Come, See and Experience God’s Love in Action

An Invitation to the Churchwide Gathering in St. Louis My participation in Presbyterian Women (PW) has helped me to form a more vital connection with God, my sisters in faith around the globe, and those with whom I live and serve. Joining with other women in Horizons Bible Studies and sharing our deepest hopes, sorrows, and dreams in prayer and…

Lessons I Learned When I Gave Three-Quarters of my Possessions Away

Blog Post by Rev. Marc Wendleton Pastor at Moro Presbyterian & First Presbyterian-Brighton, in Illinois Member of the Dynamic Leaders Team This past June, I got married, and my new wife, Linda, and I bought a new home together.  We both had lost our previous spouses, so we had not only our own stuff but our late spouses’ stuff and…

Holding on to Joy

Blog Post by Rev. Marilyn “MP” Panco Associate Pastor-St. Mark Presbyterian Member of Dynamic Leaders Team and DRAWP as Children/Youth Team As I sit here in my office anticipating the flurry of frantic activities that will surround Christmas and New Year’s I listen to calm music while watching beautiful landscapes move across the TV screen mounted on my wall. Thoughts…

Questions and Reflections

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…