Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Chris Keating Pastor of Woodlawn Chapel Presbyterian & St. Louis County Police Chaplain In case you missed it, your church was packed on Tuesday. Every seat was taken—even the front pews that are only used during weddings. Even your uncle, who never attends, joined the countless host streaming through the sanctuary doors. Don’t believe me?…
Blog Post by Rev. Thirza Sayers Pastor to Hillside Presbyterian, Light for the Darkness, and Our Selah Light 4 the Darkness Begins Ministry to Pastors and Chaplains: Our Selah Startling stats: “38% of U.S. pastors have thought about quitting full-time ministry in the past year.”[1] In 2016, 85% of pastors rated their mental health as good or above. By Barna’s…
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 for a video I made about this approach) But this year, what does a Lenten season embracing disruption look like when we are…
The Writing of an Overture to the 225th General Assembly of the PCUSA: An Apology to African Americans for the Sin of Slavery and Its Legacy Blog Post by Diane McCullough, co-chair DRAWP Apology/Overture task force, a Ruling Elder at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church Some define Epiphany as “a moment of Holiness.” As I write this, it is Epiphany, January…
Blog Post by Rev. Vicky Michaels Grace Presbyterian Church Crystal City, Missouri Psalm 42 – The New Living Translation For the choir director: A psalm[a] of the descendants of Korah. 1 As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. 2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand…
Blog Post by Ruling Elder Sharon Cardwell St. Mark Presbyterian Church Last night at our Deacons meeting we talked about doing something uncomfortable, like praying for the first time in front of a group. One of our members turned to Philippians 4:6-7 for inspiration–it states: “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let…