Paying Attention
Carla’s recent sermon on prayer mentioned the stunning images that are being sent back from the James Webb telescope. I often wake in...
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Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.
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- Apr 14
- 4 min
Good Friday Reflections
Alfred asked me to write this blog for Good Friday in the series of reflections for the season of Lent. I reluctantly agreed because I...
- Apr 9
- 3 min
What Do You Love?
Not who. What. This is a question that has been on my mind for a few months as we begin to slowly rebuild connections after being...
- Apr 2
- 4 min
How Does One Become an Adult at Church?
Even though I grew up going to church I never learned how to be an adult Christian. As a child, I loved going to church. Before my opa...
- Mar 26
- 2 min
I Was Asked to Write a Little Something for Our Church Blog
Of course I said yes and then my mind went blank. I had no idea what to say. I read Randy Hallman’s post again and thought I could just...
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Help
I need help these days. Help being willing to see the good in other people. Help being kind. Help quelling anger. I need help. I need it...
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Tunnel Vision
It’s been a strange couple of years, hasn’t it? Stressful, confusing, exhausting, isolating. There have certainly been moments of peace...
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Water Crossings
In a Sunday school class on baptism he led earlier this year, Roger Gench proposed a daily morning practice: before you even rinse your...
- Oct 9, 2021
- 9 min
Along the Spectrum of Understanding
Our church, Ginter Park Presbyterian, owns a half-acre of undeveloped land one block away from the main church property. Church members...
- Sep 11, 2021
- 3 min
Moving the Pallet
The work of so many GPPC members on the session and on the committees of our church reminds me of the gospel story about the friends who...
- Sep 5, 2021
- 2 min
Thank You, GPPC!
The last 20 months have been hard on me as well as others. Recently I started thinking how thankful I have been for GPPC over those 20...
- Aug 29, 2021
- 1 min
"Hello - My Name Is ... "
You may recognize that phrase on a name tag. But I first saw it in an English-Khmer book that my dad was given in a refugee camp. It's...
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
More and Less
Is it strange to say that I missed it? Being a part of Session, that is. Who wants to be in more meetings? This guy (see photo). Six...
- Aug 7, 2021
- 2 min
Belonging
Author Brene Brown talks about the difference between fitting in and true belonging. Fitting in takes lots of forms. Sometimes it’s based...
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Being Back
Loretta and I just finished watching Marvel’s WandaVision series. It begins with reality viewed through a strange and quizzical lens,...
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
Hands on the Pole
If my past year had a prologue, it might have been coffee with Ann Knox at Early Bird Biscuit Company: maskless, at a tiny table that...
- Jan 3, 2021
- 8 min
Star Reflections - Two
As Epiphany approaches, GPPCers offer reflections on the Epiphany star they drew from the basket in worship a year ago. This is our...
- Jan 1, 2021
- 6 min
Star Reflections - One
As Epiphany approaches, GPPCers offer reflections on the Epiphany star they drew from the basket in worship a year ago. The link for the...
- Dec 20, 2020
- 3 min
A Time for Stories
What’s your story? One dictionary says a story is an arrangement of words that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of...
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Thankfulness Playlist!!
Here is a Spotify "Thankfulness Playlist", which has been compiled by our Youth. The songs on this playlist are those that speak to our...