2016

Telling Our Stories

Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.

Dec 31, 2016
6 min

Things Worth Hoping For - Our Year on the Blog

There was some real energy for titling this piece “2016 Did Not Totally Suck”. Then Carla pointed us to comments from Wendell Berry, made...

Dec 10, 2016
3 min

Brahms & Christmas - Together Again for the First Time

My dad and I drove down to High Point, North Carolina, a couple years ago. We were going to take a look at a pipe organ in a Methodist...

Nov 26, 2016
3 min

The Story of GPPC and the City Singers

As GPPC embarks upon a new round of self-examination in terms of its future, I am reminded of an earlier time in its life of which I was...

Nov 12, 2016
2 min

A Poem for Prayer

Some months ago I heard a contemporary praise song which had “We love you, Lord” as part of a refrain. It struck me then as shallow and...

Oct 22, 2016
3 min

Being GPPC - Then and Now

Since moving back to Richmond after almost 20 years away, I’ve been surprised at the frequent and visceral flashbacks to my childhood and...

Oct 8, 2016
2 min

Connections Make Us

Being part of GPPC is being connected. This means being connected to God, your church family, the community garden, world missions, the...

Oct 4, 2016
5 min

Is World Mission Relevant Today?

This past Sunday’s emphasis on Global Mission and Peacekeeping started a chain of reflections for Glenna Finnicum, and she offered us the...

Sep 17, 2016
5 min

Tell Me How You Spent Your Summer

Remember the beginning of the school year when you’d be asked to tell or write how you spent your summer? And everyone groaned. Why is...

Sep 10, 2016
5 min

Living into God's Promises

On July 14 my twin sister, Terry Pomeroy, died suddenly while snorkeling in Hawaii. We had just returned from a wonderful 11- day trip to...

Sep 2, 2016
3 min

Standing in Two Worlds

A grouchy church member complained to the pastor of another church, “I just don’t get anything out of our worship services so I quit...

Aug 26, 2016
3 min

Songs & Signs

I’m willing to take most anything as a sign from God. It’s just up to me to recognize it and then (the hard part) interpret it. This...

Aug 20, 2016
3 min

Everything Over and Over Again

I’m a very happily married – 29 years – woman with six children. My family is everything to me, and our lives circle around doing...

Aug 13, 2016
3 min

"We Are More Alike"

I am a recently retired Earth and Environmental Science high school teacher, having taught super young people at Hermitage HS on Parham...

Jul 22, 2016
3 min

The Point Is Love

I have been reading poetry in the mornings – not something I commonly do in life. A collection of poetry and prose entitled While Still...

Jul 17, 2016
3 min

Holy, Holy, Holy

2001-ish, I sat in on a class for Unitarian inquirers – folks exploring the possibility of joining a local congregation. My being a...

Jul 16, 2016
5 min

Eyes Wide Open

When I was younger I used to believe that if I covered my eyes when I was scared I could keep myself safe. As long as I didn’t “see” the...

May 28, 2016
2 min

The Parable of the Summer Pledge

Now it came to pass that as the time of vacation drew near, a certain member of the church bethought him of cool streams where fish were...

Apr 29, 2016
2 min

It's Time for GODSPELL!

The phrase “come and sing about love” has become a mantra for the musical Godspell. Writer Steven Schwartz tells a story of how the...

Apr 14, 2016
3 min

Mr. June and Ms. Green

My dad was born a hundred years ago this May in Virginia’s rural Prince Edward County. The stories he told when I was a kid tended toward...

Mar 26, 2016
4 min

Food and Water in Haiti

PEOPLE! Everywhere. The streets were teeming with people, motorbikes, and cars. People selling merchandise. Bikes whizzing by in and...