One of the things that attracted me to this congregation over ten years ago was a statement in your description of the church – what’s also reflected on our ...

Count your blessings. I could have written a very, very long story about my experiences on November 9th and 10th. I will spare you all of the weird, sad, and...

Lessons and Carols services traditionally are made up of music from a variety of musical sources, from different countries and times and musical traditions. ...

Next month, the state of Ohio will mint a new resident, but the bloodline will be familiar. Marcia Perry is moving from her longtime northside Richmond digs ...

2017 has not been my favorite year. If I’m being completely honest, for me, 2017 began in November. Things have felt pretty dark since then. And exhausting. ...

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the first-born spake...

Full disclosure: reading each of the marvelously written posts from my fellow new Session members over these past few weeks has done nothing to allay my “blo...

“VOCATUS atque non VOCATUS Deus aderit” “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.” Noted psychologist Carl Jung had these words carved over the front door of hi...

I had a recurring dream during childhood, occasionally experienced even now. It goes something like this. I walk through a slight fog.  The fog lifts as I en...

I am that church member that loves to sing “Somos Uno En Cristo” / ”We Are One In Christ” – loudly and all in Spanish – each Sunday in church. My name is Mat...

One day last year I happened upon an article espousing the benefits of squatting like a cavewoman: better pelvic floor health and stronger muscles for standi...

The further reflections of Pentecost Sunday, courtesy of their authors, each of whom served as a confirmation mentor for one of our youth. Paired with last w...

We are gratified to present faith stories shared by GPPC members in worship this past Pentecost Sunday. Each of our contributors mentored a young person who ...

About twenty years ago, I sang in a chorus that was preparing performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the same time. Like any ...

In the fall of 2006, GPPC’s Pastor Nominating Committee set up a conference call with a candidate who sounded promising: one Carla Pratt Keyes, an associate ...

I have a friend, Martha, who has as her email address “livingintheand”. When she first told me, very excitedly, about it, I thought “o-kay–y…” and didn’t get...

Century. Half of a century. One morning last spring, it occurred to me that come the following fall, I would be a 50-year member of GPPC. Memo to self: blog ...

While a camper at Camp Hanover, I fell in love with Virginia’s rivers and pursued a career as an environmental biologist with the state. However, I hit the g...