Telling Our Stories

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

Mar 25
2 min

Finding Love for Haydn

At the beginning of this year, we were blessed with a generous gift to support instrumentalists in worship at GPPC. “Have you thought...

Aug 6, 2022
2 min

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...

Apr 14, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...