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Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.
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Aug 29, 20211 min read
"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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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...


Oct 9, 20203 min read
Money Stories: Reimagining II
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken away much we share as a community of faith. What I miss most is the ability to gather in our sanctuary...


Oct 3, 20203 min read
Money Stories: Restoring
One of my earliest money stories involves shame and restoration – the theme that we explored in worship this past week and in our weekly...
Sep 30, 20201 min read
What's in Your Wallet? - a Money Stories Extra
Last week’s Money Stories zoom discussion spilled past its cutoff time into emails among the group. In the midst of those, John Marriner...

Sep 26, 20202 min read
Money Stories: Reimagining
In the Money Stories study group this week, we looked at a Leviticus passage that describes (and prescribes) the year of Jubilee....


Sep 19, 20204 min read
Money Stories: Releasing
I never realized how quietly the acquisitive consumerist values of a capitalist economy had taken up residence in my heart and soul until...


Sep 11, 20202 min read
Money Stories: Remembering
We all have a money story. Sometimes our story seems like one of scarcity, sometimes it seems like manna. Sometimes it is fearful and...


Aug 4, 20202 min read
A Kairos Statement
In this God-moment – this kairos – God is undoing us. God is remaking us. Among our congregation, as in our city and world, are members...

Jul 8, 20201 min read
Memorial Information for Dr. David Richardson
Dr. David Richardson died last weekend after a long and wonderfully full life much devoted to the care and repair of human hearts. He was...


May 9, 20203 min read
Joy in the Midst of Fear and Uncertainty
The struggles are real at this moment of time. Cancelled plans, grief for moments lost, fear of uncertainty, the list can be so...


May 8, 20201 min read
Quarantunes!!
Here is a Spotify playlist, called "Quarantunes", which has been compiled by our Youth. The songs on this playlist are those that speak...


Apr 11, 20204 min read
Reflections in the Present Time
Along the Road to Amazing It is Sunday afternoon, so a confession today seems appropriate. We are headed into Week 9 of stay-at-home in...
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