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Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.
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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 14, 20224 min read


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 9, 20223 min read


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...
Apr 1, 20224 min read


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 26, 20222 min read


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 19, 20222 min read


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 12, 20223 min read


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...
Mar 4, 20222 min read


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...
Oct 9, 20219 min read


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 11, 20213 min read


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...
Sep 4, 20212 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 29, 20211 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 13, 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...
Aug 6, 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,...
Jun 13, 20212 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...
Feb 24, 20213 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 2, 20218 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...
Jan 1, 20216 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...
Dec 20, 20203 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...
Nov 30, 20201 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 8, 20203 min read
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