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Telling Our Stories
Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.
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How to Be Presbyterian
Charles Cornwell served as our beloved associate pastor during the mid-1980s. He heard the call to Presbyterian ministry while...
Feb 22, 20193 min read


The Blog in Review
Write-bites from our 2018 contributors: When I left my job last summer to return to school, several people asked me where I would go to...
Jan 4, 20196 min read


Origins of the LLF
The show started at 11 PM on a Thursday night in a small nightclub in Little Havana. I had never heard of Philbert Armenteros Y Los...
Dec 2, 20182 min read


Flawed But Bold to Pray
I’ve been praying for the president. That may not sound radical to you, but it is for me. I long for a president who sings “Amazing...
Nov 3, 20183 min read


Go Fo(u)rth Duck!
I’ve been fixated on Genesis 1 lately. Well, always—many of you know my passion for learning about and taking care of the environment....
Oct 13, 20183 min read


A Fundamental Need - Helping Others
Recent questions, asked of us who are candidates preparing to become members of Session, triggered my willingness to tell more about...
Sep 8, 20184 min read


Pilgrimage: Cerro Pedernal
Untitled Lustrous blue gem precipice that shelters fountain that rains showers of blessing expendable nest with ample room for all of us...
Sep 1, 20183 min read


Community Moments
As the date to produce a piece for this blog approached, I whined to the blog’s curator (who is incidentally my dad) that I did not want...
Aug 28, 20183 min read


Who Are You?
Who are you? What answer would you give if someone asked you this question? Some of my replies would include: I am Noell, Elliot’s Baba,...
Aug 11, 20183 min read


About Me
GPPC has been part of me from the beginning. I grew up dripping hot wax on my hands during the Love Feast, learning the Lord’s Prayer...
Aug 4, 20185 min read


The 3 o'Clock Rule
When I was young, we had what was known as “the 3 o’clock rule”. On Sundays, we would come home from church and eat lunch, and then all...
Jul 28, 20184 min read


Transformation
Sometimes, you bump up against a word or phrase so often that it ceases to be a coincidence. I’m not talking about inane words like “fuel...
Jul 21, 20185 min read


We interrupt this blog...
to bring you a special announcement: Does someone in your family love baseball? Have you enjoyed games at the Diamond? Maybe your local...
Jun 5, 20181 min read


Being in Venezuela
The Presbyterian Church of Venezuela is currently celebrating its 120th anniversary! It traces its history back to the close of the...
Jun 2, 20182 min read


Shoulder to Shoulder with Side by Side
We are pleased to point you to Carla’s thoughtful piece on the Side by Side blog. SxS has named GPPC a recipient of their annual Catalyst...
Apr 25, 20181 min read


Good Friday, Godspell, and GPPC
Godspell is, in many ways, a Good Friday show. The show has no Christmas portion, nor is there any clear resurrection at the end. There...
Mar 30, 20181 min read


Star Words
A few weeks ago, a small group of our church family gathered in my apartment to make Epiphany stars. We stood around the kitchen counter...
Jan 20, 20183 min read


The Future We Come Back To - Telling our stories 2017
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...
Dec 30, 20176 min read


Back to the Future
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...
Dec 23, 20176 min read


See and Hear Amid the Winter's Snow
Lessons and Carols services traditionally are made up of music from a variety of musical sources, from different countries and times and...
Dec 9, 20172 min read
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