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


Praying with Pictures
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 to Oxford, Ohio. While she is a native of Miami and spent the bulk of her childhood in Macon, Marcia is the daughter of a Kemper - her mother's family name. One ancestor was a Presbyterian circuit rider and his long cabin continues to stand in a city park. Many of us know Marcia through her photographs of life at GPPC, i
Nov 4, 20173 min read


Finding the Sacred in the Everyday
This note is in response and support of Ann Knox’s comments about trying to interest family and friends in inheriting china, furniture,...
Oct 14, 20178 min read


A Love Letter
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...
Sep 23, 20174 min read


An Ambulance for Issac
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 and said, My Father, Behold the preparations, fire and iron, But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, And builded parapets and trenched there, And stretched forth the knife to slay his son. This is how Wilfred Owen begins his retelling of the familiar story of Abraham
Sep 16, 20172 min read


To Mars from Ginter Park
Full disclosure: reading each of the marvelously written posts from my fellow new Session members over these past few weeks has done...
Sep 9, 20174 min read


The Idea Planner
“VOCATUS atque non VOCATUS Deus aderit” “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.” Noted psychologist Carl Jung had these words carved over...
Sep 1, 20173 min read


I Have a Dream...
I had a recurring dream during childhood, occasionally experienced even now. It goes something like this. I walk through a slight fog. ...
Aug 26, 20173 min read


Somos Uno en Cristo
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...
Aug 19, 20174 min read


More than Squat
One day last year I happened upon an article espousing the benefits of squatting like a cavewoman: better pelvic floor health and...
Aug 12, 20173 min read


Pentacost Faith Stories Part 2
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 week’s entry, this completes the presentations from our Pentecost service. Many thanks to our contributors! I will with God’s help. I remember driving home from a Godspell rehearsal with Miriam, Anita, and Anna last year. Godspell is full of parables, and I’d like to tell you that we were discussing the theological meaning
Jun 17, 20175 min read


Pentacostal Faith Stories Part 1
We are gratified to present faith stories shared by GPPC members in worship this past Pentecost Sunday. Each of our contributors mentored...
Jun 10, 20175 min read
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