top of page

Join us for Worship on Sundays at 11:00am

A Thoughtful, Joyful, and Diverse Congregation in Richmond, Virginia
Telling Our Stories
Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.
Search


Oct 14, 20178 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,...


Sep 23, 20174 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 16, 20172 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...


Sep 9, 20174 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 1, 20173 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...


Aug 26, 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 19, 20174 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 12, 20173 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...


Jun 17, 20175 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...


Jun 10, 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...


May 27, 20173 min read
Longing for Mendelssohn
About twenty years ago, I sang in a chorus that was preparing performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the...


May 3, 20174 min read
Finding Carla
In the fall of 2006, GPPC’s Pastor Nominating Committee set up a conference call with a candidate who sounded promising: one Carla Pratt...


Mar 11, 20172 min read
The Space Between
I have a friend, Martha, who has as her email address “livingintheand”. When she first told me, very excitedly, about it, I thought...


Feb 4, 20173 min read
Half of What?
Century. Half of a century. One morning last spring, it occurred to me that come the following fall, I would be a 50-year member of GPPC....


Jan 14, 20173 min read
Water - in Plastic - from a Christian Perspective
While a camper at Camp Hanover, I fell in love with Virginia’s rivers and pursued a career as an environmental biologist with the state....


Dec 31, 20166 min read
Things Worth Hoping For - Our Year on the Blog
There was some real energy for titling this piece “2016 Did Not Totally Suck”. Then Carla pointed us to comments from Wendell Berry, made...


Dec 10, 20163 min read
Brahms & Christmas - Together Again for the First Time
My dad and I drove down to High Point, North Carolina, a couple years ago. We were going to take a look at a pipe organ in a Methodist...

Nov 26, 20163 min read
The Story of GPPC and the City Singers
As GPPC embarks upon a new round of self-examination in terms of its future, I am reminded of an earlier time in its life of which I was...


Nov 14, 20163 min read
Safety Pins: What Would Jesus Think
Our pastor, Carla Pratt Keyes, offered the following thoughts – along with safety pins – during worship on November 13. We are grateful...


Nov 12, 20162 min read
A Poem for Prayer
Some months ago I heard a contemporary praise song which had “We love you, Lord” as part of a refrain. It struck me then as shallow and...
bottom of page