In last week’s post I shared a portion of a reflection piece I had written for Session marking my first anniversary of service as a pastor at Central. This week I’d like to offer some more of my reflections to you… for your pondering and response.
I don’t want to repeat what I said last [...]
Archive for July, 2008
More Relections After A Year
Posted in Weekly Enews on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reflections After A Year
Posted in Weekly Enews on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On July 1, I marked my first anniversary of service to the members and friends of Central Presbyterian Church. As a way of recognizing this passage of time, as well as July being the month when Central’s Session reconstitutes itself through the annual rotation of Elders, I thought it might be a good time [...]
Loving Each Other… And Doing Something About It
Posted in Weekly Enews on July 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Most of my Wednesday this week was devoted to a meeting at the Presbytery office located near Rochester, IN. It was a useful meeting…the content was imporant and the conversation worthwhile…though the hours of sitting in an un-airconditioned space on a humid, 90+ degree day were numbing to my backside!
Near the end of the [...]
Like-Mindedness & Civil Discourse
Posted in Weekly Enews on July 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I want to begin by saying how much I appreciate that people took the time to comment on last week’s post. Each person’s comments made me stop and think and consider another perspective…and though I didn’t necessarily agree with the different thoughts and opinions…just as many certainly didn’t agree with what I said to [...]
The 4th of July & General Assembly News
Posted in Weekly Enews on July 3, 2008 | 15 Comments »
By the time you are reading this, I will be visiting family in my home town of Webster Groves, Missouri – a small town long before it was swallowed up by suburban St. Louis – where the 4th of July has always been a big deal. There is a parade on the 4th, led [...]