During the summers when I was in high school, I had the opportunity to be part of the workstaff for a large summer camp in Michigan. St. Louis summers have always been a brutal mixture of heat and humidity, so getting to spend most of June, July and August enjoying the cool breezes off [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Goals Point The Way
Posted in Weekly Enews on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Health Care Reform – A Name And A Face
Posted in Weekly Enews on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So much of the current “debate” about health care policy and insurance reform in our country seems to me to be little more than a grade school playground shouting match – a lot of noise, but not much substance. It also seems to be a conversation in the abstract…all about policy ideas and political [...]
Stepping Into Vision
Posted in Weekly Enews on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In January of 2008, while on a Saturday planning retreat, the Central Session began talking about the need to review and rethink the vision guiding the mission and ministry of Central Presbyterian. At that time, the most recent vision work for Central had taken place in the late 1990’s, and did not reflect the [...]