Unity in Midst of Division
In the 1930’s Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA began the tradition that we know today as World Communion Sunday. On the...
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Pastor Brian
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Loving All People, Living Our Faith, and Following Jesus
The COVID pandemic presented both opportunity and challenge as the Session began to reflect on the church’s mission statement and whether...
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Pastor Brian
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Caring For Creation
Scripture is full of references to the created world; from Genesis 1 and the poetry of how God spoke the cosmos into being to Revelation...
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Pastor Brian
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Liminal Spaces
The past 16 months have been an experience of a lifetime (and hopefully the only one of its kind in our lifetime). COVID19 seemingly...
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Pastor Brian
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Ordinary Time
With Pentecost now past us we have entered the long stretch of time in the church calendar called ordinary time. Ordinary time is the...
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Pastor Brian
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Blessings
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and master it. Take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds...
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Pastor Brian
- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
Calling Us By Name
11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12and she saw two angels in white, sitting...
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Pastor Brian
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Healing Community
Indeed, more and more believers in the Lord, large numbers of both men and women, were added to the church. As a result, they would even...
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Pastor Brian
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Reflecting Throughout Lent
It's hard to believe that February is already here. Ash Wednesday is on February 17th this year and thus Lent begins. We were partway...
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Pastor Brian
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
Seeking God
As we begin each new year it is to be expected that Christmas is still on our minds, after all the first five days of January are the...
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Pastor Brian
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Message of the Advent Wreath: Hope, Peace, Joy, Love
We mark the weeks of Advent by lighting candles placed in a wreath, one each week, until all are lit and Christmas is here. The candles...
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Pastor Brian
- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
God's Presence
When I was a child I was hesitant to go upstairs or down to the basement if the lights weren’t on. I don’t know that I was afraid of the...
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Pastor Brian
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Legacy
I’ve been thinking a lot about ancestors recently, specifically my ancestors. Most often when the topic of ancestry comes up we think of...
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Pastor Brian
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
School of Faith
It is hard to believe that it is already September and back to school time. I’m sure many of us had hoped back in the spring, when the...
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Pastor Brian
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
Focus on God
Matthew 6:34 “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Prior to...
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Pastor Brian
- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
From Lament to Hope
Originally the 224th General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) was supposed to be held in Baltimore, MD. As the COVID19...
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Pastor Brian
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
Decide What To Do With The Time Given Us
5 He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So...
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Pastor Brian
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Psalm 23
Every Sunday there is a psalm appointed as part of the scripture readings from the lectionary. We don’t often read the psalm during...
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Pastor Brian
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
The Resurrection of Jesus
These are uncertain and unusual times we find ourselves in as we close out the season of Lent and prepare ourselves for Holy Week and...
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Pastor Brian
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
Community of Learning
An understanding mind gains knowledge; the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.-Proverbs 18:15 The importance of learning, of which Proverbs...
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