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The things that keep me up nights
This picture is from Geneva.Ever since I took it I have been wondering, losing sleep to wonder:Who changes the red handkerchief when it gets dirty?Thoughts? See you along the Trail.
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Welcome?
This picture shows the handles from an exterior door of a church. It was taken on Saturday – that explains the locks. But still – are handles that resemble a badger or a wolverine or some other...
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Why I like New York City 1
As I stepped out of the door of the United Presbyterian Church of Ozone Park – a congregation with many members from the Caribbean, I heard the skirl of bagpipes at a street event. Amazing diversity!...
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Ecclesio.com and Grace Ji-Sun Kim in conversation
The blog Ecclesio.com has featured Grace Ji-Sun Kim and her book, Colonialism, Han and the Transformative Spirit this week. The series features an excerpt from her book that focused on Consumerism and...
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Purple flowers, Estherville Presbyterian Church
Present for Lent? Present always? Purple flowers grace the front of the sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church of Estherville. 28 March 2014 Estherville, Iowa
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Purple flowers, North Church Queens
Pushing through winter’s debris, purple flowers grace the grounds of North Church Queens. 6 April 2014 North Church Queens, New York
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Samuel Johnson
I remembered Samuel Johnson today and I was revived. The Samuel Johnson I remembered was not the English author – I did not pick up a copy of Boswell. I met this Samuel Johnson almost fifteen years ago...
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Show up for each other
The Rev. Dr. Neal Presa, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) participated in the orientation for Presbyterian delegation to the 58th Session to the Commission on the Status of Women. After...
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What We Need To Hear
Larissa Kwong Abazia, Vice-Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) reflects on what the story of an interaction between a Syrophoenician woman and Jesus teaches the church today. What We Need To...
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Lent 2017, day 43
“The church is not gilded sanctuaries, stained glass windows, padded pews, cushy carpets, table, and font. The church is people from every nation, culture, and ethnicity who (1) call on and believe in...
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Easter 2017
“Brokenness, disunity, and hatred are evident all over the planet. The world needs the witness Belhar calls the church to live out in the world. The church’s primary responsibility is to love God so...
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Healing Our Broken Humanity
I’m looking forward to reading Healing Our Broken Humanity, the new book written by my friend Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill. It’s currently number two on my reading list. You can read it too,...
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Now available: Healing Our Broken Humanity
In a world torn by division and conflict, how can we seek peace and reconciliation? In Healing Our Broken Humanity, Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill explore Christian practices that can allow...
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I Corinthians 12:12-27 First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone 22 March 2018 The Rev. W. Mark Koenig We’ve never done it that way before. We’ve never done it that way before. A minister comes to a new...
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Persistent. Resilient. Adaptive.
Acts 1:1-11 May 24, 2020 First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone The Rev. W. Mark Koenig (Image by the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow) Whatever else they were, the early followers of Jesus were a persistent,...
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Purple, not flowers, church painting
25 November 2021Painted by the Rev. Nate TaylorSalisbury Presbyterian ChurchMidlothian, Virginia
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A prayer from a place of anger
God, I am angry[1] today.I have been angry before.I fear I will be angry again. God, I am an angrybecause of the shootingat Club Q in Colorado Springs. God, I am angryon behalf of your beloved...
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