Category: Pastors’ Letters

I was thinking today about the story of Moses and the Burning Bush (found in Exodus 3). At this stage of his life, Moses had fled from the life he’d …

How do Presbyterians make decisions? (I realize that sounds like an opening line to a joke just waiting for a punch line.) It is actually a serious and theological question: …

And so it begins. After a process that has lasted over four years, the long-awaited water reclamation project involving the Penn Avenue yard of our church is finally underway. This …

Our church staff recently met with members of a media group who are helping re-design our church website. The web design firm, located on Penn Avenue, knew a bit about …

“We are affected by our surroundings.” That statement is so simple that it sounds trite and obvious to our ears. But it is something that has deep meaning from a …

I like the phrase “getting the big picture.” It makes me think of the difference between watching a Penguins game on television or in person. While the television version lets …

When I was in seminary, a Korean classmate named Paul Huh and I had the opportunity to travel to Seoul and bring greetings to several large Presbyterian churches there. Soon …

Here’s an old, old story. One day a poor peasant named Gordius arrived in an ox cart in the city of Phrygia. As legend has it, an oracle had predicted …

We have just celebrated the good news of Easter – how Jesus Christ is alive, through the miracle of resurrection and the wonder of heavenly grace and power. That news …

The topic of environmental stewardship is often neglected in the church. We are mindful of being called “caretakers” for God’s good earth, and yet, like Adam and Eve standing outside …