to make your tithes and offerings.
Latest sermons …
Remember When, Remember Now
The old photograph bears a simple label: “Scene at Waukon.” So it’s unlikely that the photographer specifically intended to capture First Presbyterian Church. Nevertheless he (or she) froze a long-ago moment in time here in our neighborhood. The date was November 9, 1913. Earlier that year, Woodrow Wilson – a lifelong Presbyterian – was inaugurated…
Anticipation
If you are of a certain age, then you well remember singer Carly Simon’s hit song of 1971, “Anticipation.” Its lyric refrain, “Anticipation is making me wait,” even made its way into a years-long series of TV commercials hawking ketchup. The ads used the song to build suspense, showing ketchup slowly dripping from a glass…
Paul and the Ascension
The apostle Paul once was known as “Saul.” Bearing that name, he was a ruthless persecutor of Christians – until the Risen Christ appeared to him. Saul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus changed him into a great teacher of faith – a prolific writer of letters that for centuries have composed a…
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.