Returning Thanks
"All that we have and all that we are is from you, O God; we give you but your own." We pray this weekly after taking up the offering. ...
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From the Pastor
Missives from Chas (or other guests bloggers): thoughts, theology, devotionals, etc.
Pastor Chas
Nov 8
Pledging vs. Giving vs. Tithing
The last couple of Sundays we've been inserting pledge cards in the bulletin. In some ways, this certainly looks like we're asking for...
Pastor Chas
Nov 5
Necessary Gifts
"The Church is the body of Christ. Christ gives to the Church all the gifts necessary to be his body. The Church strives to demonstrate...
Pastor Chas
Nov 1
Fall Back and Rest
This weekend, Daylight Saving Time ends. There are a couple of things I always have to look up. The phrase is "Daylight Saving Time,"...
Pastor Chas
Oct 1
Creativity
Take a moment and try to think something you've never thought before. Is this a hard task? Where do original thoughts come from? How do...
Pastor Chas
Sep 3
Starting Over and Continuing
On Sunday, September 1st, I reach my "lectionariversary." I made up that word, and I admit that sometimes such things please me a little...
Pastor Chas
Jul 30
What We Believe, What We Do
Back in the Reformation, when the divine right of kings was still taken for granted and Habsburgs and Medicis wielded all the real...
Pastor Chas
Jul 2
On Baptism
What does water mean to you? When I started here in Pauls Valley, I started pouring water into the baptismal font at the assurance of...
Pastor Chas
Jun 4
Who Are We?
When I think about the impact of Jesus' death on the disciples, I first think about Mary Magdalene in the garden on Easter morning. She...
Pastor Chas
Apr 30
The Holy Spirit is Life
The last time I wrote deeply about the Holy Spirit (in a blog post last October called "The Holy Spirit is Power") I was thinking about...
Pastor Chas
Apr 17
Confirmation Sunday, April 21
Our Book of Order, the constitution of our denomination, says that, "The baptism of our young children witnesses to the truth that God...
Pastor Chas
Apr 2
Mark Leaves Easter Up to You
I've kinda been thinking of the homilies I preached on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday as a series. Of course, these events...
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