1/14/2020

During my six and a half years with the Presbyterian Foundation, I visited at least two hundred different churches throughout the states of Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and the little slice of Nebraska in the South Central region I served. I worshiped with many on Sunday mornings or during presbytery assemblies, and attended numerous committee and session meetings.

12/20/2019

There are plenty of possibilities for preaching stewardship in the Sermon on the Mount. Most preachers would not ordinarily think that comes with the Beatitudes of Jesus in the fifth chapter. However, if part of the theologically robust message on stewardship is the church’s call to bear witness to, support, and work for God’s justice in the world, then it is a fine pairing indeed. The key to that combination can be found in v.6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

12/17/2019

12/12/2019

In the life of the church, January is when pastors and staff members (hopefully) take some time to breathe. You’re through Advent, and the wise men are making their way to the manger soon enough. You may find that cold weather slows down and even cancels some activities – and that’s not always unwelcome.

11/14/2019

11/8/2019

11/5/2019

Rev. Dr. Steve Locke recently preached a series of three sermons on stewardship at his congregation, and we wanted to share them with you. He is pastor at Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church in San Diego, CA.

10/29/2019

December 2019 lectionary texts are related to presence, or, for the Advent/Christmastide season, we can say they portray God’s present of God’s presence. In other words, God’s gift to us is God’s self. And when God’s self is present, people and things necessarily change.

10/23/2019

Today I want to talk with you on one of Jesus’s favorite subjects, money. It’s my sense that we’re not very good when it comes to talking about money in the church. We mention the subject only when we need it or during our once-a-year fundraising effort when we timidly ask for more. Ironically, fundraising and asking for money was not something Jesus talked about. Why then did Jesus talk so much about money? Why did money matter to Jesus?

10/21/2019

10/18/2019

10/11/2019