About Advent
Matthew starts with a genealogy. "Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his...
Search
Pastor Chas
- Nov 24
- 3 min
Thanks for 2022
Ok, I know that 2022 is not over, but in a sense, it is. We just finished a liturgical year. This past Sunday was the end of the year...
5 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Nov 1
- 3 min
Giving for the Beloved Community
Josiah Royce, 19th century Harvard philosopher, was investigating loyalty. When you are loyal to a group or community, what is it that...
4 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Oct 4
- 3 min
Reformation and All Saints and Grief
On the last Sunday in October, many protestant churches celebrate "Reformation Sunday." On Halloween in 1517, Martin Luther nailed 95...
7 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Sep 6
- 5 min
Discipleship Review
Guided in part by a book called The Meanings of Discipleship, edited by Andrew Hayes and Stephen Cherry, I've been preaching this summer...
16 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Aug 18
- 1 min
Jack's Back!
We welcome Dr. Jack Bowman back to the position of Director of Music / Organist at First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley. His...
33 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Discipleship is for Now
Between memory and anticipation is now. This is a profound concept. What gives us the ability to perceive time as progressing forwards?...
6 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Jul 2
- 4 min
Discipleship is Love is Intentionality
I'm going to be examining the scriptures this summer with a particular question in mind: What does this passage teach us about...
6 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Beyond Pentecost and Trinity, What?
Pentecost Sunday is June 5. Sometimes it is called the "birthday of the church." The disciples have been in hiding since the trauma of...
15 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- May 3
- 3 min
Easter Sunday, Sundays, Season, Life
Easter was great here in Pauls Valley. In addition to being the most meaningful of all days for Christians, the weather was perfect, the...
5 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Apr 8
- 2 min
Thoughts on Holy Week
The coming week is Holy Week. Starting with Palm Sunday, and including Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, this week culminates in Easter...
14 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Palm / Passion Sunday
In April, the big event is Holy Week. This starts with Palm Sunday, then moves to Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, then some churches...
9 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Communion is Now on First Sundays
At the stated meeting of Session, March 10, we decided to have communion once a month, on the first Sunday of each month. I'm very happy...
10 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Lent as Self-Reflection
Lent can be a time of penitence, a time of repenting. These words, penitence and repenting, carry many connotations. In the Old...
7 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Transitions in Music at FPC PV
Jack Bowman has resigned as Organist and Music Director at First Presbyterian Church Pauls Valley. Jack will be pursuing an opportunity...
89 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Why Covid Practices? Covid Practices are Love Practices
I want to commend the session for their diligence and hard work grappling with the best way to be the community of faith during this...
32 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Beyond Worship
On the liturgical calendar, we're again in a season called "ordinary time." This does not mean "boring time"--the root of ordinary in...
12 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Jan 14
- 2 min
A Community Apart?
We at First Presbyterian Church here in Pauls Valley care about each other. We are made to be in relationship with other people. ...
22 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Dec 28, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas, Epiphany, & Beyond
Christmas has come! Christ is born! Alelujah! The Eternal Word of God is hard to wrap our heads around. The immortal, invisible,...
16 views0 comments
Pastor Chas
- Dec 25, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas Really Is All About Love
As the new guy in town (while I'm still the new guy in town), I want to say how grateful I am to be here in Pauls Valley. I get to see...
16 views0 comments