Pastor Chas3 days agoPastoralsDiscipleship is Love is IntentionalityI'm going to be examining the scriptures this summer with a particular question in mind: What does this passage teach us about...
Pastor ChasJun 1PastoralsBeyond 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...
Pastor ChasMay 3PastoralsEaster Sunday, Sundays, Season, LifeEaster was great here in Pauls Valley. In addition to being the most meaningful of all days for Christians, the weather was perfect, the...
Pastor ChasApr 8PastoralsThoughts on Holy WeekThe coming week is Holy Week. Starting with Palm Sunday, and including Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, this week culminates in Easter...
Pastor ChasApr 1PastoralsPalm / Passion SundayIn April, the big event is Holy Week. This starts with Palm Sunday, then moves to Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, then some churches...
Pastor ChasMar 31PastoralsCommunion is Now on First SundaysAt 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...
Pastor ChasFeb 28PastoralsLent as Self-ReflectionLent can be a time of penitence, a time of repenting. These words, penitence and repenting, carry many connotations. In the Old...
Pastor ChasFeb 18PastoralsTransitions in Music at FPC PVJack Bowman has resigned as Organist and Music Director at First Presbyterian Church Pauls Valley. Jack will be pursuing an opportunity...
Pastor ChasFeb 11PastoralsWhy Covid Practices? Covid Practices are Love PracticesI want to commend the session for their diligence and hard work grappling with the best way to be the community of faith during this...
Pastor ChasJan 31PastoralsBeyond WorshipOn the liturgical calendar, we're again in a season called "ordinary time." This does not mean "boring time"--the root of ordinary in...
Pastor ChasJan 14PastoralsA 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. ...
Pastor ChasDec 28, 2021PastoralsChristmas, Epiphany, & BeyondChristmas has come! Christ is born! Alelujah! The Eternal Word of God is hard to wrap our heads around. The immortal, invisible,...