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...
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From the Pastor
Missives from Chas (or other guests bloggers): thoughts, theology, devotionals, etc.
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...
Pastor Chas
Mar 5
Competence, Identity, Honor, Dignity
At the morning Service of Prayer at 8:00AM every weekday, I read the daily lectionary. These scripture selections complement the Sunday...
Pastor Chas
Feb 6
Prepare, Celebrate, Receive, Do
I was thinking about the annual rhythms of the church year. We call that the "liturgical calendar." The year starts with Advent, which...
Pastor Chas
Jan 2
Renewal
One of my favorite parts of scripture is Isaiah 43:16-19. "Thus says the Lord, / who makes a way in the sea, / a path in the mighty...
Pastor Chas
Dec 25, 2023
Christmas Blessings 2023
Dear friends, I have a lot of systematic theology swimming in my head about Christmas. I know, you're surprised, right? I tend to...
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