Giving Up / Taking Up
Calvin said, "I interpret repentance as regeneration, whose sole end is to restore in us the image of God that had been disfigured and...
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From the Pastor
Missives from Chas (or other guests bloggers): thoughts, theology, devotionals, etc.
Pastor Chas
- Jan 31
Vocation, Community
The Book of Common Worship says that this season of Ordinary (it means "ordered," not common) Time after Epiphany "highlights themes of...
Pastor Chas
- Jan 3
Our Baptism, Jesus' Baptism
There is a significant event on the church calendar that comes up in early January. It's a little confusing, in the church, thinking...
Pastor Chas
- Dec 25, 2022
Merry Christmas 2022
December 25, 2022 Dear friends, I have to admit that I don't really get into the building hustle and bustle before Christmas: decorating,...
Pastor Chas
- Nov 28, 2022
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...
Pastor Chas
- Nov 24, 2022
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...
Pastor Chas
- Nov 1, 2022
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...
Pastor Chas
- Oct 4, 2022
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...
Pastor Chas
- Sep 6, 2022
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...
Pastor Chas
- Aug 18, 2022
Jack's Back!
We welcome Dr. Jack Bowman back to the position of Director of Music / Organist at First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley. His...
Pastor Chas
- Aug 2, 2022
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?...
Pastor Chas
- Jul 2, 2022
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...
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