Romans 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s […]

The 2023 Souper Fellowship Luncheon was a great success with nearly 150 members of our GPC family attending. Because so many of you asked for soup recipes, we’ve posted some examples of the kinds of soup provided at that tasty gathering!  A special “Thank You” to each of our cooks who have kindly shared their […]

As utterly central to being a Christian as Easter is, it is still a very hard concept for children and for many adults if we are honest. Below please find a user friendly guide to discussing the theology of Easter (or not doing so) with your kids. As often is the case, Traci Smith is […]

This coming Sunday’s Sunday School lesson is about courage. We don’t normally think about courage as a form of love because we get lost in the Cowardly Lion’s definition of courage, which is all about the superficial trappings of bravery, rather than the original meaning. Courage comes from the Latin word ‘cor’ and the French […]

Sometimes several different threads come together and if you give them a little tug they become macrame. All the different things I read this morning were like that, the devotion for today from “Inward Work for Outward Living”, Teri Mcdowell Ott for The Presbyterian Outlook was about the fear of loss; the Sunday School lesson […]

Sometimes, the best thing I can do is share something that has been shared with me. The following article comes from Traci Smith’s Treasure Box Tuesday: Guest post by Sarah Aadland, Director of Doing Good Together’s Big-Hearted Families™ Program Our daily routines define our lives. After all, we are what we do day after day. […]

Lent is an odd time for all of us. In the Godly Play tradition it, like Advent, is described as a time of the color purple. Godly Play continues that purple is a royal color and only kings or very wealthy people could wear purple and that it signifies a time of getting ready – […]

As Mary Austin referred to in the 2/6/23 eblast, the Foundational Essay for our study Make Peace talks about the small village called Le Chambon and the people there who hid Jewish families during WWII. “In their story, we encounter other aspects of making peace: asking good questions that bring your character and values to […]

I am NOT a big Elvis fan, so I was VERY surprised to learn that the lyrics that have been bouncing around in my head for the last couple of days were written by none other than the king.  “Before you abuse, criticize and accuse, walk a mile in my shoes.” The rest of the […]

{From Traci Smith’s Treasure Box Tuesday, 1.17.23} Today for productivity Tuesday, I’ll be talking about habits. (yes, again!)  One of the things that feels somewhat “accidental” about studying faith practice is that I’ve also become somewhat of an expert on habits. Perhaps expert is too strong a word, but I’ve learned quite a bit about […]