Sermons Cast Your Net2023 South Sudan/Malawi Mission Update #5 March 20, 2023Since 1991, Pittsburgh Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA) and The Synod of Blantyre (Church of Central Africa: Presbyterian) have been united by a bond of partnership that has featured annual face-to-face gatherings, congregational twinning, and more. in 2013, these two bodies met with siblings in Juba, South Sudan, and established the first intentional TRIPARTITE church partnership […]2023 South Sudan/Malawi Mission Update #4 March 17, 2023Since 1991, Pittsburgh Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA) and The Synod of Blantyre (Church of Central Africa: Presbyterian) have been united by a bond of partnership that has featured annual face-to-face gatherings, congregational twinning, and more. in 2013, these two bodies met with siblings in Juba, South Sudan, and established the first intentional TRIPARTITE church partnership […]2023 South Sudan/Malawi Mission Update #3 March 14, 2023Since 1991, Pittsburgh Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA) and The Synod of Blantyre (Church of Central Africa: Presbyterian) have been united by a bond of partnership that has featured annual face-to-face gatherings, congregational twinning, and more. in 2013, these two bodies met with siblings in Juba, South Sudan, and established the first intentional TRIPARTITE church partnership […]2023 South Sudan/Malawi Mission Update #2 March 12, 2023Since 1991, Pittsburgh Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA) and The Synod of Blantyre (Church of Central Africa: Presbyterian) have been united by a bond of partnership that has featured annual face-to-face gatherings, congregational twinning, and more. in 2013, these two bodies met with siblings in Juba, South Sudan, and established the first intentional TRIPARTITE church partnership […]2023 South Sudan/Malawi Mission Update #1 March 10, 2023Since 1991, Pittsburgh Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA) and The Synod of Blantyre (Church of Central Africa: Presbyterian) have been united by a bond of partnership that has featured annual face-to-face gatherings, congregational twinning, and more. in 2013, these two bodies met with siblings in Juba, South Sudan, and established the first intentional TRIPARTITE church partnership […]Drop That Lizard! March 5, 2023As indicated in the body of this sermon, the people at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are going to spend much of this Lenten season in consideration of the notion of repentance. What does it mean for us to not only recognize the harm that we have caused to another, but to work through that […]When Renting and Owning Mean the Same Thing February 26, 2023As indicated in the body of this sermon, the people at The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are going to spend much of this Lenten season in consideration of the notion of repentance. What does it mean for us to not only recognize the harm that we have caused to another, but to work through that […]TexasMission 2023 #6 (and final)! February 18, 2023This is the 800th post I’ve made to my blog since beginning it on Sabbatical in 2010. How grateful I am for the many, many people who have shared their stories with me, and who have allowed me to share my own. I’m so glad that this nice, round number comes at the end of a Mission […]Texas Mission 2023 #5 February 17, 2023Each February since 2010, a group of folks connected with The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights have visited Texas in the hope of connecting with and learning from the people there who are caring for those in difficult situations. In each of those years, save one, we have been welcomed by the saints at the First […]Texas Mission 2023 #4 February 16, 2023Each February since 2010, a group of folks connected with The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights have visited Texas in the hope of connecting with and learning from the people there who are caring for those in difficult situations. In each of those years, save one, we have been welcomed by the saints at the First […]