Things Worth Hoping For - Our Year on the Blog
There was some real energy for titling this piece “2016 Did Not Totally Suck”. Then Carla pointed us to comments from Wendell Berry, made...
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Dec 10, 20163 min read
Brahms & Christmas - Together Again for the First Time
My dad and I drove down to High Point, North Carolina, a couple years ago. We were going to take a look at a pipe organ in a Methodist...
Nov 26, 20163 min read
The Story of GPPC and the City Singers
As GPPC embarks upon a new round of self-examination in terms of its future, I am reminded of an earlier time in its life of which I was...
Nov 12, 20162 min read
A Poem for Prayer
Some months ago I heard a contemporary praise song which had “We love you, Lord” as part of a refrain. It struck me then as shallow and...
Oct 22, 20163 min read
Being GPPC - Then and Now
Since moving back to Richmond after almost 20 years away, I’ve been surprised at the frequent and visceral flashbacks to my childhood and...
Oct 8, 20162 min read
Connections Make Us
Being part of GPPC is being connected. This means being connected to God, your church family, the community garden, world missions, the...
Oct 4, 20165 min read
Is World Mission Relevant Today?
This past Sunday’s emphasis on Global Mission and Peacekeeping started a chain of reflections for Glenna Finnicum, and she offered us the...
Sep 17, 20165 min read
Tell Me How You Spent Your Summer
Remember the beginning of the school year when you’d be asked to tell or write how you spent your summer? And everyone groaned. Why is...
Sep 10, 20165 min read
Living into God's Promises
On July 14 my twin sister, Terry Pomeroy, died suddenly while snorkeling in Hawaii. We had just returned from a wonderful 11- day trip to...
Sep 2, 20163 min read
Standing in Two Worlds
A grouchy church member complained to the pastor of another church, “I just don’t get anything out of our worship services so I quit...
Aug 26, 20163 min read
Songs & Signs
I’m willing to take most anything as a sign from God. It’s just up to me to recognize it and then (the hard part) interpret it. This...
Aug 20, 20163 min read
Everything Over and Over Again
I’m a very happily married – 29 years – woman with six children. My family is everything to me, and our lives circle around doing...
Aug 13, 20163 min read
"We Are More Alike"
I am a recently retired Earth and Environmental Science high school teacher, having taught super young people at Hermitage HS on Parham...
Jul 22, 20163 min read
The Point Is Love
I have been reading poetry in the mornings – not something I commonly do in life. A collection of poetry and prose entitled While Still...
Jul 17, 20163 min read
Holy, Holy, Holy
2001-ish, I sat in on a class for Unitarian inquirers – folks exploring the possibility of joining a local congregation. My being a...
Jul 16, 20165 min read
Eyes Wide Open
When I was younger I used to believe that if I covered my eyes when I was scared I could keep myself safe. As long as I didn’t “see” the...
May 28, 20162 min read
The Parable of the Summer Pledge
Now it came to pass that as the time of vacation drew near, a certain member of the church bethought him of cool streams where fish were...
Apr 29, 20162 min read
It's Time for GODSPELL!
The phrase “come and sing about love” has become a mantra for the musical Godspell. Writer Steven Schwartz tells a story of how the...
Apr 14, 20163 min read
Mr. June and Ms. Green
My dad was born a hundred years ago this May in Virginia’s rural Prince Edward County. The stories he told when I was a kid tended toward...
Mar 26, 20164 min read
Food and Water in Haiti
PEOPLE! Everywhere. The streets were teeming with people, motorbikes, and cars. People selling merchandise. Bikes whizzing by in and...
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