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Stories of faith by members of the Ginter Park Presbyterian Church Family.
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The Future We Come Back To - Telling our stories 2017
One of the things that attracted me to this congregation over ten years ago was a statement in your description of the church – what’s...
Dec 30, 20176 min read


Back to the Future
Count your blessings. I could have written a very, very long story about my experiences on November 9th and 10th. I will spare you all of...
Dec 23, 20176 min read


See and Hear Amid the Winter's Snow
Lessons and Carols services traditionally are made up of music from a variety of musical sources, from different countries and times and...
Dec 9, 20172 min read


Praying with Pictures
Next month, the state of Ohio will mint a new resident, but the bloodline will be familiar. Marcia Perry is moving from her longtime...
Nov 4, 20173 min read


A Love Letter
2017 has not been my favorite year. If I’m being completely honest, for me, 2017 began in November. Things have felt pretty dark since...
Sep 23, 20174 min read


An Ambulance for Issac
So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac...
Sep 16, 20172 min read


To Mars from Ginter Park
Full disclosure: reading each of the marvelously written posts from my fellow new Session members over these past few weeks has done...
Sep 9, 20174 min read


The Idea Planner
“VOCATUS atque non VOCATUS Deus aderit” “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.” Noted psychologist Carl Jung had these words carved over...
Sep 1, 20173 min read


I Have a Dream...
I had a recurring dream during childhood, occasionally experienced even now. It goes something like this. I walk through a slight fog. ...
Aug 26, 20173 min read


Somos Uno en Cristo
I am that church member that loves to sing “Somos Uno En Cristo” / ”We Are One In Christ” – loudly and all in Spanish – each Sunday in...
Aug 19, 20174 min read


More than Squat
One day last year I happened upon an article espousing the benefits of squatting like a cavewoman: better pelvic floor health and...
Aug 12, 20173 min read


Pentacost Faith Stories Part 2
The further reflections of Pentecost Sunday, courtesy of their authors, each of whom served as a confirmation mentor for one of our...
Jun 17, 20175 min read


Pentacostal Faith Stories Part 1
We are gratified to present faith stories shared by GPPC members in worship this past Pentecost Sunday. Each of our contributors mentored...
Jun 10, 20175 min read


Longing for Mendelssohn
About twenty years ago, I sang in a chorus that was preparing performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the...
May 27, 20173 min read


Finding Carla
In the fall of 2006, GPPC’s Pastor Nominating Committee set up a conference call with a candidate who sounded promising: one Carla Pratt...
May 3, 20174 min read


The Space Between
I have a friend, Martha, who has as her email address “livingintheand”. When she first told me, very excitedly, about it, I thought...
Mar 11, 20172 min read


Half of What?
Century. Half of a century. One morning last spring, it occurred to me that come the following fall, I would be a 50-year member of GPPC....
Feb 4, 20173 min read


Water - in Plastic - from a Christian Perspective
While a camper at Camp Hanover, I fell in love with Virginia’s rivers and pursued a career as an environmental biologist with the state....
Jan 14, 20173 min read
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