From the General Presbyter “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel.” Philippians 1:27 […]
General Presbyter Jacqueline Taylor offers her perspective on faith, worship and living as a Christian in the 21st century.
July 15, 2021
June 25, 2021
From the General Presbyter ”…perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and this hope does not disappoint us, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit.” Romans 5:3b-5 We have to have hope. We join in prayers with our brothers and sisters in Florida as rescue workers […]
June 9, 2021
May 20, 2021
From the General Presbyter I was definitely one of those people who complained that the last administration did not follow the science when it came to COVID-19 protocols. So, when the current administration appeared to be the polar opposite of what the previous CDC folks were doing, I rejoiced. That was until I heard that […]
April 22, 2021
From the General Presbyter “Russia is escalating!” “Another mass shooting!” “Members of Congress embrace Q-Anon.” “Another Black man shot by police!” “Asian hate crimes on the rise.” “When are we going to open our church?” “I don’t want the vaccine.” “Glaciers melting at a rapid rate.” ”New variants arrive in the US.” ”Supreme Court sides […]
April 7, 2021
From the General Presbyter I was driving behind a truck whose tag line was “growth through extraordinary customer service.” Oh, if it were only that simple. I believe many members of churches feel they are getting good “service” from the pastor, members, fellowship, music, education, etc. On the other hand, we don’t like to look […]
March 18, 2021
March 4, 2021
From the General Presbyter “Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!” John C. Maxwell Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success – April 1, 2007 I love this term – failing forward. Simply put, it […]
February 17, 2021
From the General Presbyter “Lest our feet, stray from the places, our God where we met Thee. Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world we forget Thee.” – Lift Every Voice and Sing, James Weldon Johnson Welcome to Lent. It could not come fast enough after these eleven months of trials and […]
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