Parkview Presbyterian Church

Jeremiah 32:14,15; I Timothy 6: 18,19 The future inside the present After Lyndon Johnson signed the voting rights bill, something strange happened.  During the summer the ghettoes of America’s big cities exploded in violence.   Johnson took it personally…. Read More

Matthew 11:28-30, 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10 The Paradox of Our Faith By Chakrita M. Saulina Psychologist Barry Schwartz in his TED talk, presents what he calls the paradox of choice. He takes aim at a central tenet of… Read More

Psalm 139: 13; Jeremiah:4:18 ; Luke 14: 27 Out of alignment Louise Foxcoft has written a book entitled “calories and corsets,” a history of dieting over 2000 years.  In a radio interview, she describes women around the turn… Read More

Psalm 81:12; Jeremiah 2:6; Luke 14:10; Hebrews 13:7 Doing the same dumb thing over and over again We have four texts today, which is more than usual.  Again the Old Testament tells us how things should not be… Read More

August 21; Jeremiah 1: 4-10; Luke 13: 11 What makes you tremble There is are a photo and video image of a young boy in Syria that have caught the imagination of people around the world, including mine. … Read More

Isaiah 5:4; Luke 12:54-56; Hebrews 11:39: 12:2 The mystery of the moment There are a lot of talking heads on television these days, all trying to make sense of this present time in national and even world politics. … Read More

Isaiah 1: 10-20; Hebrews 11:1-3 Invisible rather than visible One thing I have always been impressed with at Parkview is how things get done and how they often get done without fanfare.  I find items or equipment inexplicably… Read More