Parkview Presbyterian Church

Genesis 29:20,25; Romans 8:35,37 The suffering that separates us Our text in Romans talks about separation.  As I was thinking about this text I thought about what I could come up with in everyday life experience that has… Read More

Genesis 28: 10-19; Psalm 139: 3-7 Where God and people meet The lectionary readings for today are about two people who are aware of the presence of God. They have a spiritual experience that makes them see that… Read More

Psalm 1:3; Matthew 13: 20-24 Receptive Soil How do we make the parable of the soils concrete?  I have always looked as this passage as encouraging us and our lives to be the soil for spiritual seeds coming… Read More

Matthew 11: 16-19; 28; Romans 7: 15, 16 If it isn’t one thing, it’s the other In Matthew Jesus brings up one problem and in Romans Paul brings up another. First, Jesus tackles the issue that you just can’t… Read More

Psalm 13: 1,2,5; Matthew 10: 40, 42 Meeting God in God’s Children The author of the Psalm is distraught. In the face of misfortune and enemies the writer of the Psalms wants to know: “God, how long will… Read More

Genesis 9:22, 23; Matthew 9:36; Luke 15:31,32 Coming to terms with “Dad” We have just heard the song “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens (Tea for the Tillerman, Coqueiro Verde Records). The two people take turns speaking or… Read More

Genesis 1:1,2; Matthew 28:18,19 Probing the Mystery Imagine wanting to imagine God.  What would God be like? I think we have all done some of that.  Humanity has done this since the beginning of time.  Here are some… Read More