Parkview Presbyterian Church

Isaiah 7: 14; Matthew 1: 22-24 God-with-us Emanuel means “God with us,” “God-with-us.”  You and I we get the concept of God, although we have different opinions and visions of Who God is.  You and I also get… Read More

Isaiah 2: 1-4; Romans 13: 11-12 Happy New (Church) Year Today we move into the brand New Year Church year and into a new three-year cycle of the church year with its lectionary readings.  So we’re into the… Read More

Jeremiah 30: 18, 19; Ephesians 1: 15, 16; Colossians 1:11-13. Thanksgiving in uncertain times In this month’s The Atlantic  Sarah Boxer has an article about women artists and she makes the point that what can make an artist… Read More

Isaiah 65: 21,23,24; Luke 21:6 From despondency to hope I have always respected the law in this country of separation of church and state.  Pastors are not supposed to endorse political candidates.   However, pastors are supposed to comment… Read More

Psalm 145:21; Haggai 2:2, 3a; Luke 20:39 The Power of the Spoken Word How are you?  How are you doing this morning?  I know one thing you don’t want to hear about is the election.  Why do we… Read More

Habakkuk 2: 1-2; Luke 19:4. Scanning the horizon Have you ever found yourself in a situation where everything seemed to be going badly and you wished you could catch a break, but it just wouldn’t come?  Perhaps you… Read More

Luke 18: 10,13,14; 2 Timothy 4:7 Our best for the world Friends, in the lectionary readings for today there are lessons for how to live life spiritually.  First we have the parable Jesus tells of the Pharisee and… Read More