Parkview Presbyterian Church

Exodus 32: 3,4,5; Matthew 22: 8-12 Honoring and dishonoring God In many ways the Bible is written from God’s perspective.  Like in a novel, the authors take the perspective of the third person. In the Psalms and in… Read More

Isaiah  5:1,2,4 ; Matthew 21: 33-46 Minding the Farm Three weeks ago we were visiting one of my cousins in the countryside in The Netherlands.  Decades ago she and her husband had moved from the urbanized part of… Read More

Joshua 24: 15-18; Jonah 1:1-3 Forks in the road Dear friends, I used to be a great fan of the Muppets and in the first Muppet movie Fuzzy Bear and Kermit the Frog are driving down the road… Read More

Deuteronomy 34; Matthew 22: 34-40 The narrow road home An Australian writer named Richard Flanagan just won the prestigious Man/Booker prize for literature with his novel “A narrow road to the deep north,” based on his father’s experience… Read More

Ezekiel 18: 1-3, Matthew 21: 23-32 The blame game Do you ever play the blame game? Does anybody ever do so with you?  Just the fact that there is an expression “the blame game” shows that it is… Read More

Exodus 16: 1-10; Matthew 20: 10-14   Our fair share   The well known popular songwriter Paul William co-wrote a song “My fair share” with Paul Fox. It was recorded by the singing duo “Seals and Crofts.” They… Read More

Genesis 45: 4,5; Matthew 15: 22-28 An outsider’s view Cabdrivers in Washington DC see often drive from National airport along to Potomac and the Iwo Jima memorial to Arlington.  They drive along the George Washington Parkway.  When a… Read More