Parkview Presbyterian Church

Psalm 52: 8,9; Luke 10: 40,41, 42 Who we are and who we ought to be What is the problem that we run into our texts?  We start with one verse in Psalm 52 where the author says”… Read More

Amos 7: 14, 15; Luke 10: 33-35 Risky relationships Amos goes to the King to remind him God is not pleased with his actions.  God is patient, but God’s patience has its limits. As a poor farmer and… Read More

2 Kings 5: 10, 11, 12; Luke 10: 4 Acting outside the box The element that unites both our texts today is that people are asked to do something unusual, something strange, something counter-intuitive. The first is Naaman,… Read More

2 Kings 2: 9, 10, 13; Luke 9:57 In the footsteps Both the text in 2 Kings and in Luke speak about following.  The first is about following in the footsteps, for Elijah will be taken up.  But… Read More

Luke 5: 1-7 Finding your fish The Giant Trevally or Ulua as it is known in Hawaii is widely sought after by fishermen and women in the warm reaches of the world.  For Hawaiian fishermen it is quite… Read More

I Kings 21: 1-10; Luke 7:47-50 Power and love How do we get love? It is a question that maybe we do not consciously think about but one that drives us through most of our lives.  How do… Read More

Luke 7:11-17; Galatians 1: 17, 18, 19,23 Collecting scars As we have seen in our discussion of the lectionary reading in Luke, Jesus performs an amazing act of healing.  This is a crucial act because the mother in… Read More