Parkview Presbyterian Church

Pentecost; Genesis 11: 7; Acts 2: 1-4 Between Chaos and Holy Order One of our members who is in a care home said to me that other: ”At first I didn’t think God was in this place, but… Read More

John 10:25,26,27,28; Revelation 7: 17 Between Lamb and Shepherd Imagine you are a small farmer who rents from a landlord in ancient Israel or Palestine.  You work a few acres of rocky, infertile land in the hills. Rainfall… Read More

John 21: 15, 16, 17; Acts 9:3,4 Between Peter and Paul Dear friends, What do you think of the following:  “There are two kinds of people, those who make your life easy and those who make your life… Read More

John 20: 24, 25, 26; Acts 5: 27,28 Shaky church Dear friends, I believe that we need an acceptance of God’s grace to compensate for inherent shakiness as believers. I once read that the famous British philosopher who… Read More

John 13:34, 35; Acts 11: 9, 17, 18 What it boils down to We have all boiled pasta from a package before.  The hard, cream-colored pieces almost seem like plastic.  Only a fool would try to eat it… Read More

Easter;  Luke 24: 5 -12 Who is Mr. Banks? The psychologist James Hillman claims that what the human soul really longs for is “healing fiction.” “Healing fiction“is the title of his book. We don’t like the word “fiction”… Read More

Isaiah 50:7-8; Luke 19 36,37,38 Celebrity status Ben Affleck plays Superman in a new movie pitting Superman against Batman.  He is supposed to be this darker, more realistic character.  It took many years for Affleck to be taken… Read More