Parkview Presbyterian Church

Acts 7 : 57-58; I Peter 2: 4-8a Depends on how you look at it What can we say about stones?  We could talk about the different kinds of stones and rocks, where they can be found and… Read More

The truth about suffering Recently I saw a cartoon in the Christian Century showing an economist holding a clipboard and a distraught man. The economist stated: ”The fundamentals of the economy are sound.”  The distraught man quips:” but… Read More

Luke 24: 13-19; I Peter 1: 23-25 Directions to Emmaus Many years ago I was doing volunteer work for a few months in Jerusalem.  Somehow I found out that in Bethlehem one of my theology professors from Claremont… Read More

John 20: 24-28; I Peter 1: 8,9 Fear of fraud It’s the week after Easter and we go from the zenith of faith in God to the shame of the doubt of Thomas.  We don’t think of him… Read More

Isaiah 25: 7,8; Matthew 28: 5-10 Story Editing Today the story of Jesus of Nazareth takes a dramatic turn for the better, just days after we observed Good Friday, the day of His crucifixion.  It is the story… Read More

We turn to the other side of the cross and we meet the soldiers. Who are they and what do they see? We must know that during the days the Roman Empire crucifixions were used as a cruel… Read More

Isaiah 50: 7,8; Matthew 21: 1-5, 8,9 Creating Worlds We all live in one world, on one uneven ball that is crammed full of salt water, bugs and other unwanted critters, a disappearing bunch of wanted critters and… Read More