Parkview Presbyterian Church

Exodus 17: 2,4,7; John 4:7-11, 16, 17 Real Conversations On the evening of October 25th 1946 the British philosopher Bertrand Russell hosted a meeting of the Moral Sciences Club at King’s College in Cambridge.  Two Jewish philosophers from… Read More

Genesis 12: 1,2; John 3:16,17Romans 4: 3,13 Lenten identity Dear friends, I read the following on  the internet (The sideshow, August 29, 2012): “A woman who was reported missing from an Icelandic tour unwittingly joined a search for… Read More

Genesis 3:22,23; Matthew 4: 1-4, 7 The need for letting go It is the first Sunday in Lent.  Lent is about refocusing, cutting out the non-essential and giving up something so we can be closer to God.  In… Read More

Genesis 1: 26,27; Matthew 17:1-9 A moment of brightness We stand a week away from the beginning of Lent.  We find ourselves on top of a mountain, reading a story we don’t quite know what to do with. … Read More

2014; Matthew 5: 39-44, 47, 48; I Corinthians 3: 18,19, 20 The Pursuit of Foolishness We take it for granted that the people of the United States should have the right to the pursuit of happiness.  But when… Read More

Deuteronomy 30: 19, 20; I Corinthians 3: 2-7 We have talked about our verses about the week. They bring us the words of Moses who says goodbye to the people of Israel as they travel on without him. … Read More

Isaiah 58: 1-9; Matthew 5: 13,14 The properties of salt Dear friends, We are talking about salt today, what the properties and characteristics of salt are and about how Christians are supposed to be “salt” to the world. … Read More