Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something completely different.A person walking down the street might see a stranger. Someone else might see a neighbor.One person might see a probl...  Read More

In sermons I have been known to quote esteemed philosophers and poets, theologians and scholars.  Today I am turning to an alternative music band.  Hey, you take inspiration from wherever it comes.  I...  Read More

A group of young middle schoolers gather in a basement room blessedly out of earshot and eyesight of parents.  It is one of their first attempts at a party that is not about cake and silly party games...  Read More

More heart attacks occur between 8:00 and 9:00 A.M. Monday mornings as people prepare to start the work week than at any other time.  Some Doctors claim that job dissatisfaction is a greater cause for...  Read More

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appear...  Read More

Member Spotlight: The Crabtree SistersThe Crabtree sisters, Lily 17, and Care, 14, are dynamic as a team yet they each possess and display different talents and interests. Ladue Chapel members have be...  Read More

Have you ever had someone hand you something and say, “Can you make sure this gets to them?” Maybe it was a letter. Maybe it was a package. Maybe it was a set of keys. Maybe it was something small and...  Read More

What do we need to worship here at Ladue Chapel? If we wanted to have worship exactly the way we like it—what would we need?Well, we need pastors. We need David. We might need a guest musician or two....  Read More

I am not often aware of my hands. If I want to grab something, I do. If I need to type, text, or handwrite, I can. Though, every winter my hands make themselves very known with chapped knuckles, and p...  Read More

A couple of exegetical points before I read this story from Matthew’s gospel: first, this miracle story is the only one that is in all four gospels. That should alert us to the value placed on it by t...  Read More

The Vietnamese Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh writes this about being fully alive in the present moment.  “To return to the present is to be in contact with life.  Life can be found only in the present m...  Read More

Getting to Know You: Theo Wedemeyer Wesley Theodore “Theo” Wedemeyer could be the poster child for lifelong members at Ladue Chapel. Theo is a “cradle Presbyterian,” thanks to his parents, Susan and D...  Read More