June 29, 2025 Third Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchGalatians 5:1, 13-25  Luke 9:51-62“Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes”Courtney ChandlerThings my grandmothe...  Read More

June 22, 2025 Second Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church1 Kings 19:4-13      Luke 8:26-39“Cacophony of Chaos”Melissa K. SmithDuring this past year of youth ministry, the word “busy...  Read More

June 15, 2025  Trinity SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchJohn 1:1-5 and Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31“The Trinity: Hardwiring Creation”Douglas T. KingI come home at the end of a long day and head to my st...  Read More

(The following is a new feature of Chapel Bell, designed to more fully inform us of the interesting lives of fellow parishioners.)GETTING TO KNOW YOU...No doubt you've seen her on Sunday mornings. A l...  Read More

June 8, 2025  The Day of PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchActs 2:1-18“The Trinity: Breaking Down Barriers”Douglas T. King“If a lion could talk, we should not be able to understand him.”  These...  Read More

June 1, 2025  Seventh Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian Church“The Trinity: Inviting Intimacy”Douglas T. KingBack in the day, before security concerns precluded it, the gates at airport termin...  Read More

May 25, 2025 Sixth Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 67      Acts 16:9-15“Gateway to the World”Melissa K. SmithI moved to St. Louis a little over three years ago and I remember my ...  Read More

May 18, 2025   Fifth Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6“Dancing with the Stars”Anne PeacockThe prophet John, author of Revelation, knew that “God is not a God...  Read More

May 11, 2025  Fourth Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchGenesis 2:4-7 and Psalm 23“Chew Thoroughly”Douglas T. KingA Jesuit priest shares the following, “I read the obituaries every day in...  Read More

May 4, 2025  Third Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchActs 9:1-9 and Acts 9:10-19“Can You See What I See?”Douglas T. KingAn optical illusion, sometimes called a cognitive illusion, is whe...  Read More

April 20, 2025  Easter SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchLuke 24:1-12“Deep Dawn”Douglas KingRows of bright white chairs standing in stark relief to the pitch-black darkness of the sky.  The empty ...  Read More

April 13, 2025 Palm/Passion SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian Church Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29Luke 19:28-44“Triumphant Journey”Melissa K. SmithOn your mark, get set, go! These words are said at the starting ...  Read More