Ralph Thaman Leads a Truly Remarkable Life Ralph Thaman leads a truly remarkable, varied life.  He is a man of many interests, who has had an important impact on Ladue Chapel (LC).  Ralph has served L...  Read More

What or who do you spend the most time thinking about, focusing on, or giving your energy to? I would imagine many of us are thinking “family, work, the Cardinals”. Maybe some of us are thinking “when...  Read More

Thanks be to God.  Amen. Long, Thomas G., Proclaiming the Parables, WJK, Louisville, 2024.      ......  Read More

July 6, 2025  Fourth Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 48, Mark 6:1-6a“The Scandal of Particularity”Douglas T. King  The wise beyond his years Linus from the comic strip Pean...  Read More

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

I moved to St. Louis a little over three years ago and I remember my first weekend like it was yesterday. It was the week after I was ordained and had started at my first call. My brother was here to ...  Read More

The prophet John, author of Revelation, knew that “God is not a God far-off, God is here; God is present; God is with us.” John communicated his message in a letter meant to be read aloud as 1st centu...  Read More