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Conversations in John: Pilate
July 14th, 2024
July 14, 2024 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: “Conversations in John: Pilate” July 14, 2024 Eighth Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchJohn 18:33-38a“Conversations in John: Pilate”Dou... Read More
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Conversations in John: Nicodemus
July 7th, 2024
July 7, 2024 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: “Conversations in John: Nicodemus” July 7, 2024 Seventh Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchJohn 3:1-10“Conversations in John: Nicodemu... Read More
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Reach Out in Faith
June 30th, 2024
June 30, 2024 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 130 Mark 5:21-43“Reach Out In Faith”Melissa K. Smith I don’t like interruptions…but then again, who does? When you... Read More
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Calm in the Storm
June 23rd, 2024
June 23, 2024 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 107:23-32 Mark 4:35-41“The Calm in the Storm”Melissa K. Smith Off the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, just northw... Read More
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Pilgrimage: Travelling Forth
June 16th, 2024
June 16, 2024 Fourth Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 121 and Joshua 3:7-17“Pilgrimage: Travelling Forth”Douglas T. King If you are about to undertake a very long road trip... Read More
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Pilgrimage: Mapping Out the Journey
June 9th, 2024
June 9, 2024 Third Sunday of PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMark 16:1-8“Pilgrimage: Mapping Out the Journey”Douglas T. King I have had reading glasses for about thirty-five years. But it h... Read More
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Pilgrimage: Why We Make the Journey
June 2nd, 2024
June 2, 2024 Second Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 63:1-8 and Psalm 84“Pilgrimage: Why We Make the Journey”Douglas T. King A nerdy guy in a suit walks along a city street... Read More
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Audacious Love
May 26th, 2024
Audacious Love Earlier this week, my daughter finished the 4th grade. She attends a very small private school in North County. A couple weeks ago, I began the process of cleaning out her backpack. As... Read More
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Too Deep for Words
May 19th, 2024
May 19, 2024 The Day of PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchActs 2:1-21 Romans 8:22-27“Too Deep for Words”Douglas T. King I end most of my days sitting in my study, researching and reading. My... Read More
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A Prelude to Pentecost
May 12th, 2024
May 12, 2024 Seventh Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchEzekial 37:1-14“A Prelude to Pentecost”Douglas T. King My wife, Marta, teaches science to elementary school children. One of the ... Read More
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All You Need is Love?
May 5th, 2024
May 5, 2024 Sixth Sunday in Easter Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchDeuteronomy 6:1-9 John 15:9-17“All You Need Is Love?”Melissa K. Smith1967. The year of the “Long Hot Summer” where more than 150... Read More
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Protest and Praise
April 28th, 2024
April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 22:1-5, 12-31“Protest and Praise”Douglas T. King Here in Saint Louis when we speak of red birds we are inevitably speaking o... Read More
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