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The Good Shepherd and the Hired Hands
April 21st, 2024
Sermon for Confirmation SundayThe Good Shepherd and the Hired Hands I want to begin this morning by addressing the 5 students who have been through the confirmation journey together. When we began, p... Read More
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Power in the Name
April 14th, 2024
April 14, 2024 Third Sunday of Easter Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchIsaiah 6:1-8 Acts 3:12-19“Power in the Name”Melissa K. Smith What’s in a name? Shakespeare, in the words of Juliet, says ther... Read More
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Doubt Indeed
April 7th, 2024
April 7, 2024 Second Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchJohn 20:19-31“Doubt Indeed”Douglas T. King What do Emily Dickinson, John Calvin, Moses, Anne Lamott, Augustine, and Pope Francis a... Read More
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A Bigger Boat
March 31st, 2024
March 31, 2024 Easter SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMark 16:1-8“A Bigger Boat”Douglas T. King “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a b... Read More
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Anastrophe
March 24th, 2024
March 24, 2024 Palm/Passion SundayLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMark 15:1-47“Anastrophe”Douglas T. King “Gidi wore bright socks and colorful clothes, and he loved anything with a sparkle or a touch... Read More
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Look to the Cross
March 17th, 2024
March 17, 2024 Fifth Sunday in Lent Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 119:9-15 John 12:20-33“Look to the Cross”Melissa K. Leo The Greeks were hoping to have the chance to see Jesus, to meet h... Read More
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The Art of Seeing: Our Future
March 10th, 2024
March 10, 2024 Fourth Sunday in LentLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchIsaiah 43:16-21, Revelation 21:1-4“The Art of Seeing: Our Future”Douglas T. King Her arms rested on the sill of the window. She st... Read More
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The Art of Seeing: Jesus Christ
March 3rd, 2024
March 3, 2024 Third Sunday in LentLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchJohn 1:1-9, John 8:12-16“The Art of Seeing: Jesus Christ”Douglas T. King She had been waiting on this letter’s arrival for months. W... Read More
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The Art of Seeing: Ourselves
February 25th, 2024
February 25, 2024 Second Sunday in LentLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 42 and Psalm 139“The Art of Seeing: Ourselves”Douglas T. King It was late. She was tired, bone tired. The kind of tired ... Read More
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Step into the Tear
February 18th, 2024
February 18, 2024 First Sunday in Lent Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMark 15:33-39 Mark 1:9-15“Step into the Tear”Melissa K. Leo If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what wo... Read More
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Epiphany: Gifted with Healing
February 4th, 2024
February 4, 2024 Fifth Sunday of EpiphanyLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMatthew 2:1-11 Mark 1:29-39“Epiphany: Gifted with Healing”Douglas T. King I am a different person depending upon the company... Read More
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Epiphany: Brought into Proximity with Power
January 28th, 2024
January 28, 2024 Fourth Sunday of EpiphanyLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchMark 1:21-28“Epiphany: Brought into Proximity with Power”Douglas T. King It was 18 inches tall with a cherubic face and s... Read More
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