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Building Up and Sending Out: Part 1
August 18th, 2024
August 18, 2024 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchEphesians 2:11-22 Nehemiah 2:11-20“Building Up and Sending Out: Part 1”Melissa K. Smith Here in Missouri the main... Read More
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Feasting on Christ
August 11th, 2024
He was 3 years old and standing on a step stool so he could reach the kitchen counter. We had measured the flour and added honey and yeast. We had covered the bowl of dough and let that dough rise. W... Read More
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You Are Here
August 4th, 2024
August 4th 2024 Eleventh Sunday after PentecostLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 51:1-2, 6-12 Lamentations 3:22-26, 40-41“You Are Here”Douglas T. KingI cannot remember the last time I was in a s... Read More
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Conversations in John: Martha
July 28th, 2024
July 28, 2024 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 121 John 11:17-27“Conversations in John: Martha”Melissa K. SmithHe is Risen! He is risen indeed. We say this every... Read More
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Conversations in John: Woman at the Well
July 21st, 2024
July 21, 2024 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 42:1-8 John 4:1-30“Conversations in John: Woman at the Well”Melissa K. Smith The woman at the well – this is one o... Read More
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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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