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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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