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 study, settling in behind my desk.  There might be a small sigh of relief that the frustrations and adventures of the day are over.  I turn on the computer to check my email, do a little writing, and ca...

(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 lovely, elegant lady with a white chignon regularly seated near the front of Ladue Chapel's sanctuary.She is 98-year old Mary White Lucy.Mary White was born in Columbia, Tennessee where she had a large...

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 are not the words of a Dr. Doolittle denier.  Rather, this fanciful turn of phrase is from the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.  Wittgenstein was one of the foremost thinkers of the twentiet...

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 terminals were the scene of countless tearful farewells and heartfelt reunions.  Emotions ran high.  People said goodbye to loved ones they might not see for months.  Others leapt into each other’s arms as ...

May 25, 2025 Sixth Sunday of EasterLadue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchPsalm 67      Acts 16:9-15“Gateway to the World”Melissa K. SmithI 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 join me and help me settle in and we knew we needed to make a very im...