Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall November 15, 2022 Dear friends, I’ve been thinking about hope. Maybe it’s because I’ve been listening lately to people who are not feeling very hopeful about
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley October 31, 2022 There is a meme making it around Facebook that reads: Halloween – a day we get it right. Strangers come to us,
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall October 3, 2022 The month of October has been designated as Pastor Appreciation month. The designation was made back in 1992 and had strong
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter Sue Westfall Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley As my devotional reading lately, I have been reading through the book of James. I recommend it. James, believed to be the James mentioned as one
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall August 31, 2022 I’ve been thinking about small churches lately. Maybe it’s because of the September 22 webinar presented by our friends at Pneumatrix entitled
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley July 18, 2022 Sue Westfall “So much trauma.” These words by the beguiling villain, Agatha Harkness, in the wildly popular Disney+ show Wanda Vision speak
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley June 20, 2022 Sue Westfall After some requisite “housekeeping” items the 225th General Assembly of the PCUSA got underway this past Saturday with the theme of “From Lament
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley May 23, 2022 Sue Westfall Sitting in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka last Thursday enjoying their extravagant hospitality as they hosted the presbytery meeting,
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Pandemic Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley April 24, 2022 Sue Westfall Dear friends, Joyous Eastertide! Until Pentecost and the giving of the Holy Spirit, the church rejoices that Christ is alive.
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Pandemic Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley April 11, 2022 Dear friends, This week plunges Christians around the world, into the heart of our sacred story as Jesus goes from a
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