Decatur Presbyterian Church Joyfully Together Archives

Unexpected Winds

08 Jun 2017

The Sunday morning gathering of the people for the proclamation of the Word of God, for the breaking of bread and prayers, is the primal function of the church. Strip everything else away – the buildings and bulletins, the pews and the paraments, the committees and the councils,...

Humble Resistance

28 May 2017

Over the past three weekends, Melanie and I have attended three graduation ceremonies. Remarkably, all three were outdoors and all three enjoyed wonderful weather. Each ceremony was inspiring in its own way. We heard college presidents offer words of wisdom. We heard bright young...

Accounting for the Hope

22 May 2017

Friday night I attended the Baccalaureate service for Columbia Theological Seminary here in our sanctuary. It was a beautiful service and I hope an encouraging one for the students who graduated yesterday. We sang a hymn during the service that I had not heard before though it is...

But Now You Are God’s People

16 May 2017

“Come gather around people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone And if your breath to you is worth saving Then you better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they...

Live Freely

08 May 2017

Hear the word of God from I Peter 2, 11-25. Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable...

Love One Another Deeply

02 May 2017

I Peter 1:17-25 If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like...

Seeking Holiness

25 Apr 2017

Today is the second Sunday of Easter, and we continue our Easter celebration by turning to the Apostle Peter’s letter to the early church and also to an ancient text of Israel. Peter wrote to first and second generation believers in Asia Minor, today’s Turkey. These churches were...

Running Afraid (Easter 2017)

21 Apr 2017

Hear the good news of the gospel. Matthew 28:1-10: After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled...

Reflections: DPC Senior High Youth

21 Mar 2017

Rachel Scott’s Reflection Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner. I always have been. My many Pinterest boards can show you that I’ve already planned in advance everything from the outfits I’ll wear for upcoming events, to how I want to decorate my college dorm room and...

Listen to the Lord

27 Feb 2017

Our psalm for today speaks of who God is. The Holy God, who rules over all peoples and nations, is a great and active King, This God loves justice and establishes equity. This highly exalted God hears the cries of those in need and responds in justice and righteousness. This God...

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