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100 Dresses, 100 Stories

By General News
Sharing family stories builds strong family bonds. How do you share your family stories? Join us for a heartwarming presentation by storyteller and quilter Deb Lindahl, as she shares her fascinating family history through the art of quilt making. Women, invite friends. Moms are encouraged to bring daughters 4th grade and...
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What is a “Parish Associate?”

By Tuesday Notes
The Presbyterian Church has some funny terms. From time-to-time I am still learning new ones. When I came to First Pres Glen Ellyn 7 years ago, I learned what a “Sacristy” is – although I still think it would be easier to call it “that little closet where all the...
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Encounter: Good Enough

By Tuesday Notes
You likely are familiar with the mixer game where a famous person’s name is put on a tag on your back. You don’t know whose name it is, so you have to ask yes or no questions of others in the room, in order to figure it out. Let’s say...
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What Does It Mean to “Help”?

By Tuesday Notes
In the sermon on Sunday we studied one of Jesus’ most famous parables, the so-called “Good Samaritan.” If you were basking in the Spring Break sun this week, you can listen to the sermon here. Jesus tells a brilliant parable that gives an example of what we would call social...
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Doubt is a part of faith

By Tuesday Notes
New Testament commentator Dale Bruner writes that, “There has never been a worshipper of Jesus who did not also doubt him.” Even those who encountered Jesus in the flesh after his resurrection from the dead had their doubts about what they were experiencing. It’s only natural to have some doubts...
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