Last autumn, my twenty-five year old nephew visited from the Mid-West to attend to some business in New York City. As it happened, he was with us over a Sunday, so I invited him to attend the CPC Worship Service with us. Then I remembered that it would be the first Sunday of the month, when CPC regularly offers Communion

 have a friend who one day saw an unfamiliar dog sniffing around in his back yard.  The dog was a beauty —- seemingly thoroughbred, with clean lines and friendly disposition.  My friend called the dog over to him and saw there was a dog collar which had the name, address and phone number of a person, apparently the owner, who

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof gave us a story last week that really troubles me.  Recently, in West Texas, a young mom encountered three desperate Central American migrants one night, by the side of the road where she was driving. At least one other car had hurtled by, afraid to stop.  But, this young mom, remembering her own two

While living as committed Christians and followers of Jesus Christ, Presbyterians hold some beliefs which are different from what other Christians believe.  A while back, the Presbyterians Today magazine cited eight such belief differences in an article by Presbyterian pastor James Ayers. Where do you stand on each of these eight topics? 1.)  Fate or Predestination.  Some people believe that

Last  Christmas I attended the main Worship Service at Central Church.  The Sanctuary was packed, but I saw quite a few faces that I did not recognize.  Sure, some of them were out-town-relatives who had come to Summit to celebrate Christmas with their family.  But, some faces I did recognize, even though they seldom attend our Worship and have little