Isabella Pérez Sanchez has always believed in miracles. The 18-year-old high school senior, who was raised primarily by her mother and stepfather in a Christian household in Bogotá, Colombia, had always...
Christmas Joy
Christmas Joy: The Gift of Peace in a Season of Upheaval
A single phone call nearly 20 years ago turned Jenni Whitford’s whole world upside down. Jenni, who was then serving as a Christian educator at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Michigan, came home...
Christmas Joy: Changemakers Prepare the Way
Sitting next to a picture on the wall at her office, LaTrell Clifford Wood accidentally discovered a significant piece of her family’s history. The picture had a name on it: Chief Justice McClellan,...
Christmas Joy: A Presbyterian Safety Net in Times of Hardship
If tears are a gift of the Spirit, then the Rev. Dr. Judi McMillan has been blessed. Even if some of those tears have been other than joyful. What began 20 years ago with tears of happiness when she relocated...
Christmas Joy: Prepare the Way
Where have you seen hope recently? We see hope in the faces of each of us gathered here in worship. We feel hope through signs of mercy and grace shown to those in our communities during this busy season....
Christmas Joy — Where the Heart Is
If home is where the heart is, then Sue Anne Fairman’s heart is blessed to call several places home. For Sue Anne, a deacon and ruling elder, home is New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. It is also home to...
Christmas Joy — Run the World
If the life of faith is like running a race, Mikayla Rose Sierra is leading the field. A two-time state champion in the 300-meter hurdles — as well as a stand-out in volleyball and basketball — Mikayla...
Christmas Joy — No Way to Fail
Like the Magi from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem only to return home another way, the route of mother-daughter duo of Carla Louca and Susannah LeMay took some unexpected turns. Their respective...
Christmas Joy — Lighting the Way to Retirement
When the Apostle Paul wrote about the varieties of God-given abilities conferred by the Spirit, the Rev. Peggy Krong would be the first to admit that she likely missed out on the gift of financial expertise....
Christmas Joy — Lighting the Way
This is the time of year, the Season of Advent, when so many things warm our hearts … being with our friends and families, the smiles, the faces of children, the carols we love to sing together, the...