This weekend, I am looking forward to returning to the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. The five-day festival features internationally renowned acoustic musicians: bluegrass pickers, Gaelic fiddlers, Western swing bands, and old-time gospel performers. Four stages at the Winfield fairgrounds are packed with music from morning until late into the night. But the music […]
Twenty-five years later, I still remember September 11, 2001, vividly. That morning, we were picking up a rental car in Chicago to drive to the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. We were excited to see old friends and hear some great bluegrass music. When we arrived at the rental office, someone told us that […]
It is hard to believe that I have already been serving as your pastor for a year. It seems like only a month ago that I stood before you for my first sermon at Grace and asked, “What is your special sauce?” Over the past year, I think I have begun to discover the recipe. […]
Presbyterians sometimes use the phrase “connectional church” to describe who we are. According to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), this means that our congregations are “bound together in a mutual system of shared governance, accountability, and mission rather than acting as independent entities.” Within each congregation, the session provides spiritual leadership and oversight through ruling elders […]
This Sunday afternoon, we will celebrate an important milestone in the life of Kirk Anderson and in the life of Grace Presbyterian Church. At 3:00 p.m., Kirk will be commissioned as a Commissioned Ruling Elder to serve our congregation. Kirk grew up at Grace, and his commissioning confirms the call to ministry that he has […]
