Building Resiliency: Taking a Moment for Gratitude & Hope
Do you have a gratitude practice? Many years ago, one of my Sunday School teachers taught me about gratitude journaling. I’ve never...
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- Oct 31
- 4 min
Making History Today: In Praise of Small Churches
In taking a recent road trip from Austin to Colorado we passed through many small towns. As we did so, I was reminded not only of the...
- Oct 12
- 3 min
Making History Today: What Do Those Stones Mean to You?
In a recent issue of a magazine published by the National Parks Conservation Association mention is made of the establishment of a...
- Oct 5
- 3 min
Meet Kathy Broyard: Presbyterian Emergency Management Specialist
How did a radio engineer end up transitioning into a career in disaster ministry? To find out, you’ll have to listen to our next Sunspots...
- Oct 4
- 3 min
Making History Today: Mississippi Connections
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest, James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Recently a good friend and supporter of the PHSSW,...
- Sep 7
- 3 min
Ferncliff: Connecting with the Divine through Nature & Service
The latest Disaster Partnerships Conversation on the Sunspots Podcast features Emily Hooker, the Associate Director for Ferncliff, a camp...
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Making History Today: Walk About Zion
My mother had a fascination with cemeteries, a fascination that was not maudlin at all and one that I did not understand until I was much...
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Making History Today: The Travis Family Connection
Zora Neale Hurston once said, “Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” That’s part of what we are...
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Making History Today: Cumberland Connections
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary At last count we had 42 multi-generational...
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Korean Presbyterian Church of Lawton, OK Recovers from Hailstorm
On the evening of June 15th, severe storms produced high winds and hail, measuring up to 4 inches in diameter and directly impacting the...
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Making History Today: Presbyterian Pedigree
James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest A few years ago a good friend and colleague, Mike...
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Making History Today: A Tale of Two Saints
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary This column is about two Presbyterians who lived...
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Southminster Presbyterian Church serves as Disaster Relief Site
Three days after a storm system of straight line winds caused power outages for nearly 300,000 residents across Oklahoma, Southminster...
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Welcoming the Sojourner
Siblings in Christ: Immigration is a global reality/crisis. Though the United States is impacted less than some of our international...
- Jun 12
- 4 min
Making History Today: Who Tells the Story
Recently I’ve been reading Richard Cohen’s 2022 book, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past. In it Cohen provides a survey...
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Disaster Recovery and the LGBTQIA+ Community
“Queer life, trans life, is often full of storms and winds and floods and fires: the storms of religious contempt; the winds of gender...
- May 10
- 3 min
Tornado Recovery in Arkansas & Oklahoma
Did you know that from January to March of this year, 410 tornadoes have been reported in the United States? Four hundred and ten marks...
- Apr 10
- 4 min
Storms & Rebuilds in the Synod of the Sun
So far 2023 has reminded us of the importance of our ministry together: to be prepared for disaster events and to check in on one another...
- Mar 8
- 4 min
The Plight of the Southern Border
Editor's Note: Hill Kemp was ordained a Ruling Elder in Silsbee, Texas and has been a member of New Covenant Presbytery churches for over...
- Mar 8
- 4 min
A Collective Lent
I’ve always loved the honesty of Lent. When else but on Ash Wednesday can you remind everyone, no matter how young or old you are, you...
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