http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org News, Notes and Reflections for the Members and Friends of Park Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pennsylvania Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:49:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en E-pistle shares a portion of a weekly email sent to friends and members of Park Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pennsylvania, from Pastor Bill Teague.  Bill will be leaving Beaver and Park Church on January 7, 2008, as he accepts a call to become pastor of Langhorne Presbyterian Church in Langhorne, ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2006/02/04/43/ Gone in a Flash The pastor’s study here at the church is beginning to look a little bare.  The books are off the shelves and into cartons ready to be taken to a new place.  The desk and file drawers are empty and pictures have come down from the walls.  ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2008/01/04/162/ i. 2007:  God at Work ii. 2007: An Uneasy Feeling  i. 2007: God at Work I began sending e-pistles to all of you in August 2000.  Each year since, I have spent some time on the last Friday of the year looking back over the posts for that year, ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/12/28/159/ Joy to the Heart of God The coming of joy is one of the great claims of the Christmas story. The baby in Elizabeth’s womb leaps for joy when the Virgin mother draws near. The angel brings the shepherds a message of great joy to all the people. The ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/12/21/156/ Our Gigantic Secret G.K. Chesterton called it the gigantic secret and C.S. Lewis says he was surprised by it and that his search for it finally led him to Christ.  It is the content of the good news the angel proclaimed to the shepherds who had been keeping watch ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/12/14/155/ Many of you are aware of the controversy surrounding the film version of Phillip Pullman’s The Golden Compass. Included in this post are links to a number of articles, reviews and commentaries to help you make responsible decisions regarding your children’s access to the film. You will find ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/12/10/153/ PNR - Grace Abounding At first they were weekly and difficult, but after 26 weeks they became once every three months visits and then for the last couple of years once every six months. My trips to the oncologist’s office. Many of you know that in April, ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/12/07/152/ No Law Against Love It was one of those friend of a friend encounters.  A Brazilian friend of Robson, our friend and mission partner from Jardim América and Buritis, was in the area and we met for lunch out of respect for our common friend, if for no other ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/11/30/151/ Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and the greatest of all the American civil observances. We talked last week about being a people who not only give thanks for, but also thanks to. We have been blessed with abundance. There is a source of the ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/11/22/149/  GIVING THANKS FROM A TO Z Thanksgiving Day is next week, and while we Christians have been admonished to always give thanks for everything (Ephesians 5:20), this best of all the National Holidays allows us to focus on giving thanks.  Earlier in the month I shared my A to Z ... http://epistle.parkchurchbeaver.org/2007/11/16/147/