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Mark D. Roberts

The Compassion of Jesus READ Matthew 15:29-39 Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.” Matthew 15:32 A…

Thanks for all of your helpful, encouraging, and challenging comments on my recent posts on the PCUSA crisis. I have more to add to that series, but need to catch my breath. Right now I’m helping to facilitate a conference at Laity Lodge (my day job!).  We are blessed to have some wonderful resource people…

Part 8 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series No, We Can’t All Get Along as a Unified Denomination Of course we Presbyterians haven’t been getting along very well for a long time. We’ve been fighting over homosexuality for thirty years. This isn’t…

Part 7 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I tried to explain the ideological and emotional motivation of those who support the ordination of gays and lesbians. They believe it’s a matter of justice, even divine justice. For…

Part 6 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I continued my reflections on the crisis in the Presbyterian Church USA. Given our disagreements and divisions over many things, centrally, the ordination of active gays and lesbians, is it…

Part 5 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series On March 3, 1991, in Lake View Terrace, California, only about seven miles where I lived at the time, an African-American motorist named Rodney King was pulled over by Los Angeles police officers. What…

Buried Treasure READ Matthew 13:44-52 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.” Matthew 13:44 The phrase “kingdom of heaven” appears commonly in the Gospel of Matthew.…

Here’s a photo of a windmill on the H.E. Butt Foundation property, where Laity Lodge is located.

Part 4 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I began to chronicle the history of the PCUSA and homsexuality. In a nutshell: 1978: The General Assembly votes to provide Definitive Guidance, making it clear that homosexual activity is…

Part 3 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In order to understand the significance of the actions of the recent PCUSA General Assembly with respect to homosexuality, a bit of history is necessary. This issue has been roiling in my denomination for…
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