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Giving a gift that makes a difference

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When it comes to people’s proclivity to pile up possessions, Jane MacDonald couldn’t agree more strongly with Jesus. “We all have enough stuff!” she said emphatically.

A fine yarn

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When bestselling author Debbie Macomber famously observed, “I love the way knitting brings people together,” she might just as well have been writing about the Presbyterian Women (PW) of First Presbyterian Church, Batavia, New York.

Gracie finds her gift, and so do we

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The educator and author who for 15 years has brought Presbyterians the adventures of Gracie the fish recently revealed to a Between Two Pulpits audience the secret to keeping her underwater tales current: Take an annual trip to the local aquarium.

A ‘Christ-like example’

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Jerome Zamgba will tell you that he has always been a compassionate and empathetic person.

Honor your mother

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Whenever Kate Eisel speaks about her mother, Sylvia Ekberg, her eyes fill with tears and her voice swells with pride. It makes keeping the fifth of the Ten Commandments a piece of cake.

$50 and a challenge

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Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, many churches’ weekly offering figures are still not matching what they were two years ago. This shortfall has caused congregations to scale back many of their programs and, even worse, forced them to lay off staff. Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, though, is not one of those congregations. It has been experiencing sustained giving since the pandemic hit, so much so that it has been able to give back to its worshipers so that they can in turn also give back to the people and organizations in their community that need financial assistance.

Called to teach

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Teaching has always been in Valerie Neubauer’s genes. The retired high school Spanish and English teacher — who has also taught Sunday school for more than 50 years at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa — took a mere few years off from teaching at church only when her own children were high schoolers.

Giving came naturally to the ‘Bread Lady’

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When Doris Brown, a member of Sherrill’s Ford Presbyterian Church in Sherrill’s Ford, North Carolina, was invited to write a prayer for the 2020–21 Presbyterian Giving Catalog, the words she penned revealed a singular truth about this extraordinary woman’s life and legacy. Brown lived to serve.

No church is an island

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When God spoke through the prophet Isaiah saying, “Come to the waters,” the Rev. John Jung-Il Park simply couldn’t resist.

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” — Luke 23:42

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