How We Gather
September 19, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister September 19, 2019 Today we meet as a presbytery, our annual pilgrimage to the beautiful Crestfield Camp and Conference Center near Slippery Rock. We have settled …
Why Have Presbytery Meetings?
September 12, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister September 12, 2019 Our presbytery meets next week, at Crestfield Camp and Conference Center, at 10:00 a.m. on September 19. Why should anyone bother to drive …
Renewing Disciple-Making
September 5, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister September 5, 2019 It was the summer of ’93 and the beginning of a new pastoral call, when someone approached me about plans for the upcoming Rally …
Remembering Well
August 29, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister August 29, 2019 In the primeval story of Noah and the flood, God promises never again to flood the earth, setting the sign of the rainbow as …
Praying Jesus’ Way
August 22, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister August 22, 2019 When his disciples asked him to teach them to pray, Jesus responded with what we call “The Lord’s Prayer.” The versions reported by Matthew …
Of Walls and Open Borders
August 15, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister August 15, 2019 Bumper sticker theology has long been a booming business. From the alarmist – “Hell is Real!” – to the clever – “In case …
Breaking the Impasse
August 8, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister August 8, 2019 In my August 1 letter, I mourned yet another instance of senseless gun slaughter in our community, this time far too close to home, …
In the Army of the Lord
August 1, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister August 1, 2019 It struck way too close to home for me. I saw it first on social media, then in the newspaper – a minister was …
The Gift of a New Frame
July 25, 2019 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian R. Wallace Associate Minister July 25, 2019 When I was in college, I spent a few weeks in Europe studying Reformation History, which means that one of my lectures on John Calvin …
Give it a Rest!
July 11, 2019 | Posted in Letters from General Minister
A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister July 11, 2019 “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” So says the 1935 Gershwin musical Porgy and Bess. Time to move more slowly, take a load off, …