Tag Archives: january 2022

Dangerous Bubbles

January 27, 2022 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister Thursday, January 27, 2022 Dangerous Bubbles Jesus’ final words to his disciples, according to Matthew, begin with “Go…” He had already given them practice in stepping out …


PNews 1/27/22

January 27, 2022 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Dangerous Bubbles Jesus’ final words to his disciples, according to Matthew, begin with “Go…” For followers of Jesus, going out into the world is a strategy not only for making the world better – it also makes us better. Can …


The Big Sort

January 20, 2022 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister Thursday, January 20, 2022 The Big Sort  I recently had a provocative conversation about church trends with a person who grew up in church but does not …


More than Enough

January 13, 2022 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister Thursday, January 13, 2022 More than Enough Exclusion is an outward manifestation of an inner disposition. It reveals the influence of fear, usually the fear of not …


PNews 1/13/22

January 13, 2022 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

More than Enough In God’s economy, there is always more than enough for everyone to have their fill. The only miracle of Jesus recorded in all four Gospels is the feeding of the five thousand, suggesting that it is the …


Blinded by Epiphany Light?

January 6, 2022 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Dr. Sheldon W. Sorge General Minister Thursday, January 6, 2022 Blinded by Epiphany Light?  Where were you one year ago, on January 6, 2021? How did you learn about what was happening at …


PNews 1/6/22

January 6, 2022 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Blinded by Epiphany Light? Epiphany is about God’s light blazing into our world. We can choose either to live by what it reveals, or to be blinded by it in our eagerness to live instead according to what we would …