Feb 10
2021
A Anti-Slavery Poem
This week’s tribute to African American History during this month is a poem called “The Negro’s Complaint.” William Cowper wrote this poem in 1788.
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A Sermon on Slavery
Today, I am featuring a sermon by Aaron Turner, Outreach Pastor of Midtown Church, PCA in St Louis, which he gave at his church two weeks ago.
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Pastor Addison Called as Our New Senior Pastor
We are excited to share that the election of Willie Addison to become the new pastor of Crown and Joy is complete.
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Whose Story Will You Follow? – by Karen Ellis
The following is an address Karen Ellis gave regarding the story of scripture vs. the stories of everything from the populist right to the progressive left.
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A Collection of Resources
Below are various articles/videos/podcasts that are interesting, thought-provoking, and worthy of consideration. We hope they will be encouraging to you and invite you to read them.
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An Article on Grief
Dear Saints, Ed Welch’s article “God Scares Me To Death,” gives helpful thoughts and ideas to consider in the presence of grief.
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Remember
Maybe it’s cliche to talk about being thankful at this time of year, but while having a day set aside every year to be thankful and express that thankfulness is a good thing,
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Luke 12:13-22
This past Sunday I stated I believe I Thess 4:11-12 is a statement of God’s goal for the poor. In it Paul states “But we urge you, brothers (and sisters) …to aspire to live quietly, and to
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Invest or Bury?
I used to think I was not a talented person. Sure, I had some skills and I was strong and clever at times, but I wouldn’t have said I was talented.
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Good News To All
I just talked with someone this morning about how Eastern religious practices are making their way into the church.
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An Article on Joy
There is a struggle we all have between biblical joy and circumstantial happiness. How do we respond to circumstances that are dry, hard and/or traumatic and seem to never end?
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2021
Who Do You Live For?
Jan 14
2021
A Prayer for Today
In light of the events of last Wednesday, I reminded our congregation and those streaming Sunday during our Confession of Sin, that Jesus’ Kingdom is not of this world and thus violence such as what we have seen over the last few months is an indication of idolatry – whether of an ideology or of a political figure.
Jan 6
2021
What is God doing?
Yes, it has crossed my mind during this pandemic “What is God doing?” Below is a well-reasoned, theologically grounded exposition on a portion of Revelation that points to such events.
Dec 17
2020
Hold on to Hope
This has been a dark year.
We are not the first people to walk through a period of great darkness and, unless the Lord comes again very soon, we will not be the last. Nor is this the last period of darkness we will face.
Nov 25
2020
Happy Thanksgiving!
Pastor Stan and the community of Crown and Joy Presbyterian Church wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! God’s blessings to you, one and all!
Nov 18
2020
God’s Unchanging Faithfulness
Dear Saints,
The Wednesday Devo this week is provided by the wife of Dr. Carl Ellis, Karen Ellis. As with all of her addresses, this one carries a deep theological, apologetic and yet accessible character.
Oct 21
2020
Patience & Provision
There are days filled with sunshine, the glow of abundance and tranquility casting a golden hue over everything in sight. Each step is a delight, barefoot toes brushing the soft grass; grass so green and vibrant it eludes description. Each breath; inhaling peace, exhaling joy.
Oct 14
2020
An Article To Consider
Dear Saints,
The Devo for this week is a blog post by Dr. Carl Ellis that I did not see until last week. It will help us sharpen our thinking about the unrest that has gone on over the past few months.