by Brian Ellison | Jun 4, 2014 | 221st GA (2014), Biblical Interpretation
By Jay McKell It is worth noting that the meeting of the 221st General Assembly begins only six days after the church has once again celebrated Pentecost. As we know, Pentecost is often thought of as the birthday of the church. This story in Acts 2 is one we are...
by Brian Ellison | Jan 14, 2013 | Marriage & Civil Unions, Personal Testimony
From Overland Park, Kansas By Jay McKell It has been warmer than usual in the heartland this winter. Actually, it has been warmer across the entire country. Now warmer than usual is not a good thing for a guy like me who loves winter with its snowfalls, icicles,...
by Brian Ellison | Oct 2, 2012 | Personal Testimony
An Autumn Devotion by the Rev. Jay McKell I want you to join me on a journey I took across Kansas recently. Actually it’s a journey we’ve been taking for quite some time now. We just may not have realized it. Join me in the driver’s seat as you use your imagination...
by Brian Ellison | Jul 27, 2012 | Personal Testimony
A prayer offered by Jay McKell There are days, O God, when I’ve wondered, actually there are days when I have worried … worried about you. Is it strange to have such thoughts? Perhaps it is, after all, throughout our lives we’ve been taught that you are almighty,...
by Brian Ellison | Mar 2, 2012 | Marriage & Civil Unions
I’ve been to a great many weddings in my life, tied a lot of knots, watched with joy as two people make their commitments to love one another “in plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health for as long as we both shall live.” For me there is...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 11, 2001 | Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
At the 2001 General Assembly, Overture Advocates from 26 presbyteries collaborated on a presentation to the Committee on Church Orders and Ministry, explaining why the deletion of G-6.0106b is faithful to Presbyterian tradition and necassary for the health of the...
