First Presbyterian Church of Peoria

Word and Light by Reverend Jim Rausch When I was an adolescent – I don’t know exactly how old I […]

“Our Theme is Joy” As noted in our Advent Candle lighting this morning, the theme for the third Sunday of […]

Today’s Advent theme is Peace.  God’s intention for creation is peace, yet we constantly fall short of it.  Peace in […]

The Shout of a King “The Lord their God is with them, and the shout of a king is among […]

Living Beyond the Village Early in my ministry here I remember sharing with you a vision of how the Bible […]

The Long Walk Home I have selected a translation of my text by James T. Martin in the Cambridge Bible […]

The Windows of my Mind …As through a glass darkly  “Rejoice! …The Lord is at hand.  Have no anxiety about […]

Sufficient Grace “A thorn was given me in the flesh….  Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it […]

Sound Leadership “And if the bugle gives an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?”  I Corinthians 14:8 CJB […]

For My Children With a simple story, our Lord revealed the sacred purpose of his life:  to prepare a table […]