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Written by Gradye Parsons

Each month the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Moderator or Vice Moderator of the 220th General Assembly write a column of general interest for the church-at-large.

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May 31, 2012

June 2012- I do, and I will

I will observe the 33rd anniversary of my ordination this summer. It seems a long time ago when I answered ordination questions for the first time.

I have had different calls to ministry over the years, with different questions to answer at each installation. Those questions have never lost their significance. The “do you” and “will you” still evoke a commitment to a life rich with meaning.


May 1, 2012

The gift of community

The following is an account popular in the storytelling world and passed along in William White’s Stories for the Journey (Augsburg Press, 1988).

People in a remote village purchased a television set. For weeks, all of the children and all of the adults gathered around the set morning, afternoon, and night watching the programs. After a couple of months, the set was turned off and never used again.