The Planet Needs a Shot in the Arm

The Planet Needs a Shot in the Arm

“When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.”  ~ Augustin Burroughs. The older I get, the more I agree with the sage observation of Augustin Burroughs, “When you have your health, you have...
Worshiping and Walking in the Wild

Worshiping and Walking in the Wild

Those of us who are a bit ‘nerdy’ about the Church’s liturgical calendar will recognize today, October 4, as the Feast of Saint Francis, the patron Saint of the environment and animals. It is a fitting marker to conclude the month long emphasis of the ‘Season of...
Tree Huggers United: The Grand Trees of Chatham

Tree Huggers United: The Grand Trees of Chatham

[Oops! This post was to have automatically appeared on Sunday, September 24, but no such luck. Apologies for its late arrival, but do make time to read about the good work of Grand Trees of Chatham. Better late than never!]   “You know me, I think there...
With a Little Help From My Friends – FLHRSNA

With a Little Help From My Friends – FLHRSNA

“I’ll get by with a little help from my friends” (the Beatles) Last week on the second Sunday of the Season of Creation Elaine Chiosso, E.D. of the Haw River Assembly, took the worshiping congregation of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church ‘down to the river’ as she...
The Voice of the River – Haw River Assembly

The Voice of the River – Haw River Assembly

O sinners, let’s go down Let’s go down, come on down O sinners, let’s go down Down in the river to pray. On the second Sunday of the Season of Creation the worshiping congregation of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church won’t actually go down to (or in) the...