by Gary Simpson | Jan 15, 2021
At Pittsboro Presbyterian Church one of the highlights of weekly worship is what we refer to as “glimpses of God.” The Pastor invites congregants to share any experience they may have had during the prior week in which they have perceived God at work in their lives....
by Gary Simpson | Jan 8, 2021
Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. ~John Keats “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” ~ John 8:32 If truth is synonymous with beauty as the poet asserts, then falsehood is akin to ugliness. If...
by Gary Simpson | Jan 1, 2021
“I know what time is until you ask me for a definition about it, and then I can’t give it to you.” ~ Saint Augustine “What time is it?” That’s a question I ask myself often in the span of a day. “What is time?” That’s a question that seldom, if...
by Gary Simpson | Nov 4, 2020
Today is November 4. Circle the date on your calendar. One year ago today Donald Trump moved to withdraw America, the 2nd highest green house gas emitter on the planet, from the landmark Paris Climate Accord. Today, as Lisa Friedman in a NY Times article reminds us,...
by Gary Simpson | Nov 1, 2020
October 31, 2020, is Reformation Day. On this day throughout Christendom followers of Christ Jesus all around the world are called upon to remember an historical event that rocked the Christian world and changed the course of western civilization. It was on...
by Gary Simpson | Aug 15, 2020
It was July 26, 1775 when the U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. It was Franklin who put in place the foundation for many aspects of today’s mail system. It was also an...