Children’s Message for May 17, 2020

karenptsMay 17, 2020May 16, 2020Uncategorized

The Presbyterian Church, Coshocton, Ohio

Pastor Karen Crawford

Ancient writers of the letters in the New Testament in our Bibles didn’t use paper like we use today. That wasn’t available to them. They wrote on papyrus scrolls, made from the papyrus plant.

**Papyrus Plant used in ancient times to make “paper” for our New Testament writers**

**Ephesians, written in Greek on papyrus**

The writer of the Letter to the Ephesians wrote in Greek on papyrus.

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I am the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY, on Long Island. Come and visit! We want to share God’s love and grace with you and encourage you on your journey of faith. I have served Presbyterian congregations in Minnesota, Florida and Ohio since my ordination in 2011. I earned a master of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2010 and a doctor of ministry degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2025. I am married to Jim and we have 5 grown children and two grandchildren in our blended family. We are parents to fur babies, Liam, an orange tabby cat, and Minnie, a toy poodle. View more posts