Monthly Archives: March 2023

Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Lenten Devotion March 31, 2023 Audio of this Lenten Devotion:   My family and I moved to the North Shore of Long Island last spring. We quickly discovered that the clergy who lived in the house at 3 Oakfield before us were breaking the law. They hadContinue reading “White-Tailed Deer”

Meditation on John 11, Selected verses Fifth Sunday in Lent First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Pastor Karen Crawford March 26, 2023 Audio file of Pastor Karen sharing her message:  So many people came to our church beautification day yesterday! Thank you to all who came and worked! We gathered with a shared mission—to clean andContinue reading “Unbind Him and Let Him Go!”

Lenten Devotion Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY March 2023 Audio of Pastor sharing this devotion: “See! the chickens round the gateFor their morning portion wait;Fill the basket from the store,Let us open wide the door;Throw out crumbs and scatter seed,Let the hungry chickens feed.” [1]                                                                                                         —The Chickens by D.A.T. IContinue reading “Chickens at the Post Office!”

Meditation on John 9: 1-25 & 35-38 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Fourth Sunday in Lent: March 19, 2023 Pastor sharing her message: They showed up one late afternoon, unannounced, when my husband, Jim, and I came back from a leisurely walk. A cloud of black shapes had gathered in theContinue reading ““Lord, I Believe!””

Meditation on John 4:5–30, 39-42 Pastor Karen Crawford Third Sunday in Lent March 12, 2023 Pastor shares her message: My husband is a big fan of basketball—professional and college. Lots of basketball being played on our home TVs these days. I have been learning about “March Madness.” But while the games are playing, I lookContinue reading “The Power of One Woman’s Testimony”

Connecting the Faithful First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford

Devotion for Second Week of Lent 2023 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen sharing her Lenten Devotion, The Chickadee!: “In Walden wood the chickadeeRuns round the pine and maple treeIntent on insect slaughter:O tufted entomologist!Devour as many as you list,Then drink in Walden water.” – Ralph Waldo EmersonFragments on NatureContinue reading “The Chickadee!”

Meditation on John 3:1–17 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Second Sunday in Lent March 5, 2023 An audio file of Pastor Karen sharing her message: On Thursday night, a group of women gathered at the church to pack about 86 cloth bags of school supplies for Church World Service to distributeContinue reading “God So Loved the World”

Connecting the Faithful First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford