Meditation on Luke 4:14-21 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Jan. 26, 2025 This is a happy day for our congregation. Today, we will ordain and/or install our Elders and Deacons to active service. Ordination is truly God’s gift to the church—the Lord’s way of equipping and caring for the people of God.Continue reading “The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me”
Monthly Archives: January 2025
The First of His Signs! Water into Wine!
Meditation on John 2: 1-11 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Jan. 19, 2025 Have you been to any weddings lately? The story of the wedding at Cana always makes me remember the little things that go wrong at weddings. One time, when I was presiding over a wedding in Ohio, theContinue reading “The First of His Signs! Water into Wine!”
Filled with Expectation!
Meditation on Luke 3:15–17, 21–22 Baptism of Our Lord Sunday Rev. Karen Crawford Jan. 12, 2025 We have just made a new memory together! One more for the history books! We remembered our baptisms and recognized those who have been baptized in our church. Most of those present today who were baptized in our churchContinue reading “Filled with Expectation!”
Sharing God's Love and Grace 