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Meditation on John 14 In Memory of Joyce Robinson 12/2/1937 ~ 6/24/2022 June 29, 2022 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Pastor Karen Crawford 1‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that IContinue reading “Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled”

Meditation on 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford June 26, 2022 Link to livestream video 15 Then the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram. 16 Also you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi asContinue reading “Train Up Your Child in the Way They Should Go”

Meditation on Ephesians 5 (Selected verses) Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown June 19, 2022 Link to our Livestream Video from Worship: https://fb.watch/dLnrxPfXJv/ I’ve just recently returned from New Mexico. I am glad to be home. I missed my family and my flock! I was away on continuing education leave, working on aContinue reading “Sing to One Another! Make Melody to the Lord!”

Message on Acts 16:16-34 7th Sunday of Easter Pastor Karen Crawford May 29, 2022 Link to recording of the live stream on Facebook: https://fb.watch/dn2jcDmaPe/ 16 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a female slave who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of moneyContinue reading “What Must I Do to Be Saved?”

Link to recording of live-streamed service: https://fb.watch/dcyg0pQs_C/ Meditation onLuke 24:44-53 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY May 22, 2022 Ascension of Our Lord 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses,Continue reading “Joy Rising”

Meditation on Acts 11: 1-18 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY May 15, 2022 We are all moved in. Well, sort of. The living room and dining room are full of boxes. Not to mention the garage. I really don’t know WHAT’s in the garage. Not our cars, for sure! Thank you,Continue reading “God’s Gift of Life Is for All”

Meditation on Ruth 1:1-18 First Presbyterian Church, Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford May 8, 2022 Link to recording of live-streamed worship service for Mother’s Day: https://fb.watch/cVcOCOLQ1B/ I can’t believe I am finally here with you— leading worship and sharing a message with you for the first time as my very own flock. Thank you forContinue reading “Where You Go, I Will Go!”

Final Issue: The Presbyterian Church in Coshocton, Ohio Pastor Karen Crawford Thank you to my beloved flock in Coshocton, Ohio, for your kindness to me and your gift as I was leaving. You will always be in my heart. God be with you!

Meditation on John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday 2022 Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church, Coshocton, Ohio Link to Livestreamed Recording of the service:https://fb.watch/ctfNlBYj3q/ Do we have any gardeners in the room? I was visiting with my next-door neighbor, Renate, a couple of days ago. Gardening and faith have been the basis of our friendship these pastContinue reading “Plant a Garden”

Meditation on John 13, selected verses Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church, Coshocton, OH April 14, 2022    On this night, as we remember Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples and celebrate our Communion with him, I will have the rare opportunity to serve the bread and cup to each of you.      I willContinue reading “Known By Our Love”