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Meditation on Luke 10:25–37 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford July 10, 2022 Link to live-streamed video: https://fb.watch/edw3JlGZJ8/ Long Islanders like our white picket fences and stone walls! That’s my conclusion from talking walks in our St. James neighborhood. Decorative rocks line the streets on both sides, where the grass ends andContinue reading “Who Is My Neighbor?”

Meditation on 2 Kings 5:1-14 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Pastor Karen Crawford July 3, 2022 Link to Live-stream video: https://fb.watch/e2EfoOpaXW/ When I first heard the call to parish ministry, I wasn’t working in a parish. I was serving as a campground chaplain for Codorus State Park in Pennsylvania leading ecumenical worship in an outdoorContinue reading “Go, Wash in the Jordan”

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!