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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”

April 14, 2022 Holy Week Edition Pastor Karen Crawford

Meditation on Luke 19:28–42 Palm Sunday 2022 Pastor Karen Crawford Link to live-streamed recording from this morning’s worship: https://fb.watch/ciYuT2B_nQ/ As I began to write my message yesterday, I couldn’t help but think, “This is my last Palm Sunday with you.” I wonder if this day will forever remind me of the start of the pandemicContinue reading “The Things That Make for Peace”

Pastor Karen Crawford Palm Sunday edition