Meditation on 1 Samuel 17:12-47 The Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown July 26, 2026 I enjoyed my birthday week—having ice cream, going out to lunch, and going on a two-hour lighthouse cruise with Jim, leaving from Orient Point. I received emails, texts, Facebook messages, cards, and phone calls, including one fromContinue reading “Amazing Children of the Bible Series: David”
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Miriam
Amazing Children of the Bible Series Meditation on Exodus 1:8-2:10 Rev. Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown July 12, 2026 It hasn’t yet been two weeks since I returned from our denomination’s 227th General Assembly in Milwaukee. I am still processing much of what happened there. But today, I would like to shareContinue reading “Miriam”
Should We Continue in Sin?
Meditation on Romans 5:8 – 6:11 Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY June 21, 2026 Tom Michell was taking a walk by the sea, on holiday at Punte Del Este in Uruguay, when he saw the penguins washed up on the sand. It was a dreadful sight, he says in hisContinue reading “Should We Continue in Sin?”
The Harvest Is Plentiful
Meditation on Matthew 9:35–10:8 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford June 14, 2026 A 4-year-old boy in a wheelchair handed me a thank you note last Sunday. His nana had written the words, “Thank you” and “Love, Grayson.” The boy had provided a rainbow of colors with orange, green, purple, and yellowContinue reading “The Harvest Is Plentiful”
I Am with You Always
Meditation on Matthew 28:16–20 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford Trinity Sunday May 31, 2026 Any basketball fans here? Jim and I were watching the San Antonio Spurs play Oklahoma City Thunder last Sunday night. It was game 4 in the Western Conference Finals. He wanted the Spurs to win, but heContinue reading “I Am with You Always”
Podcast Episode: Easter Reflections And Unity
Pip: If you have ever wondered what it looks like when Easter refuses to stay in the past tense, you have come to the right podcast. Mara: This episode draws on a stretch of recent sermons from Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford, covering resurrection hope and what it means to be living stones, the shepherd’s voiceContinue reading “Podcast Episode: Easter Reflections And Unity”
Everyone!
Meditation on Acts 2:1-21 Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Pentecost May 24, 2026 I was at our presbytery offices in West Islip this week for a General Assembly training. I am one of two ministers of Word and Sacrament commissioned by the presbytery to go to GA in Milwaukee at theContinue reading “Everyone!”
That They May Be One
Meditation on John 17:1-11 The Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown May 17, 2026 I found out yesterday that May 6th through 12th was National Nurses Week. Maybe you knew that? It always corresponds with the birthday of Florence Nightingale—May 12, 1820. Do you know her amazing story? She was born inContinue reading “That They May Be One”
What About Mary?
Meditation onLuke 24:44-53 Reverend Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Ascension Sunday May 10, 2026 (Mother’s Day) I wrote letters to our Irish relatives yesterday, thanking them for their hospitality while we visited a few weeks ago. As I wrote, I smiled as I remembered my conversation with cousins Margaret and Elizabeth aboutContinue reading “What About Mary?”
What Can Living Stones Do?
Meditation on John 14:1-14 and 1 Peter 2:2-10 Rev. Dr. Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2026 We had our Presbytery meeting in Cutchogue yesterday. Been to Cutchogue? It was my first time. But the white church reminded me of many of the white wooden churches onContinue reading “What Can Living Stones Do?”
Sharing God's Love and Grace 