By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Dear Friends in Christ at St. Stephen: With the recent extreme uptick in COVID-19 cases in Tarrant County, the session of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church believes that we need… COVID Protocols Update: Aug. 18, 2021
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch John 6: 51-58 Margaret and I decided to become vegetarians about a year and a half ago. A few months in we decided to add seafood to our diet, but… You Are What You Eat
By Rev. Dr. Wayne Menking 2 Samuel 18: 5-9, 15, 31-33 | Ephesians 4:25-32 | John 6:35, 41-51 In his last book, Failure of Nerve, Rabbi Ed Friedman tells the WWII story of the survivors… A Way Out of No Way
By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschII Corinthians 8: 7-15 Have you ever described someone as “a god” or “godlike”? I know we all know better than to think of those persons as actual gods, but it… Who God Is and Who We Are
By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschI Samuel 8: 4-15, Mark 4: 26-34 “Smallness is subversive,” Sarah Ruhl writes, “because smallness can creep into smaller places and wreak transformation at the most vulnerable, cellular level.” When I… Subversive Smallness
By Rev. Dr. Fritz RitschMark 3: 20-35 My wife Margaret teaches college students Strategic Communications—public relations, marketing, so forth. She has students write blog posts about favorite topics to get them used to developing a… Best Selves—Versus Blest Selves
By Rev. Dr. Warner BaileyJohn 3: 1-17 In our Old Testament lesson, God makes a startling announcement. God is ready to begin a new chapter. “For surely I know the plans I have for you,… Not to Condemn But to Save
By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch Psalm 23, John 10: 1-10 In October of 1993, exactly one week after our first child Sara Caitlin was born, I was stunned by the news that my mother had… Depending on the Good Shepherd
St. Stephen’s session is pleased to announce that we have increased the number of available seating “pods” in the sanctuary from 37 to 56. We have also redefined the awful word “pod” to mean individuals,… Updated Seating & Capacity Guidelines
By Rev. Dr. Warner Bailey Matthew 28: 1-15Jeremiah 29:11-14, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36-48 Children’s Sabbath I learned a new word recently. Respair. Have you heard of it? It’s not in the edition of Webster’s… Resurrection: From Despair to Respair
