From Argument to Understanding in 3 Steps
From Argument to Understanding in 3 Steps By Wanda Sevey, Director and Instructor, Council for Relationships I often share with couples and families that if they practice these 3 steps they will stop [...]
A Glimpse Inside CookWell, PCOL’s Job Training Program
Here's a glimpse inside PCOL's new jobs training program, CookWell, from its executive director, Anita Narayan: It was such a pleasure to join Frank’s culinary class this morning. Frank started the private class for TyQuae [...]
Stand Up and Raise Your Heads
Stand Up and Raise Your Heads Sometimes, the forces at work can overwhelm us. What can I do about gun violence, global warming, war? Dr. Vamos reflects on the two choices offered in Luke [...]
Contagious Kindness
Sermon by Dr. Abigail Rian Evans Sunday, November 25, 2018 https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-11-25.mp3
Conquering Anxiety
Conquering Anxiety By Wanda Sevey, Director and Instructor for Council for Relationships Living with fear and its lesser demon, anxiety, is uncomfortable at best and at worst, miserable. One of obstacles to reducing anxiety [...]
Ultimate Happiness (Sermon 8)
How do human beings really find happiness? And in what does happiness consist? Can you pursue happiness, or does it "ensue" as a byproduct of some other pursuit? Dr. Vamos revisits the questions he [...]
What If?
Our leaders are proposing a vision for our congregation that will not be easy to implement. Accomplishing this, however, seems critical if we are to be faithful to Christ's call to our congregation in [...]
The Upside of the Dark Side (Sermon Seven)
Aristotle was a philosopher who wrote a lot about happiness - which he often describes as living a virtuous life. But virtue is often the middle point between two extremes. So for example, courage [...]
CookWell Job Training Program Update
Week of October 21 The CookWell program has now completed its 4th week and our trainees have begun their apprenticeships with our local restaurant partners, Acacia and Leonardo's II. We began the week with a roundtable discussion at PCOL where [...]
CookWell Program – One Month Update
The CookWell program has now completed its 4th week and our trainees have begun their apprenticeships with our local restaurant partners, Acacia and Leonardo's II. We began the week with a roundtable discussion at PCOL where members of the community [...]
Capital Campaign Kickoff Luncheon
"God, our help in ages past... OUR HOPE for years to come." Please join us to celebrate our community and our church home at The Capital Campaign Kickoff Luncheon Sunday, November 4, 2018 11:15am – 12:45pm [...]
Let the Little Children Come to Me (Sermon Six)
There's a story––one of many––in which people begin to crowd around Jesus. In this particular story, these people are parents who are bringing their children to Jesus so that he might bless them. The [...]
Second Nature (Sermon Five)
Can we live a happy and flourishing life if we're not living a virtuous life? What is virtue from a Christian perspective, and how do we develop it? In this fifth sermon in the [...]
The Way of Forgiveness (Sermon Four)
As Christians, the need to practice forgiveness could not be more clear in Scripture. But what exactly is forgiveness? We know forgiveness when we feel it, but defining itis often much more difficult. Does [...]
Learned Helplessness, Learned Hope (Sermon Three)
The standard disclaimer for various mutual fund advertisements: "Past performance does not guarantee future results." But spiritually--and psychologically--our past experiences are highly determinative of our future ones; they condition our choices. In this sermon, [...]
Paying Attention (Sermon Two)
Sermon two in the series, "Living Abundantly: Christian Practices for Cultivating the Flourishing Life" Important note: Before listening to this sermon, you are encouraged to watch this video, which is about selective attention. It will [...]
Tending Our Garden (Sermon One)
Sermon one in the series, "Living Abundantly: Christian Practices for Cultivating the Flourishing Life" Can Christian faith make us happy? Can you even pursue happiness? Or does happiness have to happen? In this introductory sermon to [...]
Blessing of the Animals 2018
Join us on Sunday, October 7 at 3pm in the Fellowship Center for our first annual Blessing of the Animals! Pre-registration required. Please click below to register online (deadline September 30). [...]