When Elizabeth saw Mary, pregnant with Jesus, she was "filled with the Holy Spirit," and proceeded with some very enthusiastic words about the divine nature of their encounter. Enthusiasm literally means "In-Godded." Why is [...]
Sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Vamos, December 24, 2018. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-12-24.mp3
What would you do if someone cornered you at a cocktail party and said, "I'd like to talk to you about Jesus." Would you welcome the conversation? Run the other way? How do you [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
