Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. Dear Friends – Abstract digital globe illustrating the exchange of cultural content across international borders, On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, May 25, 1986, I drove to a middle school outside of Springfield, Ohio, (yes, that Springfield), parked my car and walked with my girlfriend
Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. Dear Friends – “Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you
Thoughts fromTom Klamm,FPCE member and 2024 youth mission trip participant.Dear Friends – Most of the FPCE team took the church bus to Oklahoma while some were picked up on the way. Eight high school students and three adults traveled from First Presbyterian Church of Evanston to Oklahoma City for a mission trip from July 13
Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. Dear Friends – When we think about the toll war takes on a country or a city, we usually (rightly) think in terms of loss of life, injury, and the trauma inflicted on the soldiers and citizenry. We might extend those thoughts to the damage done
Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. I have always been a late bloomer, and the same has been true in my growth as a believer in Jesus. When my friend Larry first led me to give my life to Jesus Christ in college, the initial result was me living in a way that
Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. I recently read the book “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life” by author Anne Lamott. Truthfully, I didn’t read the book. As is my way more and more, I listened to it as an audiobook. This one was narrated by Lamott herself. Her unique
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor. First Pres, you have lived through a huge amount of transition in the last 2½ years, with Rev. Hylton’s and Rev. Golbek’s leaving, with recent staff transitions, even with COVID pivots before that. Thanks to good leadership, caring small groups, active deacons and Stephen Ministers,
Ever wonder if some great and powerful Wizard of Oz works behind the scenes to decide what happens at this church? Nope! Not if you join the conversation. After all, we’re in Evanston, not Oz! We need your input into the next right steps for FPCE. What is God calling the church to be and
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor. Wow! The church has been abuzz throughout this Lenten season! Six weeks of the series Wandering Heart: Figuring out Faith Along with Peter—a joy to join in together, with the help of A Sanctified Art’s compelling devotional and beautiful, insightful artwork. Five minutes of laying
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor. “Come Thou Fount of Many Blessings” by Robert Robinson (1758) Come Thou fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise the
