ordination – St. Stephen Presbyterian Church

Calling–1 Samuel 3: 1-10; John 1: 43-57

by revfritz
01/18/2012

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch

January 15, 2012

St. Stephen Presbyterian Church

Fort Worth, TX

The Saturday Evening Post recently ran a story that checked up on another story they published over 100 years ago: an article written in December of 1900 predicting what will happen in the 20^th Century. The old article got a lot of predictions right. It predicted that the average American would be 1 to 2 inches taller. It predicted digital photography: “Photographs will be telegraphed from any distance. If there be a battle in China, a hundred years hence, snapshots of its most striking events will be published in the newspapers an hour later.” It even predicted wireless technology. All in all, pretty amazing.Calling–1 Samuel 3: 1-10; John 1: 43-57

Presbyterian?

by revfritz
06/20/2011

Several years ago a gay male couple came to St. Stephen with their son, seeking to have their son baptized. They shared that they’d had an unfortunate experience at the large Houston church they’d previously attended. Both had been deeply involved at the church for years. Both had taught Sunday school or served on important committees. It was known in the church that they were a couple, but they never felt ostracized until they went to the church’s leadership, the Session, and asked to baptize their son.Presbyterian?