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Sep 13, 2019
1 min

How Can I Tell If Someone is Feeling Suicidal? September is Suicide Prevention Month

Many people who consider or complete suicide don’t necessarily want to die. They want to escape. Whether it is a bad situation, abuse, de...

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Tim Haworth

Sep 6, 2019
2 min

Suicide Awareness and Prevention Asking the Question

“Are you thinking about killing yourself?” Asking the question can save a life. If you feel that a person may be at risk for suicide it i...

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First Presbyterian Church

Aug 30, 2019
3 min

Biblical Reflections on Suicide

Some believe that there are sins which are unforgivable. I do not believe this. I believe the Psalmist who writes in chapter 139, “Where ...

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First Presbyterian Church

Aug 23, 2019
3 min

Love and Support for Persons With Mental Illness

My first job out of college came completely out of left field. My bachelor’s degree in business management didn’t offer me many opportuni...

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First Presbyterian Church

Aug 2, 2019
3 min

Homelessness: Faithful Collaborations

by Pastor Susan Dear Presbyterians and friends, For the sake of everyone’s well-being and good communication, I write this letter regardi...

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Tim Haworth

Jul 12, 2019
3 min

Who Is Running This Place?

My cousin Mike has been a pastor in the United Methodist Church for more than 50 years. (In case you are wondering - yes, he is MUCH olde...

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First Presbyterian Church

Jun 28, 2019
2 min

June 26th was a beautiful day.

The morning at First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL, began with staff opening doors for all the day would hold. We have members par...

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Tim Haworth

Jun 28, 2019
3 min

With Deep Thanks to My Church Family

Pride month (also known as June) is coming to an end. As I reflect on all the activities we have engaged in starting back in May, I am fi...

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Tim Haworth

Jun 21, 2019
4 min

Revolutionary Kindness

I am not - nor will I ever be - a media darling. I’m just not the sound bite kinda guy. It doesn’t seem to matter which medium it is. Las...

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Tim Haworth

Jun 14, 2019
1 min

Viva la Revolution!

What a great joy it was to be a part of the Pride and Joy service we hosted this past week. Joining with Susan and our colleagues Bobbi D...

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Tim Haworth

Jun 7, 2019
4 min

Upstairs Lounge

Would Someone Care…Please??!! Two years ago, on the first anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting that claimed the lives of 49 predom...

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First Presbyterian Church

May 23, 2019
2 min

Homelessness in our Community and the Housing First Model

by Pastor Susan When the members of First Presbyterian Church decided in the 1960s to reinforce the historic sanctuary and remain a downt...

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First Presbyterian Church

May 17, 2019
3 min

When is Straight Pride?

by Tim Haworth This weekend the city of Springfield will celebrate its annual Pridefest. And, as always, First Presbyterian will be a par...

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First Presbyterian Church

May 10, 2019
2 min

Happy Mother’s Day God!

by Tim Haworth I can almost here the gasps and the clutching of pearls among my more conservative friends. “Did he just refer to God as M...

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First Presbyterian Church

May 3, 2019
2 min

Shoes

by Tim Haworth It is the shoes. 4,000 of them to be exact. They were left behind. No longer needed. And now they are displayed haphazardl...

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First Presbyterian Church

Mar 22, 2019
2 min

TOGETHER

by Tim Haworth Crammed into a small and courageous space, we stood TOGETHER. We shared together. We ate together. We spoke together. We r...

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First Presbyterian Church

Mar 15, 2019
3 min

Creating Courageous Space

by Tim Haworth I don’t know if it is because I am an avid viewer of HGTV or what. It seems like the new buzzword in the home remodeling w...

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First Presbyterian Church

Mar 1, 2019
3 min

The Parable of the Basebalterians (Welcome Mat Series 6)

by Tim Haworth People are leaving the church left, right and sideways. A couple years ago on a Sunday morning I offered up an idea that I...

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First Presbyterian Church

Feb 25, 2019
3 min

When the Church Causes Hurt

by Tim Haworth Note: The following blog deals with sexual abuse within the church. If you or someone you know has been impacted, Pastor S...

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First Presbyterian Church

Feb 25, 2019
4 min

As (Not) Seen on TV

by Tim Haworth Wednesday afternoon I met with a reporter from a local television station who wanted to talk about the issue of panhandlin...

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