Pastor Doug Kelly, Author at Bethany Presbyterian Church

Eulogy

by Doug Kelly, Head of Staff Six weeks ago, when pastor- theologian Eugene Peterson died, I lost someone. Was he … Read More

by Pastor Doug Kelly When I first came to Bethany in 2013, I went around to a lot of home … Read More

By Pastor Doug Kelly I have had the hardest time getting oriented to this autumn. For the first time in … Read More

In April of 2017, I shared with a fellow Seattle pastor that I pray for President Trump every morning. He … Read More

In my Palm Sunday sermon I focused on the artistry of Mark’s gospel. In one of Chaim Potok’s novels, a … Read More

“The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” … if you confess with your lips that … Read More

by Pastor Doug Kelly Your elders sent out a draft of the 2017 Statement on Theological Unity and Diversity in … Read More

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” … Read More

Last week, something happened to me at one of our fine Seattle neighborhood coffee establishments that has never happened to … Read More

I received a number of inquiries about the charge I gave before the benediction during the season of Lent. The … Read More

“Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing: … Read More

I recently came across an article by church consultant Susan Beaumont on making space for middle ground in our churches, … Read More