by Jim Welch | Apr 26, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Reprinted with permission from a Back Page on 5/18/2014. Moments. Life is full of them, but sometimes our desire to save them overpowers the moment itself. On Monday afternoon we arrived in Petra, only to discover a treat was in store. On Mondays they offer a...
by Jim Welch | Apr 19, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Well, it has been another interesting week to watch events unfold in the Middle East. A week ago I was glued to my TV as the Iron Dome protected Israeli citizens from an attack from Iran and its proxies. On Thursday evening as Israel responded, I was out of the house...
by Jim Welch | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This week, my thoughts have been on prayer. Linda was out of the office a couple of days celebrating her and Lloyd’s 50th wedding anniversary (congratulations you two!). And that meant I was on “prayer chain” duty for a couple of days, as I am on the weekends. But...
by Jim Welch | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
There is no place like home. We had a wonderful trip exploring God’s creation. We spent time with some former Peninsula folks who blessed us amazingly. They pre-dated our time at the church, but we swapped stories and went through her 1991 church directory. That was a...
by Jim Welch | Feb 16, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Today is a bit of a day of infamy. This morning marks the first Sunday in over twenty years that a Wickline has not been part of our church family. And by that I mean, with a home in the South Bay and regular access to worship here. At one point, there were eight of...
