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...
by Jim Welch | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
There are many issues which divide churches these days. It’s an election year, so there are more on the horizon. But some of those issues force me to examine my own willingness to live the grace of God and share Jesus as Savior and King. The debacle at the southern...
