by Jim Welch | Jun 26, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Back in the days when my children were small, I was a youth pastor in Rancho Mirage. Summer meant heat. Lots of it. Enough for a lifetime in one summer. And as the chief planner for all things youth, it was high on my priority list to take the students out of the...
by Jim Welch | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
It is Father’s Day. Our annual day to honor and remember dear old dad. They can be the unsung hero in our lives. This week I was thinking of another unsung hero in the Old Testament, which reminds me of a lot of the dads we remember this morning. Just very practical....
by Jim Welch | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Last Sunday was a red-letter day in the history (recent) of Peninsula. Our softball team was crowned as champions of the FCA softball league. And, from what I observed, we did it with the oldest average age of players in the league. Dick McLennan and Peter Bond did...
by Jim Welch | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I have neglected to write about something…er, someone, who has recently arrived into the presence of Jesus. I have hesitated to write about him, because the vast majority of those who make up Peninsula these days never met Don. You never met his hat-wearing, colorful...
by Jim Welch | May 30, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
We arrive this morning with heavy hearts. The events of this week are grievous and difficult to put into any kind of hopeful context. Weeks like this make me question why I want to do my job! I lack the wisdom and gravitas to speak into such tragedies. Inadequate is a...
by Jim Welch | May 23, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I thought today I would share something encouraging. Two weeks ago, Christie and I went back to Norfolk to attend our new daughter-in-law’s MBA graduation (yay, Christine!). She has been taking online courses since before she married Jeremy and has just now finished...
