by Jim Welch | May 16, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Much has happened since I was last in the office. Most troubling of the events I missed, was a bill before the US Senate which would make the ancients who worshipped the Canaanite god Molech proud. Who was Molech? He was a metal statue of the pagan god Molech. The...
by Jim Welch | May 8, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Sometimes I think it is good to look back. And sometimes it is good share some of the nuggets from the Back Page archives. Here is a piece I wrote for Mother’s Day, 2000. My daughter, Lindsey, was 10-years old. Never mind how old her mother was. Though I am on the...
by Jim Welch | May 2, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This morning we wrap up our official journey in the Gospel of Matthew. We’ve been through a lot since we began on March 4, 2018. That seems like a lifetime ago, right? I looked back at my calendar this week, and we were gearing up for Passion Week later that month....
by Jim Welch | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I learned something this week. It was life changing, which is perhaps a bit dramatic, as you shall see. Sometimes it is the little things that make the biggest impact. Let me explain. If you live in RPV, you know (or at least you should know) that EDCO is now...
by Jim Welch | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
In the hustle and bustle of modern Jerusalem, there is a place of calm. A well-tended modern garden. The entrance is off a small street which feels like an alley. It has been known to be populated with pick-pocketers. I’ve known some to have fallen victim to their...
by Jim Welch | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
One of the more meaningful moments of any journey to Israel is the opportunity to walk the “Palm Sunday” route down the Mount of Olives. We do not know which path He took, though today there are few options. We do know he came down that hill somewhere. A couple of...
