by Jim Welch | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This week I’ve been thinking of the Savior. Celebrating the Lord’s Table has a way of bringing me back to those events which unfolded around Passover many years ago. The agony He endured is incomprehensible to me. I can’t imagine humanity being so cruel that we could...
by Jim Welch | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This morning you will find on the patio a smorgasbord of opportunities. If you don’t find one which gets you excited, then let us help you get something new started. The patio this morning is a tool to motivate you to find a place to be a blessing. And sometimes it...
by Jim Welch | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This morn, I thought I would pull up a Back Page from 2008, during the first medical mission in Bombo. Has much changed? Let me share it with you. Good memories of a faithful God. My Apple laptop is open. I sit about 12:30 pm on Tuesday in our makeshift clinic,...
by Jim Welch | Aug 18, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
For me, this was/is a crazy week. I leave tomorrow for Bombo, Uganda. I may have forgotten what that stress is like. Or maybe when one throws into the mix a couple of grandchildren, things just go crazy. But I’m sure there are many things that I have forgotten to do...
by Jim Welch | Aug 4, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I’m sure you’ve heard by now….that I am a grandpa….again. Yes, that’s twice in exactly two weeks. One boy. One girl. It’s now up to Danny and Karen to break the tie in November. Emotions were intense for me this week. They snuck up on me big time, and I was...
by Jim Welch | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
In Romans 12, Paul encourages us to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. Some weeks, I experience both ends of that spectrum. You do too. I stood at the graveside of a broken-hearted family as they laid to rest a son who had been missing for...
