by Jim Welch | Jul 21, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I begin with a simple question: where would you like to be when you get the text (and picture) that you are – for the first time in your life – a grandparent? When that text arrived this week, I was a little disappointed as to where I was when it arrived. It can be a...
by Jim Welch | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I spent last weekend washing and folding all kinds of baby clothes. We were up in Tacoma visiting our daughter, Lindsey, who is having a baby girl within the next three weeks. Yes, our son is having a boy within the same time frame, so that can get confusing for...
by Jim Welch | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
On Tuesday we celebrate the 247th birthday of our day of independence. On our agenda will be picnics, family, barbeque, and then fireworks to round out the day. I was thinking back to days when the children were young (and so was I). I am crowd-averse, so big...
by Jim Welch | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Have you ever read Leviticus? When you did, was it enjoyable? It is not that bad, but it is a book which contains passages which require some discipline. But if you carefully apply your Bible study methods, you can find veins of gold hidden among the rocks. It is in...
by Jim Welch | May 26, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This afternoon we will gather to celebrate our God and honor Mary Jeanne Buttrey. In that order. The first half of the service was crafted by Mary Jeanne herself. She selected the songs and texts and themes. The second half? Not so much. Her family has put together...
by Jim Welch | May 5, 2023 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
By the time you read this on Sunday morning, I (and our group) will be somewhere over the polar ice cap, I hope. It has been a wonderful two weeks, but there is no place like home. Friday, we walked up onto and into the palace Herod the Great built outside Bethlehem...
