by Jim Welch | Feb 11, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Sometimes ministry takes place because of grand preparations. Sometimes ministry takes place with a casual word, spoken without much thought to its impact. Any medical mission is in the category of ministry which requires great preparation. If you are going to...
by Jim Welch | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
From the Archives: December 27, 2015 The last Sunday of 2015 has finally arrived. The issue wasn’t the slowness of its arrival, I knew it was coming (they always come quickly). But this Sunday is a unique moment in our life together. As of Friday, Ken Garland will no...
by Jim Welch | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
He was just 7 when we arrived at Peninsula in 1994. Over halfway to 8, I suppose. But today he turns 35. I think that qualifies him as old (say that at your own risk). But, without a doubt it makes his dad (me) officially old. Yikes. I think I’ve said it often, but it...
by Jim Welch | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
From the Archives: January 17, 2010 Jesus was in the news again this month. A few weeks ago, Sunday Fox News commentator Brit Hume was asked his opinion about golf star Tiger Woods, whose marriage is on the ropes because of multiple reports of adulterous affairs....
by Jim Welch | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
From the Archives: October 24, 1999 October 17. The morning was just about over, the last of the Sunday crowd was beginning to filter out onto the patio. I was wandering through the lobby, and someone wanted to talk, so I paused. Her eyes were a bit misty, but it...
by Jim Welch | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks occurred there was a crude little life-saving station. The building was just a hut, with only one boat, but the few members kept a constant watch over the sea. With no thought for themselves, they went out day or night...
