I was puzzling on a story in Luke. In chapter 16 of his gospel, Luke recounts something Jesus told him and the disciples. The story seemed a little strange to me and I was struggling to grasp its meaning. I scratched my head, and then I wondered if maybe Luke...
Writing these blogs sometimes feels like a kick in the head! (And here you thought you’d be reading some nicey-nice Christian piece!) I know my turn at writing the blog is coming sometimes a month or more in advance, so I spend that entire time fretting about it! It’s not...
Jonathan, Juliet and two daughters are visiting our church for five Sundays, starting last week and continuing through August 24th. The family recently had a risky escape from Nicaragua where they have been serving as missionary partners of 1st Presbyterian Church of Coeur d’Alene. Jonathan will be a featured speaker...
Last January I got the incredible privilege to go with some scholarly and playful people to Greece. While there, we studied the massive amounts of historical locations, delved into the rich culture, and got to retrace the steps of Paul as he evangelized through the countryside of Macedonia. It was...
God provides adventure, humor, an amazing ride through life with stories told and untold, and divine providence has and will see us through. Since I hadn’t seen my dad and mom since spring break, I figured I’d better drive over the hills the first week of July. I had things...
Hello! I am so excited to be able to introduce myself to you as your new Church Administrator. You may have seen me buzzing around the church during the last few weeks, or perhaps even when I was introduced to the congregation last week. I want to share a little...
My dad… he knew that my heart first broke when I heard Session’s decision to close Glory Be. He saw it in my eyes again when it became clear that there just wasn’t enough time to find and secure a building to move the School to. That’s why as he...
I did not like high school. The transition from a public junior high school to a private high school poses for a multitude of social barriers. In other words, I had little to no friends. The cliques had already been established since kindergarten and there was no way of penetrating...
Growing up we are constantly told “find something that you’re passionate about” or “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life” or “you can be anything you want to be”. No pressure right? Well, when I was told this as a kid, I spent...
At the Coeur d’Alene high school graduation of the class of 2018 the vice principal had a final comment for the graduates sitting in front of him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a flip phone and remarked about how at the beginning of middle school in 2011...
