In case you haven’t heard, today is Valentine’s Day. I have to admit, this is not one of my favorite ‘holidays.’ I think that started in grade school when we had to make and decorate our Valentine folder where hopefully, all of our classmates would deposit a cute card. I...
On my drive to work each morning as I turn onto Coeur d’Alene Avenue from Third Street, I slow my car to observe an interesting group of creatures. On top of the building housed by a fitness business resides a rather large group of seagulls. They perch along the edge...
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. John 13:20 When we cry out to God for a word of hope, or direction, or consolation – sometimes we hear, sometimes we don’t – but...
With every election and new president it seems like there comes a wave of hysteria and predictions of the end of America, and humanities imminent demise. But this time around it does seem that things are a little different – more intense, more scary. It seems like some people are...
Do you ever get the feeling that the Lord is trying to reach you, but you’re not really hearing Him? Recently, I thought I could hear God calling out to me, but I wasn’t grasping His message. Many of the daily Bible verses I recently received from www.biblegateway.com were taking...
Like most people, one of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. I like the old favorites but it seems like every year I find a new favorite to add to my list. A couple of years ago I heard “Mary Did You Know” for the first time and...
Four years ago when I was offered the position of Office Manager, I had no idea what really went on “behind the scenes” in a church. Boy, has the past four years been an eye opener for me. I grew up in this church and know so many of you...
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with too much food, lots of good loot, and family and friends galore. I sure did. In fact, when I finally managed to get up from the dinner table Christmas Day, all I could do was pat my belly and exclaim, “Now...
Dear Downtown First Presbyterian family, I am so excited to finally write out this update and fill you in on what has been happening over the past 6 months. There are multiple aspects of life to update on- health, missions, Tacoma happenings, and my current work situation with TEAM. As...
This time of year always has me feeling nostalgic. I just love the warm feelings stirred in my heart during Christmas-time. The first Christmas storage box I open contains my mom’s Byer’s Choice carolers. These handmade characters of old are about a foot high and represent neighbors caroling through town....
