First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

"For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 The midsummer month of July is "normally" filled with family vacations to beautiful, sometimes far-away destinations, trips to beaches on the Indiana Dunes Lakeshore, or attending Major League or Minor League baseball games in cities such as Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis or South Bend. Based upon Facebook posts, some of y

For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. -1 Corinthians 12:12 A group of virtual campers and guides spent this past week exploring God's Great Big Beautiful World. When it came to Vacation Bible Camp this year, the Christian Education Team faced the many challenges that churches, schools, restaurants, and every other institution faced in the midst of COVID-19. Do we host a VBC

I have a confession to make, I injured myself running earlier this year. Like most men, I tried to ignore it. I hoped that it was just a minor issue and that it will just go away. I tried my best to keep my training up and kept running the long distances to prepare for my next race. I gutted through the pain that began when I started my runs and at the end of my runs. Quite frankly, I ignored what my body and my medical experts where telling me (you all know and love my

Many of us in the "at risk" group based on age remember a popular TV series from a long time ago... the 1950's... where that dialog question always got into the script and was usually spoken by one of the people who had had a wrong that was righted by a mysterious no-name individual who always did the right thing. Yup... he was the Lone Ranger, a guy who fought for right and always won out over evil. Most likely in today's world some people would take issue with him and his t