First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

I have been pretty much housebound for the past two months while I recover from knee replacement surgery. In spite of the frustrations of...

You’ve probably noticed that our Christian Education hour is now called Faith Formation (which I’ll abbreviate here as FF). If you’re...

As I begin to see the leaves just barely turning color…before they go into full Fall transition… I am reminded that we live in a region...

My favorite season is creeping up on us! Cooler temperatures, some of the trees’ fall colors are making an appearance, and Pumpkin Spice...

“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” — Johann Wolfgang von...

As a life-long Midwesterner, born and raised in the Hoosier state, I grew up appreciating the changing of the seasons. The new life of...

“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” -Romans 8:25 As I write this, I’m entering week eight following a...

We have all heard, and maybe even used, the phrase, “take the high road” which means to follow a course of action which is the most moral...

Indiana weather being as unpredictable as ever, families vacationing, others working and or prepping for the year ahead. My family just...

Often I awake at dawn, no matter what time I have gone to bed. Listening to birds and rustling leaves and feisty raccoons and wind on the...