First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

If you happen to be reading this early on Friday morning when this week’s “First Notes” probably hit your email inbox, then let me be one...

By the time you read this Advent will have passed, yet I enjoyed the theme of Generation to Generation, and the advent devotional book...

Do you remember when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? When I was growing up, Santa didn’t wrap our Christmas presents. We’d get up...

As we enjoy our Christmas holiday, doing our best to remember that it is about the birth of Christ, our Messiah, and not the...

Shortly after Thanksgiving, I stopped to pick up a few things at Target. I was looking for a book which meant I had to pass the toy...

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. -Hebrews 13:8 Bellies full. Dishes cleared. Parades ended. One season ends,...

Lately, I have been reaching career milestones. The one that recently struck me was the anniversary that I have been practicing as a...

I recently had the opportunity to hear General David Petraeus speak in person at a nearby lecture series held on the campus of Purdue...

At our weekly Thursday morning gatherings of the Comfort Stitchers our skilled multi-tasking members accomplish several things at the...

Do you have any bad habits? Probably you do. We all do. Biting our nails, leaving dirty clothes on the bathroom floor, spending too much...