First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

For many people, summer is a time for traveling.    One of the joys of my childhood was the summer family camping trips that we went on...

Last month, our church held another successful Vacation Bible Camp. The kids learned, sang, prayed and had fun. Since our granddaughters...

Well, we lamented about the cool Spring temperatures, then suddenly came June and 60% of the days had temperature above the averages for...

Scripture: Paul’s Letter to the Galations, Chapter 5: 1, 13-25 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not...

I’ve been thinking a lot about a passage of scripture I’m wrestling with. It’s Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” passage, which I’m sure is...

In the last two weeks during my many “Mom Taxi” trips to summer school, sport camps, and errands the presence of geese has been at a...

"When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a...

As I write, I’m sitting on the screened porch of our cabin at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. It’s nearly 8:00 pm, and a few birds are...

There just seems to me to be a whole lot of current situations/circumstances that have me feeling betwixt and between two different...

When I am getting ready to write my reflection for First Notes, I often turn to the bookshelf that I refer to as the one containing my...