First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so...

I think it is no big secret that my chosen profession is the law. I often get asked what type of attorney I am, and I often quip, “a good...

“Sometimes," I ventured, "it doesn't occur to boys that their mother was ever young and pretty. . . I couldn't stand it if you boys were...

One day last week, I was on the phone waiting to be connected, and the audio space was being filled with a combination of jazzy music...

I’ve been thinking about tradition. Our family is big on that. Perhaps like you, we do certain things to mark certain events. Singing...

Sharon and I are visiting our son and his wife in Eureka, CA (Northern California near the Avenue of the Giants redwood forest) and it...

I have to admit, in my much younger days, I wasn’t much into riding rollercoasters. Yes, at that point of my life, the thought of riding...

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV) In previous blogs, I have talked...

“He who sings prays twice.” Saint Augustine Beyond the ritual dyeing of a couple of dozen hard boiled eggs and hunting for hidden...

One of the best things about having an old Bible that you have carried around and written in and underlined and marked-up over the years...