First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

I grew up in Paoli, a town of around 3,000 people in southern Indiana. A woman there has become a kind of archivist of local history,...

This is a phrase we may have heard or even used when things happen that we don’t like or that turned out to be something other than what...

As a child of the 1950’s, some of my earliest memories stem from interactions my family experienced within the healthcare system. My...

In the weeks and months leading up to the election season, a clear message was being expressed – that this was the most important...

Two weeks ago, one of these commercials caught my attention. It started with an average white guy sitting in his living room. He starts...

October is a month that heavy-laden with significance. It’s hard to pick one aspect of this busy, beautiful month to write about. First,...

Last month, I participated in the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection’s annual Leadership Institute. You may recall that several...

ricky wording. Does it refer to what our eyes actually see ...or what our mind does with what our eyes see? Sharon and I are headed on a...

But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and...

W hat is behind the mask? Or maybe the better question is, who is behind the mask? Is there a smile, a smirk, a frown, a grin? A...