First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. -1 Peter 4:10 (NRSV) As I...

Hope, Peace, Joy and Love... these are the four themes that we are reminded of each year during Advent season. In fact, these four...

A recent development in my life has been the proliferation of passwords. Back in high school, the only thing that I had to commit to...

“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”, a saying you’ve probably heard, and likely have personal experience with. For myself,...

As we approach our national day of Thanksgiving, I simply want to share with you the Thanksgiving Proclamation that President Abraham...

It's snowing as I write this blog. Not just a flurry, not just a flake or two, here and there. A full-on, three inches and counting,...

The leaves are going to fall.... and we are going to have to pick'em up. Temperatures are going to drop.... and we are going to have to...

I love autumn, particularly late October! The beauty of God's creation is on full display with the amazing repertoire of colors cascading...

t's the Halloween season. I really enjoy this time of year. I have many pleasant memories of Halloween activities that have occurred in...

This time of year, you don't have to go far to stumble over reminders that it's harvest time in our corner of the Midwest. It never...