First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

During the spring semester of my daughter Evey's 5th grade year, students interested in playing an instrument in middle school were...

When I first began attending First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, I remember hearing the words, "This is Christ's church, not ours"...

"Where, O death is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:55 NIV. Through my years of being a Christian, I had...

The theme of my summer seems to have been "reunions". In May, it was my 50th high school reunion in Nebraska followed in late July by my...

"Point your kids in the right direction - - when they are older they won't be lost" Proverbs 22:6 (The Message) As the autumn approaches...

Such glorious weather! After the terrible heat that made most of us feel like wrung-out dishrags, these cool evenings have been so...

I feel really positive about the future of our church and our church family. However, this positive outlook does not come from the...

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church... - 1 Corinthians 12:27-28a Teamwork...

This summer, I have had the privilege of performing a ministry program known as Clinical Pastoral Education ("CPE") at Advocate Christ...

Since my last blog, I had been thinking about the issue I brought up. A funny thing happened; when I was flipping through my personal...