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The Emotional Roller Coaster of Holy Week:A Journey of Joy, Suffering, and Eternal Hope
"When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. 'I...
Jerry Kahrs
Apr 19


Pastor Nancy's Reflections
One of the best books I have read this year is “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space” by Adam...
Nancy Becker
Apr 12
Best Wishes to Pastor Julia
Since November 2023 when it was announced that Pastor Julia Zhao was joining our staff as ‘Associate Pastor in Residence’ we have been...
Jim Hubbard
Mar 29


The Breaking of Bread
Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for...
Julia Zhao
Mar 22


Sharon Kinsey's Reflections
The past month has been a bit tough. Ups and downs of weather in NWI mean those of us with respiratory conditions often wake up wheezing...
Sharon Kinsey
Mar 14
Trish Lawson's Reflections
Patience is a virtue. A phrase most of us have heard many times and one I use often with Johnny and Molly amid impatient moments and my...
Trish Lawson
Mar 7
Christianity's Radical Roots in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." ...
Jerry Kahrs
Feb 28


Pastor Nancy's Reflections
Here at First Pres Valpo we are blessed with a wonderful music ministry led by the amazing and multi-talented Jeff Whitney who provides...
Nancy Becker
Feb 22
Women at the Well
When I was growing up, I had the great blessing of living near four of my female relatives: two grandmothers, one great-grandmother, and...
Lou Ann Karabel
Feb 15


Winter? What Winter?
We have always heard about the ‘constants’ in our lives, those things that represent the predictable, recurring elements in our lives...
Jim Hubbard
Feb 8


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