First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Ever since the spring like weather has emerged over the last ten days, construction crews have populated our highways. This effort to fix...

I do not know anyone who doesn't like a stack of fluffy pancakes. Some like their pancakes with butter and maple syrup. Some like...

"He makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust" (Matthew 5:45). That phrase from Jesus...

As we move more deeply into Lent, I want to share an experience a friend told me about having when she was in seminary. In one class, a...

In my most recent sermon, I talked with you about spiritual practices -- those activities that have developed over centuries as ways to...

As most people know by now, I am not a doom and gloom guy. My glass is always half full, not half empty. But, I can be worn on the...

In just a few short days, Ash Wednesday will usher in another season of Lent, those 40 days (not including Sundays) prior to Easter...

As I look out the windows on a typical late-February day in Valparaiso, I realize that I am definitely ready for warmer temperatures and...

When I was young, my family decided to take a trip to southern Indiana to celebrate Thanksgiving with my grandmother's family. Somehow,...

Considering polar vortices followed closely by 50 degree days and February thunderstorms, it's been a good couple of weeks to consider...