First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Praise God, summer is finally here! As I've grown older, I notice that winter bothers me less and less. When the cold wind whips off Lake...

What? The Year Is Half Over? . . . Already? Yes, it is. Last Sunday was July 1st and that marked the start of the second half of 2018....

As we approach the birthday of our nation next Wednesday, I ask each of you to think about what July 4th means to you. When I was a young...

It's summertime and gardening has been experiencing a comeback in popularity. This resurgence has visited the Andrews home. We now have...

I've had a song running through my head for a week. Does this ever happen to you? Oh, it has been interrupted several times by the song...

Pastor Toby exclaims.. "I've Got People!!", after discovering and meeting relatives of her birth mother living not too far away in...

Michael and I have recently returned from an incredible journey in and around the Hawaiian Islands. It was our first experience in the...

In our Session meetings, we often talk about who we are, and who we believe God wants us to be in the future. So I've been thinking about...

In my February blog, I commented on Groundhog Day and how it is now part of many people's interest in how long winter will last. ...

One of the many blessings I have been given through a seminary education is a greater understanding of how theology applies to the "real...