First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso

Just like that, summer break (for students and teachers) is over! While some parents rejoice at those back-to-school moments, for John...

Pastor Kim’s fine sermon this past Sunday on the subject of Jesus as the Bread of Life led me to thinking about the wide varieties of...

Well, I guess we all survived Cicadapocalypse 2024. I know people who had swarms in their yards. Luckily, we did not. Good thing. Because...

In August 2013, Sharon and I moved from Wisconsin to NW Indiana and immediately began attending First Pres-Valpo. In late 2014, after I...

This past Sunday after leading worship and preaching, I and several of our members as well as folks from the local community attended the...

Love where I’ve lived for more than 45 years, but when and where to go next? Lurching from headline to headline with political, climate,...

We arrived in Indiana from Western New York in the Summer of 1995. We were building our new house, but it wouldn’t be finished until...

As I reflect on the full week that has happened (mind you as I am typing, it is Wednesday), my heart is so full! Youth Sunday service was...

Having been blessed with three children and nine grandchildren, Michael and I have been to a good number of graduation ceremonies:...

Many years ago, one of my closest friends said to me, “You just seem to have an opinion about everything!” And I remember my reply: “How...