Dear Saints,It is Saturday evening after a day of Youth Camp car washing and also celebrating our granddaughters 4th birthday.  I was thinking about birthdays and remembered a button one of the Junior Department Sunday school teachers in our church in Medford used to wear each Sunday.    It said "If you're born once, you will die twice but if you're born twice, you will only die once".  I also smi...  Read More

Happy SaturdayI am writing from the University of Washington Husky Stadium where we are celebrating the graduation of two of our beloved saints.We celebrate in a variety of ways including birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations all of which are filled with joy.  Leviticus also speaks of celebrating in several ways.  The first is on the Sabbath on a weekly basis.  We also gather weekly in the hou...  Read More

Dear Seattle Saints, Early Christians and the churches they became found it easy to create official holidays on which to celebrate the great things the Lord had done for them.  These holidays often found their origin or roots in the already established Jewish festivals.   It is not coincidental that Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection happened during the time of the Jewish Passover celebration nor...  Read More

Rainy Seattle greetings, We began this morning's Youth Camp car wash fundraiser fairly warm with sunny skies.  A number of kids and parents were there, and the Lord provided a number of cars to wash.   But right before our eyes the temperature began to drop, the breeze intensified, and clouds began to roll in.   Just after lunch I received a text from my granddaughter "The rain is starting" and a ...  Read More

Happy Memorial Day Weekend,It is a beautiful day and I trust most or all of you are trying to take advantage of getting outside.  Before I take that opportunity myself, I wanted to share a few words about those who have both fought for this faith but also for our country and the freedom we still enjoy to worship according to the dictates of our conscience.  The founding pastor or our congregation ...  Read More

Good morning from Medford Oregon,Lori and I have spent the week here visiting our son and his family and also had the privilege to be in Bible Study with the saints here in Medford.  As many of you know, Medford was our home for many years before I became a pastor and then again when I was pastor here for 6 1/2 years before returning to Seattle.  We took time while here to visit some of our "memor...  Read More