Happy Saturday, Lori and I have just returned from Los Angeles where I officiated at a wedding last night. Weddings are such joyous time but also filled with a bit of stress and then there is a marriage which follows. I am also reminded that 47 years ago tomorrow I asked Lori to marry me and was thrilled when she responded affirmatively. I was also glad that her parents, my parents, and our pastor...  Read More

Happy Saturday,Lori and I took our youngest granddaughter for a walk yesterday afternoon in her stroller.  Along the way we pointed out the various beautiful flowers which were blooming along our route. Yellow and while Daffodils, pink and yellow Tulips, purple and white Hyacinths, white Snowdrops, and even yellow Dandelions.  Added to these were the various trees which were also in bloom includin...  Read More

Dear Seattle Saints,Today is the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter which is known in some Christian traditions as Holy Saturday or Black Saturday.   Have you contemplated what that day must have been like for the disciples.   They had just celebrated a transformed Passover with Jesus and then endured the traumatic events which followed.  And worst of all…now he was dead and laid in a borrowe...  Read More

Happy April 1st.  According to History.com, April Fools’ Day has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures but its exact origins remain a mystery.  Some suggest that it dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar (which began with the spring equinox near April 1) to the Gregorian calendar which begins January 1. People slow to get the news or failing to reco...  Read More

Greetings from the parsonage,I read a short entreaty last Sunday about trying to keep our church sanctuary a place of prayer where God’s presence is pleased to dwell.  Now of course, God does not need a building as Paul the Apostle noted when responding to the syncretic worship of the Greeks on Mars Hill with these words:"God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of he...  Read More

Good evening dear saints,I’m writing in the evening as Lori and I had the privilege of attending the 50th wedding anniversary of some dear friends who live a couple of hours away.  There was good food, good fellowship, lots of photos, many memories, along with some laughter and tears.  We were thrilled to see their children and spouses all serving the Lord and raising grandchildren in the Gospel a...  Read More