Dear Brothers and Sisters,80 degrees in Seattle in May?  Unimaginable but true!   And a geomagnetic storm which has made the Aurora Borealis visible in Seattle and farther south!   We trust you are enjoying this no doubt short burst of warm weather a bit early and hopefully will get a glimpse of the “northern lights” as well.   Of course, the most important activities this weekend (besides church😊...  Read More

Dear Saints,Saturday greetings from the pastor’s desk.  You no doubt noted that there was no email/post for last week.  Lori and I were in Woodlake, CA for a weekend of special meetings where I was the speaker for the weekend.  Although I sometimes create my weekly email/post from a distance when traveling, this time the schedule simply made it impossible.   Thank you for your prayers and understa...  Read More

Dear Seattle Saints,I was at the church yesterday morning to see off our group headed to a “Youth Summit” comprised of youth from nearly 10 of our Northwest congregations.  Over 100 young people have gathered at a camp in Southern Oregon for a time of fellowship, learning, worship, and prayer.  The theme for the weekend is “A More Excellent Way! Discover Christ in Paul's epistle to the Corinthians...  Read More

Good afternoon,I am a little introspective today,  which is not a surprising occurrence at this particular time of the year.   It is during this time of year our first child was born (April 2) which was further punctuated by the death of my father 12 days later (April 14) at the age of 49.   Even today 43 years later, I have vivid memories of holding a precious little daughter in my arms and weepi...  Read More

Happy April to all,It is hard to imagine that we are already one-third of the way through 2024 and yet as the famous 14th century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer declared, “Time and Tide wait for no man”.   The waves of life keep rising and ebbing from the shores and the clock continually moves forward.  (I was going to say it “keeps ticking” but in the age of digital time keeping that metaphor is n...  Read More

Today is sometimes referred to as “Holy Saturday” or “Holy Sabbath” by Christians around the world.  In the Philippines it is referred to as “Black Saturday” as it is considered a day of mourning and remembering of the long day between Friday morning’s crucifixion and Sunday mornings resurrection.    No matter what you may call it, it is certainly a day in between.   I sometimes characterize it as...  Read More