Happy Saturday,Greetings from Medford Oregon where Lori and I are spending a few days with our son’s family. Baseball is in the air here and I was thinking a bit about how much timing plays a part in baseball.  The different speeds of pitches and the angles outfielders take to catch fly ball's all depend on timing.There are some things in the gospel which also depend on timing.  When we speak comf...  Read More

It is Saturday and the sun is shining.  The trees are in bloom and daffodils dot the yards in our neighborhood.  And yet this particular Saturday, the one between Good Friday and Easter, brings a bit of melancholy and introspection to the forefront.  I am struck with a couple of thoughts which I will share with you today.The first is what I call "in between" which is the kind of feelings this day ...  Read More

Dear Saints, As I gazed out my office window today at the beautiful ornamental plum trees planted in front of the house which are overflowing with gorgeous white blossoms; a scripture came to my mind.   Here it is:"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed ...  Read More

Happy Saturday to all, As I was working on tomorrow's sermon, I spent some time in Galatians chapter 6.  It begins challenging us as believers to restore those who have been caught in faults/errors either intentional or unintentional considering that we also may need restoration.  It goes on to speak about the bearing of burdens, both those of others and our own.   It warns us against the deceptio...  Read More

Greetings to all,It is not too often that we have snow, rain, hail, and sunshine all within a 24-hour period but today was that kind of day. Someone has said that the only thing constant in life is "change".   And from a day-to-day practical perspective it may often feel much like that is true.  Different school schedules, different menus, different traffic, different challenges, and the list goes...  Read More

Happy Saturday,We have safely returned from the Tabernacle meetings in Portland and were certainly blessed during our time there.  Thank you for your prayers for my presentation to the ministers and continue to pray for Bro. Alex who is running youth services there today .  The special meetings there were held on the old campground which was established over 100 years ago and still houses the orig...  Read More