I don’t know about you, but I had a great time this past Sunday morning! “Worship in the Park” was a good experience all around and was well worth the effort required to put it together. Here are some highlights from my point of view. 1. The weather was absolutely perfect. I prayed that God […]
A couple of months ago we had a congregational workday at the building. One of the projects on the list, which was noticeable right away, was removing the arborvitae bushes from the front of our building. They had been planted next to our sprinkler valve boxes and had grown over them, so we could not […]
This is the time of year our kids are looking forward to the last day of school, not the first day. But, yesterday was my first day of school at Richmond Elementary. Many of you may know that Melynda Falzone is a third grade teacher and this is her first year at Richmond. A few […]
The first weekend of April we held our Annual Keizer Church of Christ Leadership Retreat at the Kerith Lodge in Pedee, All of our elders, deacons and ministers were “present and accounted for.” (Hmm..was it just a coincidence that this event overlapped with April Fool’s Day…hmm..?) Anyway, it was a great weekend! We spent time […]
This past Sunday morning was a very good day. Our time with the folks from Eastern European Ministries was informative, encouraging and faith building. And the time spent honoring Rex and Marion was eye opening and edifying. I am certain that I was not the only person in the congregation who was moved to tears […]
A few weeks ago I accompanied our teens for the annual youth rally sponsored by the Eugene Church of Christ. During one of the lessons the speaker for the weekend showed a short film titled “The Butterfly Circus.” The film is a metaphor for the saving transformation Jesus brings into our lives and is well […]
This past Sunday morning Darren preached for us on the title “The Power of Unity” from passages in John 17 and Ephesians 4. One of the points he made in connection to Paul’s letter to the Ephesian disciples was that maintaining unity in the church has to be theologically driven. To that I say“Amen!” (I […]
This month we have had both a wedding and funeral. On Saturday, February 6th Zach and Jordin Broberg tied the knot with Grant Long officiating, and just this past Friday, February 12th we held a memorial service for Ruth Lowery. That is a week packed with organization, planning, preparation, anticipation, reflection, resolution and relief. It […]
Dad’s cancer diagnosis turned out to be a good thing! Dad was in his mid-thirties, married with two kids. He had just received a promotion to principal of one of the district’s largest elementary schools. We had just finished building and moving into a new home in a brand new suburb. Things were looking up! […]