During this Thanksgiving season let’s be sure to be thankful for all the blessings we have in Christ Jesus. In our sermon time this Sunday we will be exploring the reasons that grasping the love of Christ impacts our lives. Paul kneels and earnestly prays that saints will grasp the love of Christ. Take a […]
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 […]
We have a couple transitions happening at Keizer right now. One has to do with graduations. This past Sunday we as a congregation celebrated a transition in one of our member’s life. Alex Souza, son of Dave and Lori, graduated from Sprague High School and is now moving on to the next phase of his […]
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 […]
To speak of “manliness” today is almost to invite a chuckle. While this word has been used throughout history to denote certain qualities and virtues that men should aspire to, recently it has lost most of its potency as a concept. In our day and time it is more likely that this word would be […]
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 […]
A few months ago I was visiting with a person who was trying to better understand the organizational structure of the churches of Christ, specifically the issue of congregational self-governance. She was particularly interested in knowing what would keep the Keizer Church of Christ from going off the deep end theologically since we are not […]
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 […]