June 9, 2025

Children of God,  Cross marked and Spirit sealed. I love saying those words.  For those who missed it, we baptized Jaxon John Nelson yesterday.  I can’t think of a more perfect time to have a baptism than Pentecost.  Easter is pretty good also. He was a very handsome...

June 2, 2025

Children of God,  Do you know that we are on the 40th week for those who are reading the bible in a year. That went by pretty fast.  We still have a lot of reading to do.  The book of the prophet Jeremiah is a long one.  We still have to get through Job.  Psalm 119 is...

May 26, 2025

Children of God,  I hope you had a nice long weekend.  I hope there was plenty of family or friends around.  Memorial Day is a special  day where we remember all those who have fought and died in the many wars we have fought over the centuries, decades and currently...

May 19, 2025

People of God,  Five young men were confirmed on Sunday.  It is always one of my favorite services.  Even though confirmation class looked a lot different than what you would normally see, we adapted to keep everyone involved.  With a little arm twisting by parents,...

May 12, 2025

People of God,  Happy Mother’s Day to all the women in our congregation.  I know in my life, I had plenty of women who were mother figures for me along with my own mother.  I know Patty has been a mother figure to plenty of her swimmers besides her own children.  I...