Bill RogersJul 20, 2019Another Step towards becoming a PastorThis summer, I have had the privilege of performing a ministry program known as Clinical Pastoral Education ("CPE") at Advocate Christ...
Doyll AndrewsJul 12, 2019What's Outside Your Comfort Zone?Since my last blog, I had been thinking about the issue I brought up. A funny thing happened; when I was flipping through my personal...
Pastor Nancy BeckerJun 29, 2019A Special DayJust the other day I saw workers putting up a big white tent in the parking lot at the Kmart. Boxes of fireworks were being carried...
Lou Ann KarabelJun 23, 2019Life VersesWhen my sister Martha had a double mastectomy due to breast cancer, she found that one specific verse in the Bible both reassured her...
Ken CrewsJun 8, 2019New Creations"So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" -2 Corinthians 5:17...
Bill RogersMay 31, 2019A Heartfelt "Thank You"Perhaps the most inspiring blessing of the worship community at First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso is your generosity in "giving" to...
Doyll AndrewsMay 25, 2019Congregational Check UpI just had a birthday. Many things have changed as I have aged. I now have cheaters. I am starting to get more salt than pepper in my...
Jerry KahrsMay 19, 2019Echo's From Mother's DayMother's Day was last Sunday, and thoughts of my own mother have been occupying my mind over the past couple of weeks. Mom has been gone...
Pastor Nancy BeckerMay 12, 2019Where is The ChurchOnce a month Cathy Greenawald and I meet with the Presbyterians of Pines Village to share the Lord's Supper. Cathy often brings an...
Lou Ann KarabelMay 4, 2019WorshipBecause your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up...