by Jim Welch | Oct 30, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Some weeks feel like a Back Page drought. Such was this week, until I ran across a fresh Tweet in my feed. I just started following Chad Bird (@birdchadlouis), scholar in residence at @1517, a group dedicated to defending the Good News that we are forgiven and free on...
by Jim Welch | Oct 23, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
When I returned to Uganda in August, I felt many of the same emotions that clouded the early trips. It didn’t hit me quite so soon, because when you drive from Entebbe in the south to Bombo in north, there is a new by-pass road around downtown Kampala. It wide and...
by Jim Welch | Oct 16, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
This week my mind has been all over the place. And my heart. Wrestling with the practical implications of faith is not an easy task. But one place I keep returning to is that in the ministry of Jesus a major focus of His attention was on the poor. James would later...
by Jim Welch | Oct 9, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
As we begin 40 Days of True Religion, I thought I’d share an email we received in the office about a month ago. It is powerful and very encouraging. And it is the perfect start to the next 40 days. It was from Brianne, someone we have not met and probably won’t ever...
by Jim Welch | Sep 18, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
To tell the story of Ida Porter is to the tell the story of faithfulness and the story of a deep heart for God. And dare I add one element? An unwavering support for her pastor and church. Yesterday (9/17) our very own Ida Porter turned 100 years old. She has arrived...
