by Jim Welch | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Sometimes my heart aches for resurrection. It ached this week. On Wednesday I talked with a former member and Elder, Don Personius. His daughter said he was at the end of life, so I wanted to touch base. We had a lovely conversation. He is mobile and surrounded by...
by Jim Welch | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
It has been two years. It was Friday, March 13, 2020. It is a day I will never forget. We all signed on to “two weeks to lower the curve.” That went well. After two years the restrictions are easing. But what this has done to the church has been painful, but with some...
by Jim Welch | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
I spent eight hours on Thursday fighting crime on The Hill. Well, I don’t do any actual fighting as a chaplain, and there wasn’t much crime (I got lucky). But I did experience plenty of heartache, that’s for sure. I guess Thursdays can be “weird call” day. And we got...
by Jim Welch | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
War has broken out again on the planet. Don’t let your mind wander to whether or not this is a sign of the last days. A correct reading of the Olivet Discourse in Matthew lets us know that this world system will always do what this world system does. As we wait for...
by Jim Welch | Feb 20, 2022 | Blog, Pastor's Blog
Something big happened last weekend. And I mean really big. It was something that we should all hear about and brace for coming changes. Yup, the marriage conference was held on Saturday, and the reviews were/are amazing. What is God doing among us? Well, just listen...
