Author Archives: Pastor Dave

We just returned from a trip to see our family in Oregon and saw first-hand the sad scene in the Columbia Gorge in the Cascade Locks/Multnomah Falls area (from Hood River to Troutdale).  This summer was extremely hot and dry … Continue reading →

  I know that wouldn’t be very good news to folks in the southeastern states of the U.S., but here in the northwest, we are pretty exciting—It’s raining—something we haven’t seen in a measurable amount for 2 1/2 months!  We … Continue reading →

   Wow, it’s hard to believe that it has been 16 years since that shocking, tragic attack on our country by Islamic terrorists, an attack in which nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives either at the Twin Towers in New … Continue reading →

Most of us who have retired from our vocational work have discovered the need to continue working to fill in the time. It has been just a little more than six years since I retired from the pastorate and my … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago I mentioned the rocks taken from the Jordan River and placed on the West Bank at Gilgal as a reminder to future Israelites of how God had parted the river for them to cross into the … Continue reading →

  Well, the much-anticipated solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 is over and the millions of people who drove to areas of the United States to view it in the “total-eclipse-path” will be headed home.  Our daughter and family live … Continue reading →

While our son and his family were here during the first week in August, in spite of the extremely hot weather, we packed each day with many activities including hiking in the wilderness to a mountain lake, biking, tennis, bocce … Continue reading →

There are probably few—if any—of you who have not experienced the burning pain of a bee sting.  Some of you may even be allergic to bee stings and have to be prepared with an antidote should it happen.  We initially … Continue reading →

One of the most crucial roles of the worker bees is the relaying of directions to find the nectar source.  Since the bees take only enough honey for fuel to get to the source and back to the hive, the … Continue reading →

I know you have been wondering this all your life, but have been too shy to ask: “Why is every cell in a honeycomb a hexagon?” Well, I’m glad you finally asked. Let me tell you why that is true—and … Continue reading →