Author Archives: Pastor Dave

None of us chooses to suffer affliction and adversity, but we benefit from them providing we respond positively. My wife and I enjoy playing tennis but about a year ago, she had to have rotator cuff surgery on her right … Continue reading →

It happens every year here in the northwest: the snow melts and we go through the “mud stage.”  We didn’t receive a great amount of snow this winter, but one of the first major snowfalls stayed on the trees for … Continue reading →

  If you were among the more than 100 million people that viewed Super Bowl 50, you probably watched the commercials as much as you watched the game, judging which of the five-million-dollar thirty-second advertisements were your favorites. It seemed … Continue reading →

While working as an engineer at Hyster Company in Portland, Oregon, I purchased a cute little 1964 light blue rag-top VW “Bug.” We really enjoyed driving it but noticed that the steering seemed a bit loose and the front end … Continue reading →

For weeks now we have been bombarded in the media and on the internet with campaigning by the political candidates for the upcoming presidential elections. It seems that we are at an extremely crucial point in the history of our … Continue reading →

One of my favorite things to do when we are walking—which we try to do every day if possible—is to watch for and try to identify birds. We happened to be walking in one of our favorite places up Bear … Continue reading →

  Praise the LORD! Pastor Saeed Abedini and several other Americans being held in prison in Iran have finally been released!  Saeed’s wife is even now on her way to Germany to be reunited with her husband. She and the … Continue reading →

In late winter or early spring, I have the task of pruning about a dozen fruit trees and removing dead branches from the many other trees on our property. When I was a bit younger I would climb up in … Continue reading →

Well, if you are reading this, it means that in spite of all the challenges, setbacks, health problems, accidents, etc.,  you made it through 2015 and have entered the new year of 2016. It also means we are one year … Continue reading →

I’m sure that you probably were asked by several over the past few days, “Did you have a good Christmas?”  You may have asked that question of others as well. Just what do we mean by “good Christmas”? What does … Continue reading →