Author Archives: Pastor Dave

We have several grand or white fir trees which we planted 20-25 years ago. We usually decorate one of them as an outside tree for the Christmas season, but they are getting almost too tall to do so. It takes … Continue reading →

 We have a large vegetable garden including a “very sincere” patch of rhubarb!  We have a “Fresh Rhubarb for Sale”  notice at a local Laundromat.   This past week we had a couple ladies  (sisters) come out to get enough rhubarb … Continue reading →

  Quite a few of our trees have already lost their leaves and it is only the end of June. What happened to them Well, we happen to have an infestation of forest tent caterpillars, which are leaf-eating, defoliating caterpillars … Continue reading →

His step-father told him he was “worthless.”  His three brothers died in prison. His sisters have been married five or six times. His own life was headed for destruction. But then, a Christian classmate in college befriended him one night … Continue reading →

 It is interesting to note the “deer culture” in which we reside. Our resident herd of white tail has thus far provided three fawns for our viewing pleasure (with several does yet to give birth).  Each evening around 8:30-9:00 p.m. the … Continue reading →

We just returned from a trip to Oregon and after we got unpacked had enough time before dark (which this time of year is about 10:30 here) to go for a walk. The sunset and cloud configurations were really magnificent. … Continue reading →

Memory is one of God’s gifts to us in the way in which He made us. But, depending on how we use that gift, it can either work for us or against us. There are some things in the past, … Continue reading →

We were attending Faith Bible Church on Sunday evening, May 18, 1980, exactly 34 years ago yesterday.  Before we went outside we noticed that it had become prematurely dark. In this part of the Mountain Time Zone, it doesn’t get … Continue reading →

 We have been helping a neighbor put an addition on his house. It has been quite a challenge as the original structure has some interesting idiosyncrasies. We needed to match the new roof structure to the one below and that … Continue reading →

It’s a beautiful time of year here in Northwest Montana as the drabness of March has been replaced by the glorious display of spring flowers, green grass, and trees beginning to leaf out and bloom. We have a large, fenced (to try … Continue reading →