Author Archives: Pastor Dave

 As Jesus spent His final moments with the apostles in the upper room before His arrest, trial and crucifixion, He encouraged them with these words: “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God; believe also in Me. In My … Continue reading →

 I recently finished reading Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard who also wrote Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy.  O’Reilly and Dugard did an amazing amount of research for all three of their best-selling books and do a good job … Continue reading →

 When hiking in our country you have to take precautions to avoid confrontations with the grizzly bears that roam our national forest and wilderness and the Fish, Wildlife and Parks continue to transplant more each year. Should you encounter an angry bear … Continue reading →

  We visited at Three Lakes Bible Church yesterday. We miss seeing the folks where we pastored for 37 years so try to drop in occasionally to touch base with them and to worship together. The interim pastor, Dave Simmons,  is … Continue reading →

  In 1996, Robert Allen (“R. A.”) Dickey was the heralded No. 1 draft choice of the Texas Rangers, but after a routine physical, his $810,000 signing bonus—and his lifelong dream—were ripped away when an MRI revealed that his right … Continue reading →

This date has traditionally been associated with the annual “feast of St. Patrick,” observed especially in Ireland, where the missionary Patrick was largely instrumental in converting that nation from paganism (the Druid religion in particular) to Christianity back in the … Continue reading →

         We recently had a very cold, wintry storm that dumped about a foot of snow. Then within a couple days the temperatures rose and it began raining. As a result, we have water everywhere,  including in a … Continue reading →

Last fall when we went to Oregon to help our son and family move into another house, we got to meet two young men, professional movers, whom they had hired for a day to help (and boy, were they a … Continue reading →

So, have you stayed up too late lately watching television?  I bet most of you would have to say “yes,” after all the Winter Olympics come only once every four years. (We’re thankful for the DVR so we can only … Continue reading →

We are blessed to live in a part of God’s creation where we have a great variety of displays of the beauty of His handiwork, both in the awesome mountains, lakes, streams, trees, and wildflowers, and in the birds and animals that … Continue reading →