Author Archives: Pastor Dave

   “I don’t need to go to church. I see God in my garden…I can worship God on the golf course…I worship Him in the mountains…”   I’m sure you have heard those excuses that people often use for not being … Continue reading →

  Some folks are nearsighted, their eyes focusing clearly on what is close by. Others are farsighted, their eyes focusing on more distant objects. Then there are a few of us who have both going on, with one eye focusing … Continue reading →

We have a rather large vegetable garden, about 40′ by 100′, with a seven-foot fence around it to keep from sharing all the produce with our resident deer herd.  Just inside the fence, and all way around the garden, we … Continue reading →

 We live in northwest Montana in the midst of the Kootenai National Forest with trees all around us. When we were in junior and senior high school, a large portion of the folks in our community were employed in the … Continue reading →

Although man was created on the sixth day of the creation week along with animals and like the animals are dependent upon God for life and breath, humanity differs greatly from the rest of earth’s creatures for we alone have … Continue reading →

 A year ago when we were on our way home from Oregon, we stopped, as we most often do, at a Taco Bell in the Tri Cities to have lunch. As we were eating, we couldn’t help overhearing the conversation at … Continue reading →

On August 23, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr directed a peaceful march of 250,000 people who gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to advocate for the cause of civil rights. It was before this crowd of protestors … Continue reading →

 As we  witness the downward spiral of our nation on nearly every level, and the loss of more and more of our freedoms, especially those of Christians who want to live out their faith, we can’t help but wonder how … Continue reading →

Our son Grant and his family drove  to Libby from Oregon City to spend Christmas with us. At Thanksgiving, they had gone south to Glide (near Roseburg), Oregon to spend the holiday with the Finlays (Grant’s in-laws). On their return, … Continue reading →

You’ve probably never been greeted with these words, or have you?  You’ve heard people wish you a “Happy New Year,” or a “Blessed New Year,” so, you really have been wished an “Asher New Year,” for the Hebrew word asher … Continue reading →