• Waiting
    By: John Kerr   Growing up in and around Glasgow during my teens, I had to rely on the trains or the buses to get around. British Rail was notorious for being late! In fact, sometimes trains were so late that they were early for the next arrival. Many times, I saw a train arrive… Read more: Waiting
  • Kingdom-Minded Conversation

    By: Pastor Lars Janssen   The church building smelled of drywall compound and new flooring. I had come to meet with a few other pastors in a pastoral development group. When one of us asked for a tour of the new facility, the church’s pastor led us around and told us about the different spaces… Continue reading

  • A Swimming Lesson
    A Swimming Lesson

    By: Casey Korstanje   I am a septuagenarian.  That’s right, Psalm 90:10. I have reached my allotted threescore years and ten and am now working on the strength God gives me.  And recently, that has required an extra dose both physically and mentally.  Every Tuesday evening I pack up and head to the church. And… Continue reading

  • Train!
    Train!

    By: Pastor Jeremy Heikkinen   What do you think of when you hear the word…TRAIN!!??  For me, it takes me back to summer camp and pranking one of my friends. We were told, that if you put a flashlight in someones eyes while they are sleeping, yell “TRAIN!” and hit them with a pillow that… Continue reading

  • He is Faithful in Every Season
    He is Faithful in Every Season

    By: Rebecca Feere   Hello September! Does it seem to you that it was June just a few days ago? Like we blinked, and here we are in the last few days of summer?      Summer is a far-too-short and interesting season. We often approach summer with a list of fun, exciting adventures and some… Continue reading

  • Put Those Walking Shoes On!
    Put Those Walking Shoes On!

    By: John Kerr   My Grandfather or Granda, as we called him, used to love to walk. As far as I know, he never learned to drive.     When he was much younger, he also used to cycle but as he got older, and as I really knew him, I know that he loved to… Continue reading

  • Custom-Made Good Works
    Custom-Made Good Works

    By: Pastor Lars   Today is my son Gideon’s 14th birthday. Happy Birthday, Gideon!  This has become a birthday month for us Janssens. Three of us have birthdays in August and so do several of our extended family members — on both my wife’s side and mine. Most years we have two big birthday gatherings,… Continue reading