• The Unsettling Constant 
    By: Pastor Lars Janssen   Change is an unsettling constant. Even in times of regularity and seasons of routine our human experience is defined by change.   For example, the first day of spring is next week, reminding us that this season will not be like Narnia’s perpetual winter.  I’ll be celebrating the first day of… Read more: The Unsettling Constant 
  • Change

    By: Ed Sywyk   Dave asked us this question. “If you could change something in your life, what is it, and why?” Each Monday I attend the Men’s Coffee hour. A few of us gather together in the Church Café to talk and sing songs while enjoying a cup of coffee, or a cup of… Continue reading

  • Honesty and Humility Lead to Restoration 

    By: Rebecca Feere   As believers in a sin-cursed world, we desire healing, rest, peaceful relationships, and unity – can’t we all just get along since we love Jesus?  However, during our struggle, suffering or conflict, we often resist the steps to get to that place of peace or become impatient along the way. This… Continue reading

  • Of Christmas Past and Present

    By: John Kerr   Now that Christmas 2024 has been packed away and New Year 2025 is upon us, one Christmas from many years ago still stands out in my mind. My world was so different then.  It was the Christmas of 1975.  I flew to Canada to be with my family for Christmas. It… Continue reading

  • Focus on Following

    By: Pastor Lars Janssen   Let’s test your focus. Try reading this aloud:  Maybe you didn’t think that was so hard. How about this?  .dlrow gnisufnoc dna desufnoc siht no sucof ot drah s’tI  Most of us would have to focus a little harder than usual to read those lines out loud. I know I… Continue reading

  • Christmas with a Limp

    By: Pastor Lars Janssen   He was crying. That’s what caught my attention. I was about to make a quick stop at the grocery store with a van full of kids when I saw him limping like a wounded bear down the sidewalk. It looked serious — he looked hurt.  I voiced my concern as… Continue reading

  • Tax Collectors, Editors and Sinners

    By Casey Korstanje   Every writer needs and editor.  And every writer thinks Luke 5:30 could easily be changed to read: “And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, ‘Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors, editors and sinners?’”  I made my living as a writer and mostly as an… Continue reading