Pastor Jeff’s Blog

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. – Psalm 25:16 Last week Washington Post columnist, George F. Will, wrote an article entitled “We Have an Epidemic of Loneliness. [...]

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. – John 1:5 Indonesia is still reeling from a 7.5-magnitude quake and tsunami with waves as high as 20 feet that hit the [...]

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life…. – Psalm 23:6 Last week I went fly fishing on the Snake River outside of Jackson, Wyoming. I learned so much about [...]

The future is already here; it is just on the margins. – Dave Gibbons Every three years the hospital on our campus does a Community Health Survey to assess the health needs of our service [...]

Don’t store up treasures on earth! Moths and rust can destroy them, and thieves can break in and steal them. Instead, store up your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy them, [...]

“The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7 Last week I watched an amazing TedTalk entitled “The [...]

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. – Matthew 9:9 [...]

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. – Ephesians 2:10 Happy Labor Day! Over a century ago the labor movement set aside [...]

You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat. – Matthew 5:6 Working up an appetite has never been a problem for me. I can [...]

Let’s lay aside every weight and sin that so easily entangles us…. – Hebrews 12:1 One of the things that I love about where I live is that bald eagles are plentiful. We frequently see them flying [...]