Good morning friends.  If you are in McMinnville today, there are two big events today.  At 11am we will be celebrating the life of Rod Bixler and at 6pm there is a concert to beneift Community Compassion Fund and the Soup Kitchen.  Please come to all! If you are in Corvallis, Jubilate will be performing…

Today’s Readings: Psalm 80, 2 Samuel 7:18-22, Galations 4:1-7   Last night my youngest brother asked if he could come over and hang out.  I of course said yes!  How lucky am I that my youngest brother wants to come hang out mulitple times this week.  Anyway, I told him to come on over sometime…

Good morning!   Today’s Readings: Psalm 62, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Galations 3: 23-29 “Every act is a spiritual act.” – Rob Bell in this youtube video …Check it out. Rob Bell is someone I admire as a pastor and speaker.  He is one of the pastors at Mars Hill Church in Michigan.  I have seen him…

Good morning! Today’s Readings: Psalm 50, Zechariah 8:1-17, Mark 1:1-8   As many of you have been watching the news about, Aumsville, OR was hit by a small tornado yesterday.  And I like that one reporter said, “well, if you are in a tornado, you never think it’s small.” But what fascinated me about the…

Good morning!  What a stormy day!   Today’s Readings: Psalm 33, Isaiah 9:2-7, 2 Peter 1:12-21 Tomorrow I get to go to a gathering where there is something being done that I think will be brilliant.  Instead of a white elephant gift exchange or an ornament exchange (which I have to say I love both) we…

Good morning!  Today’s Readings: Psalm 40, Isaiah 29:17-24, 2 Peter 1:1-11, Acts 5:12-16 Yesterday was a super crazy day! After church, I ran out of the second service to hop in my car and drive (safely I might add) to Lebanon, OR to celebrate my grandma.  She is turning 90.  Here are two lovely pics…one of…

Welcome to the third week of Advent!  This week’s theme for our Sunday morning is Embracing the Darkness: Rest. Today’s Readings:  Numbers 6:24-26, Matthew 11:28-30 This morning I received a call at 3:50am telling me that the world lost a great man.  Today we especially remember Rod Bixler.  His family was gathered around him as…

Today’s Readings: Psalm 146:5-10, 1 Samuel 2:1-8, Luke 3:1-18 Yesterday a very dear friend of mine came to visit from Albany.  Sara and her little boy Evan (pictured above) came and we had a lovely lunch together then we wandered around downtown.  Now, I haven’t seen Evan in a few months and now with the…

Good morning!  Happy birthday to my baby bro Colin!  Today is the big 2-0! yay!   Today’s Readings: Psalm 130, Isaiah 7:10-25, Luke 22: 14-20 Everytime I open my email someone is sending me the youtube video about the Hallelujah Chorus in the middle of a mall.  Have you seen that one?  If not, I…

Good morning all!    Today’s Readings: Psalm 18:1-20, Ruth 1:6-18, 2 Peter 3:1-10 Last night I got to hang with one of my dearest friends in the entire world.  We actually have not gotten to see each other much this season.  She is the Shelter Manager at Jackson Street Youth Shelter and I do my…