Hey, Grace’rs, This weekend we continue our new series: Would the Real Christians Please Stand Up!  A Reckless Guide to Dangerously Good Faith. This week:  The Story of Scandalous Mercy (Luke 18:9-14).  Families with last names starting with L-R have the food table this weekend.   If you missed worship this past weekend you can catch the message that launched our new series:   The Story of […]

Hey, Grace’rs, This weekend we launch a new series: Would the Real Christians Please Stand Up!  A Reckless Guide to Dangerously Good Faith.  Looking at stories from the life of Jesus we’re going to focus on what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st Century.  It’s going to be an important, compelling series.  Families […]

Hey, Grace’rs, Today is a day we celebrate the life of our Senator, John McCain. Take some time today to pray for his family as they continue to grieve and say their goodbyes. This weekend: We wrap up our series on Helping Homes Thrive. This weekend: Soul Time! Families with last names starting with A-F […]

Hey, Grace’rs, A big, big weekend for three reasons: 1) We continue our series on Helping Homes Thrive. This weekend: What’s the Point of Marriage? (Jan and I will celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary this weekend so a good time for me to talk about this subject!) Families with last names starting with S-Z have […]

Hey, Grace’rs, Last weekend we finally had the chance to meet our Associate Pastor Candidate, Kathleen Lotz, and her family: hubby Josh and son Oliver. In case you missed it, here’s the video of my interview with her. I think you’ll find, like the rest of us, that Kathleen is going to be an outstanding addition to our mission and ministry. This weekend […]

Hey, Grace’rs, This weekend is a don’t miss weekend—and this isn’t just hype! This weekend Associate Pastor candidate Kathleen Lotz and her family will be at all three services. I will be interviewing her during the sermon time to give you a chance to get to know her. And you will have a chance to […]

Hey, Grace’rs, It was so very good to be back with you last weekend. Feeling stronger every day but still have 3-4 weeks before I’m up to speed again. I appreciate the prayers these last few weeks. In case you missed it, here’s the final Ask Pastor Tim question from our July series. This weekend we launch a new series: Helping Homes Thrive. We’re going to […]

Hey, Grace’rs, Hopefully you saw my hernia recovery update on Tuesday. The good news is that I’m on the mend. The not so good news is that it will take me about 4-6 weeks to fully recover. The doctor told me that abdominal hernia surgery is much more painful and slower to heal than groin […]

Hey, Grace’rs, A week ago I had abdominal hernia surgery. I’ve had this hernia since I was in my 20’s but at that time, because of where the hernia was located, there was no surgical option. Now there is! But, because of where the hernia was located the recovery time is far slower (and more […]

Hey, Grace’rs, The pace of life is radically different from when I was a kid. Sundays were sacred…literally. Nothing was open. No stores. Very few restaurants. No kids sports were played. It was a day set aside for worship. It seems a quaint, old-fashioned idea today when there are so many many things one can […]