BIRTHDAY PARTY! Greater Portland Bible Church met as a congregation for the first time on December 4, 1977. In last week’s blog, Joyce Wachsmuth let you know that we are planning a celebration of our 40th anniversary on Sunday December 3, 2017. Luis Palau, who played a significant role in...
On Sunday, December 3, 2017 Greater Portland Bible Church will be celebrating our 40th anniversary. My husband Doug and I had the privilege of being a part of Greater Portland since its inception. We were part of a group of people that decided to do a “church plant.” At that time the...
There have been several important decisions over the course of my life where I needed to pause and discern the will of God. I love volunteering in the community and at church. Five years ago it became clear that if I wanted to increase my involvement in ministry I would need to cut back on some...
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 Last Saturday was the big Husker-Duck football game. Like good Husker fans, Lana, Thea, Lana’s two sisters, brother in-law, and I all made the trip down to Eugene to support the...
Do you ever feel like you’re just kind of coasting through your spiritual life? You may be much like me, someone who has grown up in the church, has gone through countless Bible studies, sung countless worship songs, eaten countless potluck casseroles, and really feel like you know a good...
Pastor Carl Palmer spoke at both the graveside and the memorial service for my mother last week. He had been my parents’ pastor for almost 30 years and knew them both quite well. The words he spoke to us were both comforting and challenging. Pastor Carl reminded us of Jesus&rsquo...
“Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you…I am the Vine, you are the branches…apart from me you can do nothing…But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you, you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted...
When I first met my wife, Ruth, it was while we were both attending seminary in Kentucky. To help pay for school, Ruth worked in the student center on campus, in which our gym, weight room, and dining commons were located. I sort of knew Ruth from having checked in at the front desk a few times...
This summer my family had the amazing opportunity to visit the ancient city of Corinth. We were in awe as we walked the ruins and saw the place Paul preached to the Corinthians. James and I loved sharing this experience with our children. As we explored the ruins, we imagined what it would have...
"A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance." John 10:10 This was the theme verse of our mission site in Heart Butte, Montana. The Ignite mission team spent a week serving Jesus and discovering and...