For God has ordered that every high mountain and the everlasting hills be made low and the valleys filled up, to make level ground, so that Israel may walk safely in the glory of God. Baruch, ch.5

When working around the church I often gravitate toward tough, hands-on projects, and while working on those projects I often joke about how nice it is to do hard, ‘measurable’ work — to actually accomplish something — because somehow the difficulty of the work and the ability to measure my achievements seems to give the work some special meaning and value. Perhaps this sounds familiar to you. It’s the water we’re all swimming in — anything of value must necessarily be difficult to achieve.

[ December 8, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. January 12, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. February 9, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 9, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. April 13, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. May 11, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. June 8, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. July 13, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] join other gentlemen for beers & burgers at O’Doherty’s Irish Grille — 525 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (across from the Riverfront Park carousel) — second tuesday of each month from 5pm to whenever — no reservations, no rsvp — just show up!

questions?  call paul @ 509.263.7793 or walt @ 509.624.2217

as you may know, Advent is the first season of the church’s new year. you’ll notice that the seasonal colors have changed from summer’s green to advent’s royal blue, and you’ll note that the season takes on the broad themes of hope and expectation, as we await the arrival of our new King on Christmas day.

[ December 24, 2009; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] join us to celebrate Jesus’ birth into our midst!

mark your calendar today for this year’s special christmas worship services!

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Jeremiah 33:14

for all our high-brow efforts to complicate Christianity and its core beliefs and practices, it all comes down to something very simple — do we trust God?