Dear Seattle Saints,I was at the church yesterday morning to see off our group headed to a “Youth Summit” comprised of youth from nearly 10 of our Northwest congregations.  Over 100 young people have gathered at a camp in Southern Oregon for a time of fellowship, learning, worship, and prayer.  The theme for the weekend is “A More Excellent Way! Discover Christ in Paul's epistle to the Corinthians...  Read More

Good afternoon,I am a little introspective today,  which is not a surprising occurrence at this particular time of the year.   It is during this time of year our first child was born (April 2) which was further punctuated by the death of my father 12 days later (April 14) at the age of 49.   Even today 43 years later, I have vivid memories of holding a precious little daughter in my arms and weepi...  Read More

Happy April to all,It is hard to imagine that we are already one-third of the way through 2024 and yet as the famous 14th century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer declared, “Time and Tide wait for no man”.   The waves of life keep rising and ebbing from the shores and the clock continually moves forward.  (I was going to say it “keeps ticking” but in the age of digital time keeping that metaphor is n...  Read More

Today is sometimes referred to as “Holy Saturday” or “Holy Sabbath” by Christians around the world.  In the Philippines it is referred to as “Black Saturday” as it is considered a day of mourning and remembering of the long day between Friday morning’s crucifixion and Sunday mornings resurrection.    No matter what you may call it, it is certainly a day in between.   I sometimes characterize it as...  Read More

Happy Palm Sunday,The weekly uplook for this week is coming to you a day later than usual because Lori and I are on vacation with family for most of this week.  Today we celebrate Jesus’ Triumphal entry into Jerusalem where he was lauded and praised as the Jewish messiah.   His route down through the Kidron Valley from the Mt. of Olives riding on a donkey and then entering the city through the eas...  Read More

Dear Saints,Warm greetings on this beautiful sunny Saturday.  We have had the privilege of living in several different locations over my years of being a pastor.  They have ranged from places whose average number of sunny days was 277 per year and average annual rainfall was about 12 inches (Woodlake, CA)  to here in Seattle where the average number of sunny days is 152 per year and the average an...  Read More