“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” – Maya Angelou September Newsletter, 2024 Our recent outreach trip to the Celilo Indian Village was a great success, thanks to you! Last month I described our intentions to provide back-packs for the children as they headed back to school. Thirty-five was the total…
BACK TO SCHOOL! REALLY?
August Newsletter, 2024 Just after the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson sent the Lewis and Clark expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country. The Corps of Discovery was a select group of U.S. Army and civilian volunteers who went up the Missouri River across the Continental Divide eventually coming to the…
PERILOUS TIMES
July Newsletter, 2024 I’ve never been in jail. If I had, I can’t imagine that I would be motivated to write a letter that was filled with encouragement and practical instruction on how to live in the midst of difficult times and people. But, Paul the Apostle pulls it off as he writes to his…
CHANGE IS GOOD! RIGHT?
June Newsletter, 2024 The expression “Change is good” is a common saying that generally conveys the idea that change can bring about positive outcomes, personal growth and new opportunities. A friend of mine often says, “Change is good. You go first!” All of us are creatures of habit. We have a sense of security, even…
L4 Injection!
Rick McPherson May Newsletter, 2024 After several painful weeks of waiting for the appointment, we were on our way down the Interstate to the specialists’ office. Typical to the late winter, early spring, the weather mimicked our moods, grey and ominous. But, following the Sunday afternoon visit to the ER, several weeks before, and the…
The comeback kid
April Newsletter, 2024 All of us have known some great people in our lives. They’re honest. They’re faithful. They’re solid. Perhaps they were neighbors, or co-workers, class-mates or team-mates; just plain good folks. And, then out of nowhere, trouble strikes and they get fired or get sick or go broke. Why? Why do bad things…
RESTORATION!
Rick McPherson March Newsletter, 2024 Restoration: a restoration is when you bring something back to what it was. A crumbling house that is lovingly-rebuilt in its original style, a king who was kicked off his throne only to get it back, an automobile that was rusted; abandoned and badly neglected that is rebuilt, refurbished and…
LOVE, ACCEPTANCE & FORGIVENESS
Rick McPherson February Newsletter, 2024 “Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse,…
“HEY BUDDY, ‘YA GOT THE TIME?”
Rick McPherson January Newsletter, 2024 “Time flies when you’re having fun!” “We had the time of our life!” “Time is running out!” “You can’t make up for lost time!” “Time waits for no one!” The wisest man who ever lived said, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes…
Focus
Pastor Rick McPherson Liberty Bible Church of the Nazarene in Vancouver Washington